diff --git a/basicswap/bin/prepare.py b/basicswap/bin/prepare.py
index 859b389..5f207ba 100755
--- a/basicswap/bin/prepare.py
+++ b/basicswap/bin/prepare.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ BITCOIN_VERSION_TAG = os.getenv("BITCOIN_VERSION_TAG", "")
 LITECOIN_VERSION = os.getenv("LITECOIN_VERSION", "0.21.4")
 LITECOIN_VERSION_TAG = os.getenv("LITECOIN_VERSION_TAG", "")
 
-DCR_VERSION = os.getenv("DCR_VERSION", "1.8.1")
+DCR_VERSION = os.getenv("DCR_VERSION", "2.1.2")
 DCR_VERSION_TAG = os.getenv("DCR_VERSION_TAG", "")
 
 NMC_VERSION = os.getenv("NMC_VERSION", "28.0")