diff --git a/scripts/integration-setup.sh b/scripts/integration-setup.sh
index 55bda42b..7c7c7a0f 100755
--- a/scripts/integration-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/integration-setup.sh
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ export BUILDKIT_PROGRESS=plain
 
 # By default assume we are running in the project root
 export CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR="${CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR:-..}"
-# v5 migrations only go up to version 18
-echo CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_GOOSE_MIN_VER=18 >> $CONFIG_DIR/stack.env
+
+echo CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_GOOSE_MIN_VER=21 >> $CONFIG_DIR/stack.env
 # Pass this in so we can run eth_call forwarding tests, which expect no IPLD DB
 echo CERC_RUN_STATEDIFF=${CERC_RUN_STATEDIFF:-true} >> $CONFIG_DIR/stack.env
-# don't run plugeth in the debugger
+# Don't run the debugger
 echo CERC_REMOTE_DEBUG=false >> $CONFIG_DIR/stack.env
 
 set -x
diff --git a/test/compose-db.yml b/test/compose-db.yml
index 48fbea34..ab9d7666 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:v5.2.1-alpha
+    image: git.vdb.to/cerc-io/ipld-eth-db/ipld-eth-db:v5.3.0-alpha
     environment:
       DATABASE_USER: "vdbm"
       DATABASE_NAME: "cerc_testing"