diff --git a/dependencies/tool_metadata.yml b/dependencies/tool_metadata.yml
index 67998d49f..610afebde 100644
--- a/dependencies/tool_metadata.yml
+++ b/dependencies/tool_metadata.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   in_install: false
 - name: openroad_app
   repo: https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenROAD
-  commit: 0cfb9a45bfb256c9af1a0500d4c97da0f145f54f
+  commit: 70db1404adbfa96c013130e3fd3aa2d9407fe516
   in_install: false
 - name: git
   repo: https://github.com/git/git