diff --git a/generator/scripts/.env b/generator/scripts/.env
index cf2aa39..fef30d6 100755
--- a/generator/scripts/.env
+++ b/generator/scripts/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-BEE_VERSION="1.10.0-rc16"
+BEE_VERSION="1.10.0-rc17"
 BLOCKCHAIN_VERSION="1.3.1"
 BEE_ENV_PREFIX="bee-factory"
 BEE_IMAGE_PREFIX="ethersphere"
diff --git a/generator/scripts/bee.sh b/generator/scripts/bee.sh
index 5a45b09..10aece0 100755
--- a/generator/scripts/bee.sh
+++ b/generator/scripts/bee.sh
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ if [ -z "$QUEEN_CONTAINER_IN_DOCKER" ] || $EPHEMERAL ; then
         --full-node=true \
         --welcome-message="You have found the queen of the beehive..." \
         --cors-allowed-origins="*" \
+        --postage-stamp-start-block=1 \
         $CONTRACT_ADDRESSES_ARGS
 else
     docker start "$QUEEN_CONTAINER_IN_DOCKER"
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ for i in $(seq 1 1 "$WORKERS"); do
           --full-node=true \
           --welcome-message="I'm just Bee worker ${i} in the beehive." \
           --cors-allowed-origins="*" \
+          --postage-stamp-start-block=1 \
           $CONTRACT_ADDRESSES_ARGS
   else
         docker start "$WORKER_CONTAINER_IN_DOCKER"
diff --git a/src/utils/docker.ts b/src/utils/docker.ts
index 171a1f0..5d9576f 100644
--- a/src/utils/docker.ts
+++ b/src/utils/docker.ts
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ export class Docker {
       'full-node': 'true',
       'welcome-message': 'You have found the queen of the beehive...',
       'cors-allowed-origins': '*',
+      'postage-stamp-start-block': '1',
       ...contractAddresses,
     }