diff --git a/parachain/runtime/kintsugi/src/lib.rs b/parachain/runtime/kintsugi/src/lib.rs
index 839983fe6a..37c3a8ac5d 100644
--- a/parachain/runtime/kintsugi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/parachain/runtime/kintsugi/src/lib.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
     spec_name: create_runtime_str!("kintsugi-parachain"),
     impl_name: create_runtime_str!("kintsugi-parachain"),
     authoring_version: 1,
-    spec_version: 10,
+    spec_version: 11, // 1.8.1
     impl_version: 1,
     transaction_version: 3, // added preimage
     apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
diff --git a/parachain/runtime/testnet/src/lib.rs b/parachain/runtime/testnet/src/lib.rs
index da106bc89b..bcbc27292d 100644
--- a/parachain/runtime/testnet/src/lib.rs
+++ b/parachain/runtime/testnet/src/lib.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
     spec_name: create_runtime_str!("testnet-parachain"),
     impl_name: create_runtime_str!("testnet-parachain"),
     authoring_version: 1,
-    spec_version: 1,
+    spec_version: 2, // 1.8.1
     impl_version: 1,
     transaction_version: 1, // added preimage
     apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,