diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 203611e4b5..8be12c1873 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.22.8
 require (
 	github.com/VictoriaMetrics/fastcache v1.12.1
 	github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go v0.3.8
-	github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.11.13-0.20241113171850-4c199890fadb
+	github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.12.0-initial-poc.9
 	github.com/cespare/cp v0.1.0
 	github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa v0.0.0-20231025140028-3c0104f4b233
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d06ba20439..f7858568b4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go v0.3.8/go.mod h1:IUpT2DPAKh6i/YhSbt6Gl
 github.com/armon/consul-api v0.0.0-20180202201655-eb2c6b5be1b6/go.mod h1:grANhF5doyWs3UAsr3K4I6qtAmlQcZDesFNEHPZAzj8=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5 h1:0CwZNZbxp69SHPdPJAN/hZIm0C4OItdklCFmMRWYpio=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5/go.mod h1:wHh0iHkYZB8zMSxRWpUBQtwG5a7fFgvEO+odwuTv2gs=
-github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.11.13-0.20241113171850-4c199890fadb h1:ujIv6zAKQpZtlalLGSt9cx2AREJmYcv0wMmXGRAH6/g=
-github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.11.13-0.20241113171850-4c199890fadb/go.mod h1:86tO6F1FT8emclUwdQ2WCwAtAerqjm5A4IbV6XxNUyM=
+github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.12.0-initial-poc.9 h1:dQhb+KlPoud+AkRV3A0suKCTodlUSzflGcZElESeVKo=
+github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.12.0-initial-poc.9/go.mod h1:86tO6F1FT8emclUwdQ2WCwAtAerqjm5A4IbV6XxNUyM=
 github.com/ava-labs/coreth v0.13.8 h1:f14X3KgwHl9LwzfxlN6S4bbn5VA2rhEsNnHaRLSTo/8=
 github.com/ava-labs/coreth v0.13.8/go.mod h1:t3BSv/eQv0AlDPMfEDCMMoD/jq1RkUsbFzQAFg5qBcE=
 github.com/aymerick/raymond v2.0.3-0.20180322193309-b565731e1464+incompatible/go.mod h1:osfaiScAUVup+UC9Nfq76eWqDhXlp+4UYaA8uhTBO6g=
diff --git a/scripts/versions.sh b/scripts/versions.sh
index 4c045d5632..5edd534e47 100644
--- a/scripts/versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/versions.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 
 # Don't export them as they're used in the context of other calls
-AVALANCHE_VERSION=${AVALANCHE_VERSION:-'4c199890'}
+AVALANCHE_VERSION=${AVALANCHE_VERSION:-'v1.12.0-initial-poc.9'}
 GINKGO_VERSION=${GINKGO_VERSION:-'v2.2.0'}
 
 # This won't be used, but it's here to make code syncs easier