diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 302adda709..9957f0ba42 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ic-agent"
 version = "0.6.0"
-source = "git+ssh://git@github.com/dfinity-lab/agent-rust.git?tag=v0.6.3#5b2fab20e1902f8709d1b09fcb6f5ee9feb0084e"
+source = "git+ssh://git@github.com/dfinity-lab/agent-rust.git?branch=0.6#5b2fab20e1902f8709d1b09fcb6f5ee9feb0084e"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base32",
diff --git a/src/dfx/Cargo.toml b/src/dfx/Cargo.toml
index 559c3f260c..7c8c24a036 100644
--- a/src/dfx/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/dfx/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ erased-serde = "0.3.10"
 flate2 = "1.0.11"
 futures = "0.1.28"
 hex = "0.3.2"
-ic-agent = { git = "ssh://git@github.com/dfinity-lab/agent-rust.git", tag = "v0.6.3" }
 ic-identity-manager = { path = "../ic_identity_manager" }
 indicatif = "0.13.0"
 lazy-init = "0.3.0"
@@ -64,6 +63,12 @@ url = "2.1.0"
 walkdir = "2.2.9"
 wasmparser = "0.45.0"
 
+[dependencies.ic-agent]
+version = "0.6"
+git = "ssh://git@github.com/dfinity-lab/agent-rust.git"
+branch = "0.6"
+rev = "5b2fab20e1902f8709d1b09fcb6f5ee9feb0084e"
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 env_logger = "0.6"
 proptest = "0.9.5"
diff --git a/src/ic_identity_manager/Cargo.toml b/src/ic_identity_manager/Cargo.toml
index 66571d800f..61d00b55da 100644
--- a/src/ic_identity_manager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/ic_identity_manager/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ openssl = "0.10.28"
 pem = "0.7.0"
 ring = "0.16.11"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
-ic-agent = { git = "ssh://git@github.com/dfinity-lab/agent-rust.git", tag = "v0.6.3" }
 
+[dependencies.ic-agent]
+version = "0.6"
+git = "ssh://git@github.com/dfinity-lab/agent-rust.git"
+branch = "0.6"
+rev = "5b2fab20e1902f8709d1b09fcb6f5ee9feb0084e"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 serde_cbor = "0.10"