diff --git a/core/block_validator.go b/core/block_validator.go
index 6ed3f96ae1..80440af2d0 100644
--- a/core/block_validator.go
+++ b/core/block_validator.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func NewBlockValidator(config *params.ChainConfig, blockchain *BlockChain, engin
 		bc:                     blockchain,
 		checkCircuitCapacity:   checkCircuitCapacity,
 		db:                     db,
-		circuitCapacityChecker: circuitcapacitychecker.NewCircuitCapacityChecker(false),
+		circuitCapacityChecker: circuitcapacitychecker.NewCircuitCapacityChecker(true),
 	}
 	log.Info("created new BlockValidator", "CircuitCapacityChecker ID", validator.circuitCapacityChecker.ID)
 	return validator
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index cbf2097013..5360cbbb4c 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 = 4         // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 16        // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 17        // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "sepolia" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )