diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 125f3bcdf..18309719c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 TARGET_OS?=$(shell uname)
 export TARGET_OS
 
-ROLLUPS_NODE_VERSION := 2.0.0-alpha.8
+ROLLUPS_NODE_VERSION := 2.0.0-alpha.9
 ROLLUPS_CONTRACTS_VERSION := 2.1.1
 ROLLUPS_CONTRACTS_URL:=https://github.com/cartesi/rollups-contracts/releases/download/
 ROLLUPS_CONTRACTS_ARTIFACT:=rollups-contracts-$(ROLLUPS_CONTRACTS_VERSION)-artifacts.tar.gz