diff --git a/default.env b/default.env
index 8b40154b..7c7f10b1 100644
--- a/default.env
+++ b/default.env
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ BESU_DOCKERFILE=Dockerfile.binary
 # SRC build target can be a tag, a branch, or a pr as "pr-ID"
 ERIGON_SRC_BUILD_TARGET='$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))'
 ERIGON_SRC_REPO=https://github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon
-ERIGON_DOCKER_TAG=stable
+#ERIGON_DOCKER_TAG=stable # stable tag was abandoned by Erigon team, set a tag manually
+ERIGON_DOCKER_TAG=v2.58.2
 ERIGON_DOCKER_REPO=thorax/erigon
 ERIGON_DOCKERFILE=Dockerfile.binary