diff --git a/var.env b/var.env
index 6774e57..e260a6f 100644
--- a/var.env
+++ b/var.env
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # reference of the darknode repo
-ref=ac9a40a3a8ac0e7f366e784506f23f29c91eae03
+ref=master
 
 # release name you want to use for this build
-release=0.3-simulator1
+release=0.2.23