diff --git a/status-go-version.json b/status-go-version.json
index bf30ac6890..88775a2970 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": "v0.166.8",
-    "commit-sha1": "eda1f5482b371ffa72c1ee87f77a229546d9c842",
-    "src-sha256": "16b4wkph3kqngxlfwwsvssmlyvyikvbmg87vw32gpg7yqrf36xyl"
+    "version": "v0.166.9",
+    "commit-sha1": "e72a033930872c909cb7cc61aadefb34341e9bd7",
+    "src-sha256": "0ldji1pk9a45lpwcdzrkmnfhvz311v92nfkwk16gv65cv54705fv"
 }