diff --git a/status-go-version.json b/status-go-version.json
index 0ca1ab73a7..a05d736bd9 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": "v3.8.0",
-    "commit-sha1": "b3dbe91b5fab4fdab475ee94549629a6d2988ccc",
-    "src-sha256": "0p104qd799rwhiqxfdkd6gh4phsby6zyay98mv0sapjxim3nz4xi"
+    "version": "perf/start_messenger",
+    "commit-sha1": "478d714033199f5de64e4538d4945d8fad9dcd62",
+    "src-sha256": "1z1m9gppcg7qy0zm5a97323rjg60rhxq82rwvcg76d5ymslpz8jd"
 }