diff --git a/status-go-version.json b/status-go-version.json
index 48598e89f3..f1d406112d 100644
--- a/status-go-version.json
+++ b/status-go-version.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "_comment": "Instead use: scripts/update-status-go.sh <rev>",
     "owner": "status-im",
     "repo": "status-go",
-    "version": "v0.161.6",
-    "commit-sha1": "3170300d780e2f1479d467546d21f247f54463b5",
-    "src-sha256": "10nx6gw0p5hnaxic5azb9wz392fxpzmbacvkwd8n1lammkcyqh1d"
+    "version": "v0.162.1",
+    "commit-sha1": "dfdaa72208a3a90b69293c3d37b40f1831324047",
+    "src-sha256": "01jz9b75775c25yl65rkgvkssis3w0fzlsdhm74qja997r2sc34l"
 }