diff --git a/params.yaml b/params.yaml
index 5037101..c3da3d3 100644
--- a/params.yaml
+++ b/params.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,23 @@ network:
   - el_type: geth
     el_image: ethereum/client-go:v1.15.10
     cl_type: lighthouse
-    cl_image: sigp/lighthouse:v7.0.0
+    # ethpandaops/ethereum-package's recent update requires using the `perfect_peerdas_enabled` option
+    # with not less than 16 participants, and disabling `perfect_peerdas_enabled` requires setting the `supernode` flag
+    # (https://github.com/ethpandaops/ethereum-package/pull/1217).
+    #
+    # ssv-mini's main scenario doesn't require so many participants, so we use the `supernode` option. However,
+    # ethpandaops/ethereum-package uses the new `--supernode` flag instead of the old `--subscribe-all-data-column-subnets` for lighthouse
+    # (https://github.com/ethpandaops/ethereum-package/blob/4026af29de7267898e91e19bb269f26692a84e42/src/cl/lighthouse/lighthouse_launcher.star#L224).
+    # `--supernode` is the new flag added in v8.0.0-rc.1, but it's not included in any stable release yet.
+    # `--subscribe-all-data-column-subnets` is the old flag that will eventually be deprecated but still works on v8.0.0-rc.1
+    # (https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/pull/8083),
+    #
+    # Therefore, we have to use the RC version until lighthouse releases a stable version with the support
+    # of the `--supernode` flag, then the version must be updated.
+    cl_image: sigp/lighthouse:v8.0.0-rc.1
     validator_count: 32
     count: 2
+    supernode: true
 
   additional_services:
     - dora # Helps to see validators are working
@@ -18,7 +32,7 @@ network:
     deneb_fork_epoch: 0
     electra_fork_epoch: 0
     fulu_fork_epoch: 100000000
-    perfect_peerdas_enabled: true
+    perfect_peerdas_enabled: false
     
     # 74 = 32 validators * 2(number of el/cl nodes) + 10 (running on SSV/Anchor nodes)
     # aligns with validator_count configuration under participants section
@@ -27,6 +41,10 @@ network:
     # docs: https://github.com/ethpandaops/ethereum-package/blob/main/README.md#configuration
     # preset: minimal
 
+  port_publisher:
+    cl:
+      enabled: true
+
 monitor:
   enabled: false