diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8bb078c376..97ac0c6033 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.22.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/VictoriaMetrics/fastcache v1.12.1
-	github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.12.0-initial-poc.9
+	github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.11.13-rc.0
 	github.com/cespare/cp v0.1.0
 	github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa v0.0.0-20231025140028-3c0104f4b233
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 644f445ac7..88d27d9e50 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ github.com/ajg/form v1.5.1/go.mod h1:uL1WgH+h2mgNtvBq0339dVnzXdBETtL2LeUXaIv25UY
 github.com/allegro/bigcache v1.2.1-0.20190218064605-e24eb225f156 h1:eMwmnE/GDgah4HI848JfFxHt+iPb26b4zyfspmqY0/8=
 github.com/allegro/bigcache v1.2.1-0.20190218064605-e24eb225f156/go.mod h1:Cb/ax3seSYIx7SuZdm2G2xzfwmv3TPSk2ucNfQESPXM=
 github.com/armon/consul-api v0.0.0-20180202201655-eb2c6b5be1b6/go.mod h1:grANhF5doyWs3UAsr3K4I6qtAmlQcZDesFNEHPZAzj8=
-github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.12.0-initial-poc.9 h1:dQhb+KlPoud+AkRV3A0suKCTodlUSzflGcZElESeVKo=
-github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.12.0-initial-poc.9/go.mod h1:86tO6F1FT8emclUwdQ2WCwAtAerqjm5A4IbV6XxNUyM=
+github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.11.13-rc.0 h1:yxhZbLlZ+29wR6W29rz0QryZxk35iyMNr1IhX9NPFCU=
+github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.11.13-rc.0/go.mod h1:86tO6F1FT8emclUwdQ2WCwAtAerqjm5A4IbV6XxNUyM=
 github.com/aymerick/raymond v2.0.3-0.20180322193309-b565731e1464+incompatible/go.mod h1:osfaiScAUVup+UC9Nfq76eWqDhXlp+4UYaA8uhTBO6g=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
diff --git a/scripts/versions.sh b/scripts/versions.sh
index 7072589cb1..225b0592d4 100644
--- a/scripts/versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/versions.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # Don't export them as they're used in the context of other calls
-AVALANCHE_VERSION=${AVALANCHE_VERSION:-'v1.12.0-initial-poc.9'}
+AVALANCHE_VERSION=${AVALANCHE_VERSION:-'v1.11.13-rc.0'}