diff --git a/packages/hardhat/package.json b/packages/hardhat/package.json
index ab9f2185..b7bd48fa 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat/package.json
+++ b/packages/hardhat/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "eslint-config-prettier": "~10.1.1",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "~5.5.5",
     "ethers": "~6.13.2",
-    "hardhat": "~2.28.2",
+    "hardhat": "~3.1.12",
     "hardhat-contract-sizer": "^2.10.0",
     "hardhat-deploy": "^1.0.4",
     "hardhat-deploy-ethers": "~0.4.2",