diff --git a/core/vm/contracts.go b/core/vm/contracts.go
index fe480387c2..539d34388a 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	errPrecompileDisabled     = errors.New("sha256, ripemd160, blake2f precompiles temporarily disabled")
-	errModexpUnsupportedInput = errors.New("modexp temporarily accepts only 32-byte (256-bit) inputs")
+	errModexpUnsupportedInput = errors.New("modexp temporarily only accepts inputs of 32 bytes (256 bits) or less")
 )
 
 // PrecompiledContract is the basic interface for native Go contracts. The implementation
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ func (c *bigModExp) Run(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		expLen  = new(big.Int).SetBytes(getData(input, 32, 32)).Uint64()
 		modLen  = new(big.Int).SetBytes(getData(input, 64, 32)).Uint64()
 	)
-	// Check that all inputs are `u256` (32 - bytes), revert otherwise
-	if baseLen != 32 || expLen != 32 || modLen != 32 {
+	// Check that all inputs are `u256` (32 - bytes) or less, revert otherwise
+	if baseLen > 32 || expLen > 32 || modLen > 32 {
 		return nil, errModexpUnsupportedInput
 	}
 	if len(input) > 96 {
diff --git a/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/fail-modexp.json b/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/fail-modexp.json
index a19829af2c..16f8e28140 100644
--- a/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/fail-modexp.json
+++ b/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/fail-modexp.json
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 [
-    {
-      "Input": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020",
-      "ExpectedError": "modexp temporarily accepts only 32-byte (256-bit) inputs",
-      "Name": "too small input"
-    },
     {
       "Input": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020",
-      "ExpectedError": "modexp temporarily accepts only 32-byte (256-bit) inputs",
+      "ExpectedError": "modexp temporarily only accepts inputs of 32 bytes (256 bits) or less",
       "Name": "too big input"
     }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/fail-modexp_eip2565.json b/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/fail-modexp_eip2565.json
index a19829af2c..16f8e28140 100644
--- a/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/fail-modexp_eip2565.json
+++ b/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/fail-modexp_eip2565.json
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 [
-    {
-      "Input": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020",
-      "ExpectedError": "modexp temporarily accepts only 32-byte (256-bit) inputs",
-      "Name": "too small input"
-    },
     {
       "Input": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020",
-      "ExpectedError": "modexp temporarily accepts only 32-byte (256-bit) inputs",
+      "ExpectedError": "modexp temporarily only accepts inputs of 32 bytes (256 bits) or less",
       "Name": "too big input"
     }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/modexp.json b/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/modexp.json
index 72ffc6307d..7e6fe8343b 100644
--- a/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/modexp.json
+++ b/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/modexp.json
@@ -1,16 +1,30 @@
 [
   {
-    "Input": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
+    "Input": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002003fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
     "Expected": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001",
     "Name": "eip_example1",
     "Gas": 13056,
     "NoBenchmark": false
   },
   {
-    "Input": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
+    "Input": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
     "Expected": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
     "Name": "eip_example2",
     "Gas": 13056,
     "NoBenchmark": false
+  },
+  {
+    "Input": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
+    "Expected": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001",
+    "Name": "eip_example3",
+    "Gas": 13056,
+    "NoBenchmark": false
+  },
+  {
+    "Input": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
+    "Expected": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+    "Name": "eip_example4",
+    "Gas": 13056,
+    "NoBenchmark": false
   }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/modexp_eip2565.json b/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/modexp_eip2565.json
index 266f2f9dcb..876ba06e09 100644
--- a/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/modexp_eip2565.json
+++ b/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/modexp_eip2565.json
@@ -1,16 +1,30 @@
 [
   {
-    "Input": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
+    "Input": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002003fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
     "Expected": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001",
     "Name": "eip_example1",
     "Gas": 1360,
     "NoBenchmark": false
   },
   {
-    "Input": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
+    "Input": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
     "Expected": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
     "Name": "eip_example2",
     "Gas": 1360,
     "NoBenchmark": false
+  },
+  {
+    "Input": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
+    "Expected": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001",
+    "Name": "eip_example3",
+    "Gas": 1360,
+    "NoBenchmark": false
+  },
+  {
+    "Input": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2efffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffc2f",
+    "Expected": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+    "Name": "eip_example4",
+    "Gas": 1360,
+    "NoBenchmark": false
   }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index ebf2e94583..63705f7a38 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 4         // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 2         // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 8         // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 9         // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "sepolia" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )