diff --git a/.solhint.json b/.solhint.json
index 16a5038c2..86a3b3ce4 100644
--- a/.solhint.json
+++ b/.solhint.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "rules": {
     "quotes": ["error", "double"],
     "max-line-length": ["error", 200],
-    "compiler-version": ["error", "^0.8.0"],
+    "compiler-version": ["error", "^0.8.10"],
     "reason-string": ["warn", { "maxLength": 128 }],
     "not-rely-on-block-hash": "off",
     "not-rely-on-time": "off",
diff --git a/saddle.config.js b/saddle.config.js
index 5eac9058a..5c1258af2 100644
--- a/saddle.config.js
+++ b/saddle.config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 
 module.exports = {
-  // solc: "solc",                                          // Solc command to run
+  //solc: "solc@0.8.10",                                          // Solc command to run
   solc_args: [                                              // Extra solc args
     '--allow-paths','contracts,tests/Contracts',
-    '--evm-version', 'istanbul'
+    '--evm-version', 'istanbul',
+    '--solidity-version', '0.8.10'
   ],
   solc_shell_args: {                                        // Args passed to `exec`, see:
     maxBuffer: 1024 * 500000,                               // https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_child_process_spawn_command_args_options