diff --git a/arbitrum/helmfile.yaml b/arbitrum/helmfile.yaml
index 5d59f914..2d1d8956 100644
--- a/arbitrum/helmfile.yaml
+++ b/arbitrum/helmfile.yaml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ templates:
     version: {{ .Values | get "arbitrum-nitro" | get "chartVersion" }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- if (not (or ( .Values | get "arbitrum-nitro" dict | get "chartVersion" false ) ( .Values | get "arbitrum-nitro" dict | get "chartUrl" false ) )) }}
-    version: "0.9.5"
+    version: "0.9.6-canary.1"
     {{- end }}
   
   arbitrum-classic:
diff --git a/src/schemas/arbitrum.cue b/src/schemas/arbitrum.cue
index 43233871..c7c5169f 100644
--- a/src/schemas/arbitrum.cue
+++ b/src/schemas/arbitrum.cue
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ package LaunchpadNamespaces
 					"app.launchpad.graphops.xyz/scalingIndex": "{{ $deploymentIndex }}"
 				}
 				feature: #features.#arbitrum_nitro
-				_template: {version: "0.9.5"}
+				_template: {version: "0.9.6-canary.1"}
 			}
 
 			"arbitrum-classic": {