diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 40eb12ac0f0..75e4ee698ce 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
 )
 
-replace github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.14.11 => github.com/taikoxyz/taiko-geth v1.11.2-0.20241117065921-51d42ec9f39f
+replace github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.14.11 => github.com/taikoxyz/taiko-geth v1.11.2-0.20250107082544-a2cbf904eaae
 
 replace github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism v1.7.4 => github.com/taikoxyz/optimism v0.0.0-20241003061504-cdf8af288f39
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 968b63e00d3..4a38217b1ae 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -375,10 +375,10 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 h1:RPNrshWIDI6G2gRW9EHilWtl7Z6Sb1BR0xunSBf0SNc=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9/0rRGxNHcop5bhtWyNeEfOS8JIWk580+fNqagV/RAw=
-github.com/labstack/echo-jwt/v4 v4.3.0 h1:8JcvVCrK9dRkPx/aWY3ZempZLO336Bebh4oAtBcxAv4=
-github.com/labstack/echo-jwt/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:OlWm3wqfnq3Ma8DLmmH7GiEAz2S7Bj23im2iPMEAR+Q=
 github.com/labstack/echo-contrib v0.17.2 h1:K1zivqmtcC70X9VdBFdLomjPDEVHlrcAObqmuFj1c6w=
 github.com/labstack/echo-contrib v0.17.2/go.mod h1:NeDh3PX7j/u+jR4iuDt1zHmWZSCz9c/p9mxXcDpyS8E=
+github.com/labstack/echo-jwt/v4 v4.3.0 h1:8JcvVCrK9dRkPx/aWY3ZempZLO336Bebh4oAtBcxAv4=
+github.com/labstack/echo-jwt/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:OlWm3wqfnq3Ma8DLmmH7GiEAz2S7Bj23im2iPMEAR+Q=
 github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:tZv7nai5buKSg5h/8E6zz4LsD/Dqh9/91Mvs7Z5Zyno=
 github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.1.15/go.mod h1:GWO5IBVzI371K8XJe50CSvHjQCafK6cw8R/moLhEU6o=
 github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.13.3 h1:pwhpCPrTl5qry5HRdM5FwdXnhXSLSY+WE+YQSeCaafY=
@@ -603,8 +603,8 @@ github.com/taikoxyz/hive v0.0.0-20240827015317-405b241dd082 h1:ymZR+Y88LOnA8i3Ke
 github.com/taikoxyz/hive v0.0.0-20240827015317-405b241dd082/go.mod h1:RHnIu3EFehrWX3JhFAMQSXD5uz7l0xaNroTzXrap7EQ=
 github.com/taikoxyz/optimism v0.0.0-20241003061504-cdf8af288f39 h1:JssMxaDmORjQ9RPZNulVJhAD8zSPd6LZFq5wsr6Nwz8=
 github.com/taikoxyz/optimism v0.0.0-20241003061504-cdf8af288f39/go.mod h1:ym7scR7ZHvEmwx1DLGVDzFlAdR+uhP1+Z4XCiFuSD5s=
-github.com/taikoxyz/taiko-geth v1.11.2-0.20241117065921-51d42ec9f39f h1:Jccr7lSc98y4YeXRT0Tb601nMDxFYUFm4wrVKZILcmA=
-github.com/taikoxyz/taiko-geth v1.11.2-0.20241117065921-51d42ec9f39f/go.mod h1:+l/fr42Mma+xBnhefL/+z11/hcmJ2egl+ScIVPjhc7E=
+github.com/taikoxyz/taiko-geth v1.11.2-0.20250107082544-a2cbf904eaae h1:exc3MDRDbpNahMwIA+yGFLJb8Umtqs4JLOBpa8hh4Us=
+github.com/taikoxyz/taiko-geth v1.11.2-0.20250107082544-a2cbf904eaae/go.mod h1:+l/fr42Mma+xBnhefL/+z11/hcmJ2egl+ScIVPjhc7E=
 github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go v0.34.0 h1:5fbgF0vIN5u+nD3IWabQwRybuB4GY8G2HHgCkbMzMHo=
 github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go v0.34.0/go.mod h1:6P/kMkQe8yqPHfPWNulFGdFHTD8HB2vLq/231xY2iPQ=
 github.com/thomaso-mirodin/intmath v0.0.0-20160323211736-5dc6d854e46e h1:cR8/SYRgyQCt5cNCMniB/ZScMkhI9nk8U5C7SbISXjo=
diff --git a/packages/taiko-client/internal/docker/nodes/docker-compose.yml b/packages/taiko-client/internal/docker/nodes/docker-compose.yml
index 3da01faf1c4..944f857cad5 100644
--- a/packages/taiko-client/internal/docker/nodes/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/packages/taiko-client/internal/docker/nodes/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ services:
 
   l2_geth:
     container_name: l2_geth
-    image: us-docker.pkg.dev/evmchain/images/taiko-geth:softblock
+    image: us-docker.pkg.dev/evmchain/images/taiko-geth:taiko
     restart: unless-stopped
     pull_policy: always
     volumes: