diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fd6d4fb4..391328ab 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/filecoin-project/go-statemachine v0.0.0-20200813232949-df9b130df370
 	github.com/filecoin-project/go-statestore v0.1.0
 	github.com/filecoin-project/go-storedcounter v0.0.0-20200421200003-1c99c62e8a5b
-	github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors v0.9.6
+	github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors v0.9.7
 	github.com/hannahhoward/cbor-gen-for v0.0.0-20200723175505-5892b522820a
 	github.com/hannahhoward/go-pubsub v0.0.0-20200423002714-8d62886cc36e
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.0.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e85ddb29..96f7b70f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ github.com/filecoin-project/go-storedcounter v0.0.0-20200421200003-1c99c62e8a5b
 github.com/filecoin-project/go-storedcounter v0.0.0-20200421200003-1c99c62e8a5b/go.mod h1:Q0GQOBtKf1oE10eSXSlhN45kDBdGvEcVOqMiffqX+N8=
 github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors v0.9.4 h1:FePB+hrctHHiTbmaY4hnvBJzfgckN3eJreUZWpS5yks=
 github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors v0.9.4/go.mod h1:BStZQzx5x7TmCkLv0Bpa07U6cPKol6fd3w9KjMPZ6Z4=
-github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors v0.9.6 h1:U3PU4jrHcmXxfEP0CC1fGETx4RrXlm5RYJeuT5eWjhI=
-github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors v0.9.6/go.mod h1:wM2z+kwqYgXn5Z7scV1YHLyd1Q1cy0R8HfTIWQ0BFGU=
+github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors v0.9.7 h1:7PAZ8kdqwBdmgf/23FCkQZLCXcVu02XJrkpkhBikiA8=
+github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors v0.9.7/go.mod h1:wM2z+kwqYgXn5Z7scV1YHLyd1Q1cy0R8HfTIWQ0BFGU=
 github.com/flynn/go-shlex v0.0.0-20150515145356-3f9db97f8568/go.mod h1:xEzjJPgXI435gkrCt3MPfRiAkVrwSbHsst4LCFVfpJc=
 github.com/francoispqt/gojay v1.2.13 h1:d2m3sFjloqoIUQU3TsHBgj6qg/BVGlTBeHDUmyJnXKk=
 github.com/francoispqt/gojay v1.2.13/go.mod h1:ehT5mTG4ua4581f1++1WLG0vPdaA9HaiDsoyrBGkyDY=