diff --git a/run-node.sh b/run-node.sh
index 2fdfa80..6bb70ed 100644
--- a/run-node.sh
+++ b/run-node.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # --- constants ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 BESU_UPSTREAM_URL="https://github.com/hyperledger/besu.git"
 BASE_COMMIT="d2032017bb3b8cb215a97303980a1e4a643f7180"   # Besu develop line after 26.4.0; see anchor/BASE.txt
-GENESIS_SHA256="361709dccec4e9fc85be5aec33b30b58a55dc53424087d84c1ad11bd1d944c24"
+GENESIS_SHA256="e5038e6a1437bd85fa51294609edf2126a997f14f4fa7a65a0d39bd0aa24d2e5"   # fleet genesis since 2026-09-10 (third config.pqRegistryHash entry at 18,082,816); 361709dc... before
 NETWORK_ID=2800
 # Patches applied in this order. 0002 (testnet precompiles) is deliberately NOT applied on mainnet.
 PATCHES=(