diff --git a/nix/sources.json b/nix/sources.json
index 8981b1153e..f4ae63467b 100644
--- a/nix/sources.json
+++ b/nix/sources.json
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
         "type": "git"
     },
     "ic-ref": {
+        "branch": "release-0.17",
         "repo": "ssh://git@github.com/dfinity-lab/ic-ref",
-        "rev": "a858395300d67685545e945dd4afd4b6af26c1a6",
-        "tag": "0.17.0",
+        "rev": "0da8f01f0a4d6fce0a4f2c14ff767789311dbfa2",
         "type": "git"
     },
     "motoko": {