diff --git a/core/state_processor_test.go b/core/state_processor_test.go
index 796e64d747..e6f1246d85 100644
--- a/core/state_processor_test.go
+++ b/core/state_processor_test.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func TestStateProcessorErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			ShanghaiBlock:       big.NewInt(0),
 			BernoulliBlock:      big.NewInt(0),
 			CurieBlock:          big.NewInt(0),
+			DescartesBlock:      big.NewInt(0),
 			Ethash:              new(params.EthashConfig),
 		}
 		signer  = types.LatestSigner(config)
diff --git a/core/vm/interpreter.go b/core/vm/interpreter.go
index 9e1f47f125..5dd26061aa 100644
--- a/core/vm/interpreter.go
+++ b/core/vm/interpreter.go
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ func NewEVMInterpreter(evm *EVM, cfg Config) *EVMInterpreter {
 	if cfg.JumpTable[STOP] == nil {
 		var jt JumpTable
 		switch {
+		case evm.chainRules.IsDescartes:
+			jt = descartesInstructionSet
 		case evm.chainRules.IsCurie:
 			jt = curieInstructionSet
 		case evm.chainRules.IsShanghai:
diff --git a/core/vm/jump_table.go b/core/vm/jump_table.go
index b499ffad2c..55e739f098 100644
--- a/core/vm/jump_table.go
+++ b/core/vm/jump_table.go
@@ -60,11 +60,20 @@ var (
 	londonInstructionSet           = newLondonInstructionSet()
 	shanghaiInstructionSet         = newShanghaiInstructionSet()
 	curieInstructionSet            = newCurieInstructionSet()
+	descartesInstructionSet        = newDescartesInstructionSet()
 )
 
 // JumpTable contains the EVM opcodes supported at a given fork.
 type JumpTable [256]*operation
 
+// newDescartesInstructionSet returns the frontier, homestead, byzantium,
+// contantinople, istanbul, petersburg, berlin, london, shanghai, curie, and descartes instructions.
+func newDescartesInstructionSet() JumpTable {
+	instructionSet := newCurieInstructionSet()
+
+	return instructionSet
+}
+
 // newCurieInstructionSet returns the frontier, homestead, byzantium,
 // contantinople, istanbul, petersburg, berlin, london, shanghai, and curie instructions.
 func newCurieInstructionSet() JumpTable {
diff --git a/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go b/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
index 6fe50e0aa5..a27bfbe1bd 100644
--- a/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func setDefaults(cfg *Config) {
 			ShanghaiBlock:       new(big.Int),
 			BernoulliBlock:      new(big.Int),
 			CurieBlock:          new(big.Int),
+			DescartesBlock:      new(big.Int),
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/params/config.go b/params/config.go
index 2e3efc4151..e0e3b41473 100644
--- a/params/config.go
+++ b/params/config.go
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ var (
 		ShanghaiBlock:       nil,
 		BernoulliBlock:      nil,
 		CurieBlock:          nil,
+		DescartesBlock:      nil,
 		Clique: &CliqueConfig{
 			Period: 3,
 			Epoch:  30000,
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ var (
 		ShanghaiBlock:       big.NewInt(0),
 		BernoulliBlock:      big.NewInt(3747132),
 		CurieBlock:          nil,
+		DescartesBlock:      nil,
 		Clique: &CliqueConfig{
 			Period: 3,
 			Epoch:  30000,
@@ -357,6 +359,7 @@ var (
 		ShanghaiBlock:       big.NewInt(0),
 		BernoulliBlock:      big.NewInt(5220340),
 		CurieBlock:          nil,
+		DescartesBlock:      nil,
 		Clique: &CliqueConfig{
 			Period: 3,
 			Epoch:  30000,
@@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ var (
 	//
 	// This configuration is intentionally not using keyed fields to force anyone
 	// adding flags to the config to also have to set these fields.
-	AllEthashProtocolChanges = &ChainConfig{big.NewInt(1337), big.NewInt(0), nil, false, big.NewInt(0), common.Hash{}, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), nil, new(EthashConfig), nil,
+	AllEthashProtocolChanges = &ChainConfig{big.NewInt(1337), big.NewInt(0), nil, false, big.NewInt(0), common.Hash{}, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), nil, new(EthashConfig), nil,
 		ScrollConfig{
 			UseZktrie:                 false,
 			FeeVaultAddress:           nil,
@@ -394,7 +397,7 @@ var (
 	//
 	// This configuration is intentionally not using keyed fields to force anyone
 	// adding flags to the config to also have to set these fields.
-	AllCliqueProtocolChanges = &ChainConfig{big.NewInt(1337), big.NewInt(0), nil, false, big.NewInt(0), common.Hash{}, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), nil, nil, &CliqueConfig{Period: 0, Epoch: 30000},
+	AllCliqueProtocolChanges = &ChainConfig{big.NewInt(1337), big.NewInt(0), nil, false, big.NewInt(0), common.Hash{}, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), nil, nil, &CliqueConfig{Period: 0, Epoch: 30000},
 		ScrollConfig{
 			UseZktrie:                 false,
 			FeeVaultAddress:           nil,
@@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ var (
 			L1Config:                  &L1Config{5, common.HexToAddress("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"), 0, common.HexToAddress("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")},
 		}}
 
