diff --git a/var.env b/var.env
index 8a61f61..d6ba3ee 100644
--- a/var.env
+++ b/var.env
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # reference of the darknode repo
-ref=5e15344cae543495ef0f85faccdb0e55959b37b6
+ref=c524bd95fd3ebca11ba6e46690a00ad7138cf4d1
 
 # release name you want to use for this build
-release=0.4.10-testnet8
+release=0.4.10-testnet9
 
 # flag indicating whether the release is a pre-release
 prerelease=true