diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d090325419d08..c34c7f4d8a2bb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -15858,6 +15858,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "hyper 0.14.28",
  "itertools 0.13.0",
+ "move-binary-format",
  "move-core-types",
  "num_cpus",
  "once_cell",
diff --git a/aptos-move/aptos-release-builder/data/example.yaml b/aptos-move/aptos-release-builder/data/example.yaml
index 8d50c14abcffc..456fd49f5186f 100644
--- a/aptos-move/aptos-release-builder/data/example.yaml
+++ b/aptos-move/aptos-release-builder/data/example.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ proposals:
     execution_mode: MultiStep
     update_sequence:
       - Framework:
-          bytecode_version: 6
+          bytecode_version: 7
           git_hash: ~
   - name: gas
     metadata:
diff --git a/aptos-move/aptos-release-builder/data/release.yaml b/aptos-move/aptos-release-builder/data/release.yaml
index a12d498463731..891bece480d33 100644
--- a/aptos-move/aptos-release-builder/data/release.yaml
+++ b/aptos-move/aptos-release-builder/data/release.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ proposals:
       - Gas:
           new: current
       - Framework:
-          bytecode_version: 6
+          bytecode_version: 7
           git_hash: ~
       - FeatureFlag:
           enabled:
diff --git a/testsuite/smoke-test/Cargo.toml b/testsuite/smoke-test/Cargo.toml
index 07fdf4b1af195..e08175b1fdb60 100644
--- a/testsuite/smoke-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testsuite/smoke-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ diesel = { workspace = true, features = [
 digest = { workspace = true }
 hex = { workspace = true }
 hyper = { workspace = true }
+move-binary-format = { workspace = true }
 move-core-types = { workspace = true }
 reqwest = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/testsuite/smoke-test/src/upgrade.rs b/testsuite/smoke-test/src/upgrade.rs
index 5e0ce9fa0bc59..5cca2bc44c5c1 100644
--- a/testsuite/smoke-test/src/upgrade.rs
+++ b/testsuite/smoke-test/src/upgrade.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use aptos_release_builder::{
 };
 use aptos_temppath::TempPath;
 use aptos_types::on_chain_config::{FeatureFlag as AptosFeatureFlag, OnChainConsensusConfig};
+use move_binary_format::file_format_common::VERSION_DEFAULT_LANG_V2;
 use std::{fs, path::PathBuf, process::Command, sync::Arc};
 
 // Ignored. This is redundant with the forge compat test but this test is easier to run locally and
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ async fn test_upgrade_flow() {
                 name: "framework".to_string(),
                 metadata: ProposalMetadata::default(),
                 update_sequence: vec![ReleaseEntry::Framework(FrameworkReleaseConfig {
-                    bytecode_version: 6, // TODO: remove explicit bytecode version from sources
+                    bytecode_version: VERSION_DEFAULT_LANG_V2, // TODO: remove explicit bytecode version from sources
                     git_hash: None,
                 })],
             },