diff --git a/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-boojnet-external-node-archive.yml b/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-boojnet-external-node-archive.yml
index 02a40931..7bb5d8ad 100644
--- a/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-boojnet-external-node-archive.yml
+++ b/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-boojnet-external-node-archive.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ x-logging-defaults: &logging-defaults
 
 services:
   zksync-era-boojnet-archive:
-    image: ${ZKSYNC_ERA_EXTERNAL_NODE_IMAGE:-matterlabs/external-node}:${ZKSYNC_ERA_BOOJNET_EXTERNAL_NODE_VERSION:-v29.8.0}
+    image: ${ZKSYNC_ERA_EXTERNAL_NODE_IMAGE:-matterlabs/external-node}:${ZKSYNC_ERA_BOOJNET_EXTERNAL_NODE_VERSION:-v29.8.0-alpha}
     sysctls:
       # TCP Performance
       net.ipv4.tcp_slow_start_after_idle: 0       # Disable slow start after idle
diff --git a/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-boojnet-external-node-pruned.yml b/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-boojnet-external-node-pruned.yml
index 19f37d30..0a16e0c2 100644
--- a/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-boojnet-external-node-pruned.yml
+++ b/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-boojnet-external-node-pruned.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ x-logging-defaults: &logging-defaults
 
 services:
   zksync-era-boojnet:
-    image: ${ZKSYNC_ERA_EXTERNAL_NODE_IMAGE:-matterlabs/external-node}:${ZKSYNC_ERA_BOOJNET_EXTERNAL_NODE_VERSION:-v29.8.0}
+    image: ${ZKSYNC_ERA_EXTERNAL_NODE_IMAGE:-matterlabs/external-node}:${ZKSYNC_ERA_BOOJNET_EXTERNAL_NODE_VERSION:-v29.8.0-alpha}
     sysctls:
       # TCP Performance
       net.ipv4.tcp_slow_start_after_idle: 0       # Disable slow start after idle
diff --git a/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-mainnet-external-node-archive.yml b/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-mainnet-external-node-archive.yml
index 907e1e41..315a9cb8 100644
--- a/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-mainnet-external-node-archive.yml
+++ b/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-mainnet-external-node-archive.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ x-logging-defaults: &logging-defaults
 
 services:
   zksync-era-mainnet-archive:
-    image: ${ZKSYNC_ERA_EXTERNAL_NODE_IMAGE:-matterlabs/external-node}:${ZKSYNC_ERA_MAINNET_EXTERNAL_NODE_VERSION:-v29.8.0}
+    image: ${ZKSYNC_ERA_EXTERNAL_NODE_IMAGE:-matterlabs/external-node}:${ZKSYNC_ERA_MAINNET_EXTERNAL_NODE_VERSION:-v29.8.0-alpha}
     sysctls:
       # TCP Performance
       net.ipv4.tcp_slow_start_after_idle: 0       # Disable slow start after idle
diff --git a/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-mainnet-external-node-pruned.yml b/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-mainnet-external-node-pruned.yml
index 8702f442..8773ba8b 100644
--- a/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-mainnet-external-node-pruned.yml
+++ b/zksync-era/external-node/zksync-era-mainnet-external-node-pruned.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ x-logging-defaults: &logging-defaults
 
 services:
   zksync-era-mainnet:
-    image: ${ZKSYNC_ERA_EXTERNAL_NODE_IMAGE:-matterlabs/external-node}:${ZKSYNC_ERA_MAINNET_EXTERNAL_NODE_VERSION:-v29.8.0}
+    image: ${ZKSYNC_ERA_EXTERNAL_NODE_IMAGE:-matterlabs/external-node}:${ZKSYNC_ERA_MAINNET_EXTERNAL_NODE_VERSION:-v29.8.0-alpha}
     sysctls:
       # TCP Performance
       net.ipv4.tcp_slow_start_after_idle: 0       # Disable slow start after idle