diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7a900aea..dd22fb7e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@
   - Add "nieuw" and "toegevoegd" labels and filters to concepts
   - Add support for concept archiving
 ### deploy instructions
+#### Virtuoso update
+  - stop the stack: `drc stop`
+  - start the "maintenance" frontend?
+  - start the virtuoso container: `drc start virtuoso`
+  - create a new checkpoint so the transaction log is cleared:
+      - enter the isql-v environment: `drc exec virtuoso isql-v`
+      - create a checkpoint: `exec('checkpoint');`
+      - exit the isql-v environment: `exit;`
+  - stop the virtuoso service
+  - make a backup of the data/db folder in case something goes wrong and we need to downgrade again `cp -r data/db some-backup-folder`
+  - remove the transaction log file: `rm data/db/virtuoso.trx`
+  - `drc up -d virtuoso` to update to the new image
+  - check the logs to see if nothing strange happened
+#### Other
 - Follow the steps to re-sync data from OP
 - `drc restart migrations` and check if they ran successfully
 - `drc restart cache resource database dispatcher subsidy-applications-management report-generation; drc up -d`
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f049e7df3..7190e00dc 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     logging: *default-logging
   virtuoso:
-    image: tenforce/virtuoso:1.3.2-virtuoso7.2.5.1
+    image: redpencil/virtuoso:1.2.0-rc.1
     environment:
       SPARQL_UPDATE: "true"
       DEFAULT_GRAPH: "http://mu.semte.ch/application"
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ services:
   # DELTA GENERAL
   ################################################################################
   publication-triplestore:
-    image: tenforce/virtuoso:1.3.2-virtuoso7.2.5.1
+    image: redpencil/virtuoso:1.2.0-rc.1
     environment:
       SPARQL_UPDATE: "true"
       DEFAULT_GRAPH: "http://mu.semte.ch/application"