diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 15a3f8714..256735195 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4371,7 +4371,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-query-service"
 version = "0.1.62"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-query-service?tag=0.1.68#bf491a14f708840bf0cdb40b85157de920d88f01"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-query-service?branch=release-thehounds#b626f0bf2dc47e3a6481754b0056c05846c6ded3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ark-serialize",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a1b3f17bd..9c1b99dd8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ marketplace-builder-core = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/marketpla
 marketplace-builder-shared = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/marketplace-builder-core", tag = "0.1.55" }
 hotshot-events-service = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git", tag = "0.1.52" }
 hotshot-orchestrator = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot", tag = "0.5.79" }
-hotshot-query-service = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-query-service", tag = "0.1.68" }
+hotshot-query-service = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-query-service", branch = "release-thehounds" }
 hotshot-stake-table = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot", tag = "0.5.79" }
 hotshot-state-prover = { version = "0.1.0", path = "hotshot-state-prover" }
 hotshot-task = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot", tag = "0.5.79" }