-	TestChainConfig = &ChainConfig{big.NewInt(1), big.NewInt(0), nil, false, big.NewInt(0), common.Hash{}, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), nil, new(EthashConfig), nil,
+	TestChainConfig = &ChainConfig{big.NewInt(1), big.NewInt(0), nil, false, big.NewInt(0), common.Hash{}, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), nil, new(EthashConfig), nil,
 		ScrollConfig{
 			UseZktrie:                 false,
 			FeeVaultAddress:           &common.Address{123},
@@ -413,7 +416,7 @@ var (
 		}}
 	TestRules = TestChainConfig.Rules(new(big.Int))
 
-	TestNoL1DataFeeChainConfig = &ChainConfig{big.NewInt(1), big.NewInt(0), nil, false, big.NewInt(0), common.Hash{}, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), nil, new(EthashConfig), nil,
+	TestNoL1DataFeeChainConfig = &ChainConfig{big.NewInt(1), big.NewInt(0), nil, false, big.NewInt(0), common.Hash{}, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0), nil, new(EthashConfig), nil,
 		ScrollConfig{
 			UseZktrie:                 false,
 			FeeVaultAddress:           nil,
@@ -503,6 +506,7 @@ type ChainConfig struct {
 	ShanghaiBlock       *big.Int `json:"shanghaiBlock,omitempty"`       // Shanghai switch block (nil = no fork, 0 = already on shanghai)
 	BernoulliBlock      *big.Int `json:"bernoulliBlock,omitempty"`      // Bernoulli switch block (nil = no fork, 0 = already on bernoulli)
 	CurieBlock          *big.Int `json:"curieBlock,omitempty"`          // Curie switch block (nil = no fork, 0 = already on curie)
+	DescartesBlock      *big.Int `json:"descartesBlock,omitempty"`      // Descartes switch block (nil = no fork, 0 = already on descartes)
 
 	// TerminalTotalDifficulty is the amount of total difficulty reached by
 	// the network that triggers the consensus upgrade.
@@ -618,7 +622,7 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) String() string {
 	default:
 		engine = "unknown"
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("{ChainID: %v Homestead: %v DAO: %v DAOSupport: %v EIP150: %v EIP155: %v EIP158: %v Byzantium: %v Constantinople: %v Petersburg: %v Istanbul: %v, Muir Glacier: %v, Berlin: %v, London: %v, Arrow Glacier: %v, Archimedes: %v, Shanghai: %v, Bernoulli: %v, Curie: %v, Engine: %v, Scroll config: %v}",
+	return fmt.Sprintf("{ChainID: %v Homestead: %v DAO: %v DAOSupport: %v EIP150: %v EIP155: %v EIP158: %v Byzantium: %v Constantinople: %v Petersburg: %v Istanbul: %v, Muir Glacier: %v, Berlin: %v, London: %v, Arrow Glacier: %v, Archimedes: %v, Shanghai: %v, Bernoulli: %v, Curie: %v, Descartes: %v, Engine: %v, Scroll config: %v}",
 		c.ChainID,
 		c.HomesteadBlock,
 		c.DAOForkBlock,
@@ -638,6 +642,7 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) String() string {
 		c.ShanghaiBlock,
 		c.BernoulliBlock,
 		c.CurieBlock,
+		c.DescartesBlock,
 		engine,
 		c.Scroll,
 	)
@@ -730,6 +735,11 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) IsCurie(num *big.Int) bool {
 	return isForked(c.CurieBlock, num)
 }
 
+// IsDescartes returns whether num is either equal to the Descartes fork block or greater.
+func (c *ChainConfig) IsDescartes(num *big.Int) bool {
+	return isForked(c.DescartesBlock, num)
+}
+
 // IsTerminalPoWBlock returns whether the given block is the last block of PoW stage.
 func (c *ChainConfig) IsTerminalPoWBlock(parentTotalDiff *big.Int, totalDiff *big.Int) bool {
 	if c.TerminalTotalDifficulty == nil {
@@ -783,6 +793,7 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) CheckConfigForkOrder() error {
 		{name: "shanghaiBlock", block: c.ShanghaiBlock, optional: true},
 		{name: "bernoulliBlock", block: c.BernoulliBlock, optional: true},
 		{name: "curieBlock", block: c.CurieBlock, optional: true},
+		{name: "descartesBlock", block: c.DescartesBlock, optional: true},
 	} {
 		if lastFork.name != "" {
 			// Next one must be higher number
@@ -867,6 +878,9 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) checkCompatible(newcfg *ChainConfig, head *big.Int) *Confi
 	if isForkIncompatible(c.CurieBlock, newcfg.CurieBlock, head) {
 		return newCompatError("Curie fork block", c.CurieBlock, newcfg.CurieBlock)
 	}
+	if isForkIncompatible(c.DescartesBlock, newcfg.DescartesBlock, head) {
+		return newCompatError("Descartes fork block", c.DescartesBlock, newcfg.DescartesBlock)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -935,7 +949,7 @@ type Rules struct {
 	IsHomestead, IsEIP150, IsEIP155, IsEIP158               bool
 	IsByzantium, IsConstantinople, IsPetersburg, IsIstanbul bool
 	IsBerlin, IsLondon, IsArchimedes, IsShanghai            bool
-	IsBernoulli, IsCurie                                    bool
+	IsBernoulli, IsCurie, IsDescartes                       bool
 }
 
 // Rules ensures c's ChainID is not nil.
@@ -960,5 +974,6 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) Rules(num *big.Int) Rules {
 		IsShanghai:       c.IsShanghai(num),
 		IsBernoulli:      c.IsBernoulli(num),
 		IsCurie:          c.IsCurie(num),
+		IsDescartes:      c.IsDescartes(num),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 0662000f69..807e341306 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 5         // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 3         // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 4         // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 5         // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "mainnet" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )