diff --git a/test/compose-db.yml b/test/compose-db.yml
index c6a7d6f5..48fbea34 100644
--- a/test/compose-db.yml
+++ b/test/compose-db.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
     restart: on-failure
     depends_on:
       - ipld-eth-db
-    image: git.vdb.to/cerc-io/ipld-eth-db/ipld-eth-db:v5.2.0-alpha
+    image: git.vdb.to/cerc-io/ipld-eth-db/ipld-eth-db:v5.2.1-alpha
     environment:
       DATABASE_USER: "vdbm"
       DATABASE_NAME: "cerc_testing"
diff --git a/test/stack-refs.txt b/test/stack-refs.txt
index c5339075..9f780e6f 100644
--- a/test/stack-refs.txt
+++ b/test/stack-refs.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-github.com/cerc-io/ipld-eth-db v5.2.0-alpha
+github.com/cerc-io/ipld-eth-db v5.2.1-alpha
 git.vdb.to/cerc-io/plugeth-statediff v0.1.1