diff --git a/berachain/reth/berachain-bepolia-reth-archive-trace.yml b/berachain/reth/berachain-bepolia-reth-archive-trace.yml
index e32fce16..1ff7862b 100644
--- a/berachain/reth/berachain-bepolia-reth-archive-trace.yml
+++ b/berachain/reth/berachain-bepolia-reth-archive-trace.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ x-logging-defaults: &logging-defaults
 
 services:
   berachain-bepolia-reth:
-    image: ${BERACHAIN_RETH_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/berachain/bera-reth}:${BERACHAIN_BEPOLIA_RETH_VERSION:-v1.4.3}
+    image: ${BERACHAIN_RETH_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/berachain/bera-reth}:${BERACHAIN_BEPOLIA_RETH_VERSION:-v1.4.3-rc.0}
     sysctls:
       # TCP Performance
       net.ipv4.tcp_slow_start_after_idle: 0       # Disable slow start after idle
diff --git a/berachain/reth/berachain-bepolia-reth-pruned-trace.yml b/berachain/reth/berachain-bepolia-reth-pruned-trace.yml
index ac5f541d..ccfba439 100644
--- a/berachain/reth/berachain-bepolia-reth-pruned-trace.yml
+++ b/berachain/reth/berachain-bepolia-reth-pruned-trace.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ x-logging-defaults: &logging-defaults
 
 services:
   berachain-bepolia-reth-pruned:
-    image: ${BERACHAIN_RETH_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/berachain/bera-reth}:${BERACHAIN_BEPOLIA_RETH_VERSION:-v1.4.3}
+    image: ${BERACHAIN_RETH_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/berachain/bera-reth}:${BERACHAIN_BEPOLIA_RETH_VERSION:-v1.4.3-rc.0}
     sysctls:
       # TCP Performance
       net.ipv4.tcp_slow_start_after_idle: 0       # Disable slow start after idle