diff --git a/testing/ef_tests/Makefile b/testing/ef_tests/Makefile
index 724990cbec..0c6371f825 100644
--- a/testing/ef_tests/Makefile
+++ b/testing/ef_tests/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # To download/extract nightly tests, run:
 # CONSENSUS_SPECS_TEST_VERSION=nightly make
-CONSENSUS_SPECS_TEST_VERSION ?= v1.6.1
+CONSENSUS_SPECS_TEST_VERSION ?= v1.7.0-alpha.1
 REPO_NAME := consensus-spec-tests
 OUTPUT_DIR := ./$(REPO_NAME)