diff --git a/scripts/alphanet_version b/scripts/alphanet_version
index c5ddcdcc0..f7d9ea7da 100644
--- a/scripts/alphanet_version
+++ b/scripts/alphanet_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2017-09-22
+2017-10-13
diff --git a/scripts/gen_genesis.ml b/scripts/gen_genesis.ml
index e366d8f0a..0998c66c5 100644
--- a/scripts/gen_genesis.ml
+++ b/scripts/gen_genesis.ml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 let prefix = "BLockGenesisGenesisGenesisGenesisGenesis"
-let suffix = "BBBBB"
+let suffix = "DDDDD"
 let p = Base58.raw_decode (prefix ^ suffix ^ "crcCRC")
 let p = String.sub p 0 (String.length p - 4)
 let p = Base58.safe_encode p
diff --git a/src/node/main/node_run_command.ml b/src/node/main/node_run_command.ml
index b757e4e6c..b62df094a 100644
--- a/src/node/main/node_run_command.ml
+++ b/src/node/main/node_run_command.ml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ open Logging.Node.Main
 
 let genesis : State.Net.genesis = {
   time =
-    Time.of_notation_exn "2017-09-22T00:00:00Z" ;
+    Time.of_notation_exn "2017-10-13T00:00:00Z" ;
   block =
     Block_hash.of_b58check_exn
-      "BLockGenesisGenesisGenesisGenesisGenesisCCCCCeZiLHU" ;
+      "BLockGenesisGenesisGenesisGenesisGenesisDDDDDegibDt" ;
   protocol =
     Protocol_hash.of_b58check_exn
       "ProtoGenesisGenesisGenesisGenesisGenesisGenesk612im" ;
diff --git a/src/node/shell/distributed_db_message.ml b/src/node/shell/distributed_db_message.ml
index bcfebd229..7b5524e60 100644
--- a/src/node/shell/distributed_db_message.ml
+++ b/src/node/shell/distributed_db_message.ml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ let versions =
   let open P2p.Version in
   [ { name = "TEZOS" ;
       major = 0 ;
-      minor = 24 ;
+      minor = 25 ;
     }
   ]
 
diff --git a/test/test_basic.sh b/test/test_basic.sh
index f0cec55aa..d1e9a141f 100755
--- a/test/test_basic.sh
+++ b/test/test_basic.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $client get balance for $key2 | assert "999.95 ꜩ"
 # wait for the delay between two block
 sleep 1
 
-$client mine for bootstrap1
+$client mine for bootstrap1 -max-priority 512
 
 $client remember program noop file:contracts/noop.tz
 $client typecheck program noop
diff --git a/test/test_multinode.sh b/test/test_multinode.sh
index a7cee0dbc..b886367fe 100755
--- a/test/test_multinode.sh
+++ b/test/test_multinode.sh
@@ -66,22 +66,22 @@ retry() {
     done
 }
 
-$client1 mine for bootstrap1
+$client1 mine for bootstrap1 -max-priority 512
 retry 2 15 assert_propagation_level 2
 
-$client2 mine for bootstrap2
+$client2 mine for bootstrap2 -max-priority 512
 retry 2 15 assert_propagation_level 3
 
-$client3 mine for bootstrap3
+$client3 mine for bootstrap3 -max-priority 512
 retry 2 15 assert_propagation_level 4
 
-$client4 mine for bootstrap4
+$client4 mine for bootstrap4 -max-priority 512
 retry 2 15 assert_propagation_level 5
 
 endorse_hash=$($client3 endorse for bootstrap3 | extract_operation_hash)
 transfer_hash=$($client4 transfer 500 from bootstrap1 to bootstrap3 | extract_operation_hash)
 
-retry 2 15 $client4 mine for bootstrap4
+retry 2 15 $client4 mine for bootstrap4 -max-priority 512
 
 assert_contains_operation() {
     hash="$1"