diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 36cf31a6c6ee..85d195de34b9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         KOTLIN_VERSION = "1.6.0"
-        KETHEREUM_VERSION = "0.85.3"
+        KETHEREUM_VERSION = "0.85.6"
     }
 
     repositories {