diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/gossip_verified_proposer_preferences.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/gossip_verified_proposer_preferences.rs
index e97dab56d7..cc77453c49 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/gossip_verified_proposer_preferences.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/gossip_verified_proposer_preferences.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl GossipVerifiedProposerPreferences {
         ctx: &GossipVerificationContext<'_, T>,
     ) -> Result<Self, ProposerPreferencesError> {
         let proposal_slot = signed_preferences.message.proposal_slot;
-        let checkpoint_root = signed_preferences.message.checkpoint_root;
+        let dependent_root = signed_preferences.message.dependent_root;
         let validator_index = signed_preferences.message.validator_index;
         let cached_head = ctx.canonical_head.cached_head();
         let current_slot = ctx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl GossipVerifiedProposerPreferences {
 
         if ctx
             .gossip_verified_proposer_preferences_cache
-            .get_seen_validator(&proposal_slot, checkpoint_root, validator_index)
+            .get_seen_validator(&proposal_slot, dependent_root, validator_index)
         {
             return Err(ProposerPreferencesError::AlreadySeen {
                 validator_index,
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     fn make_preferences(proposal_slot: Slot, validator_index: u64) -> ProposerPreferences {
         ProposerPreferences {
-            checkpoint_root: types::Hash256::ZERO,
+            dependent_root: types::Hash256::ZERO,
             proposal_slot,
             validator_index,
             fee_recipient: Address::ZERO,
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/proposer_preference_cache.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/proposer_preference_cache.rs
index e2b0c40fb5..507e61dc10 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/proposer_preference_cache.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/proposer_preference_cache.rs
@@ -37,24 +37,24 @@ impl GossipVerifiedProposerPreferenceCache {
     pub fn get_seen_validator(
         &self,
         slot: &Slot,
-        checkpoint_root: Hash256,
+        dependent_root: Hash256,
         validator_index: u64,
     ) -> bool {
         self.seen
             .read()
             .get(slot)
-            .is_some_and(|seen| seen.contains(&(checkpoint_root, validator_index)))
+            .is_some_and(|seen| seen.contains(&(dependent_root, validator_index)))
     }
 
     pub fn insert_seen_validator(&self, preferences: &GossipVerifiedProposerPreferences) {
         let slot = preferences.signed_preferences.message.proposal_slot;
-        let checkpoint_root = preferences.signed_preferences.message.checkpoint_root;
+        let dependent_root = preferences.signed_preferences.message.dependent_root;
         let validator_index = preferences.signed_preferences.message.validator_index;
         self.seen
             .write()
             .entry(slot)
             .or_default()
-            .insert((checkpoint_root, validator_index));
+            .insert((dependent_root, validator_index));
     }
 
     pub fn prune(&self, current_slot: Slot) {
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/tests.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/tests.rs
index d3974baa8b..ce2ea12bb5 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/tests.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/proposer_preferences_verification/tests.rs
@@ -256,6 +256,41 @@ fn validator_index_out_of_bounds() {
     ));
 }
 
+/// Same (slot, validator_index) but different dependent_root should NOT be deduplicated.
+#[test]
+fn same_validator_different_dependent_root_not_deduplicated() {
+    if !fork_name_from_env().is_some_and(|f| f.gloas_enabled()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    let ctx = TestContext::new();
+    let slot = Slot::new(1);
+
+    let verified_a = GossipVerifiedProposerPreferences {
+        signed_preferences: Arc::new(SignedProposerPreferences {
+            message: ProposerPreferences {
+                proposal_slot: slot,
+                validator_index: 42,
+                dependent_root: Hash256::repeat_byte(0xaa),
+                fee_recipient: Address::ZERO,
+                gas_limit: 30_000_000,
+            },
+            signature: Signature::empty(),
+        }),
+    };
+    ctx.preferences_cache.insert_seen_validator(&verified_a);
+
+    // Different dependent_root — should not be seen.
+    assert!(
+        !ctx.preferences_cache
+            .get_seen_validator(&slot, Hash256::repeat_byte(0xbb), 42,)
+    );
+    // Same dependent_root — should be seen.
+    assert!(
+        ctx.preferences_cache
+            .get_seen_validator(&slot, Hash256::repeat_byte(0xaa), 42,)
+    );
+}
+
 // TODO(gloas) add successful proposer preferences check once we have proposer preferences signing logic
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/builder/proposer_preferences.rs b/consensus/types/src/builder/proposer_preferences.rs
index 0d2ba760d4..38f1b36be3 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/builder/proposer_preferences.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/builder/proposer_preferences.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use tree_hash_derive::TreeHash;
 #[context_deserialize(ForkName)]
 // https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/master/specs/gloas/p2p-interface.md#new-proposerpreferences
 pub struct ProposerPreferences {
-    pub checkpoint_root: Hash256,
+    pub dependent_root: Hash256,
     pub proposal_slot: Slot,
     pub validator_index: u64,
     pub fee_recipient: Address,
diff --git a/testing/ef_tests/Makefile b/testing/ef_tests/Makefile
index 63d1907b96..36f6684685 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 ?= v1.7.0-alpha.6
+CONSENSUS_SPECS_TEST_VERSION ?= v1.7.0-alpha.7
 REPO_NAME := consensus-spec-tests
 OUTPUT_DIR := ./$(REPO_NAME)