diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6926881..b95c06f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "eslint-config-keep": "github:keep-network/eslint-config-keep#0c27ade",
     "ethereum-waffle": "^3.3.0",
     "ethers": "^5.0.32",
-    "hardhat": "^2.2.1",
+    "hardhat": "2.6.1",
     "hardhat-deploy": "^0.8.11",
     "hardhat-gas-reporter": "^1.0.4",
     "prettier": "^2.3.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ddc74c83..efd3afea 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6211,7 +6211,7 @@ hardhat-gas-reporter@^1.0.4:
     eth-gas-reporter "^0.2.20"
     sha1 "^1.1.1"
 
-hardhat@^2.2.1:
+hardhat@2.6.1:
   version "2.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.6.1.tgz#4553ca555c1ba8ed7c3c5a5a93e6082a2869b3ae"
   integrity sha512-0LozdYbPsiTc6ZXsfDQUTV3L0p4CMO5TRbd5qmeWiCYGmhd+7Mvdg4N+nA8w0g3gZ2OKFUmHIYlAbExI488ceQ==