diff --git a/clients/exec/neard/Dockerfile b/clients/exec/neard/Dockerfile
index f05c279f..3718519d 100644
--- a/clients/exec/neard/Dockerfile
+++ b/clients/exec/neard/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=ghcr.io/blockjoy/debian-bookworm-build:v20250414.1
-ARG NEAR_IMAGE=nearprotocol/nearcore:2.6.0
+ARG NEAR_IMAGE=nearprotocol/nearcore:2.6.1
 
 
 FROM ${NEAR_IMAGE} AS near_node