diff --git a/scripts/tests.avalanchego-byzantine.sh b/scripts/tests.avalanchego-byzantine.sh
index 21964fb..6fabeee 100755
--- a/scripts/tests.avalanchego-byzantine.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests.avalanchego-byzantine.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ echo NETWORK_RUNNER_AVALANCHEGO_PATH: "${NETWORK_RUNNER_AVALANCHEGO_PATH}"
 # https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner
 # TODO: use "go install -v github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/cmd/avalanche-network-runner@v${NETWORK_RUNNER_VERSION}"
 GOOS=$(go env GOOS)
-NETWORK_RUNNER_VERSION=1.7.1
+NETWORK_RUNNER_VERSION=1.7.7
 DOWNLOAD_PATH=/tmp/avalanche-network-runner.tar.gz
 DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/releases/download/v${NETWORK_RUNNER_VERSION}/avalanche-network-runner_${NETWORK_RUNNER_VERSION}_linux_amd64.tar.gz
 if [[ ${GOOS} == "darwin" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/tests.avalanchego-e2e.sh b/scripts/tests.avalanchego-e2e.sh
index f224248..08cd542 100755
--- a/scripts/tests.avalanchego-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests.avalanchego-e2e.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ E2E_FLAGS=${E2E_FLAGS:-"--keys-to-generate 30"}
 # https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner
 # TODO: use "go install -v github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/cmd/avalanche-network-runner@v${NETWORK_RUNNER_VERSION}"
 GOOS=$(go env GOOS)
-NETWORK_RUNNER_VERSION=1.7.1
+NETWORK_RUNNER_VERSION=1.7.7
 DOWNLOAD_PATH=/tmp/avalanche-network-runner.tar.gz
 DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/releases/download/v${NETWORK_RUNNER_VERSION}/avalanche-network-runner_${NETWORK_RUNNER_VERSION}_linux_amd64.tar.gz
 if [[ ${GOOS} == "darwin" ]]; then