diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ac1f268..26e67e6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ notes.txt
 .vscode/settings.json
 *.bz2
 *.zip
-*/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.2.2/**
+*/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.3.1/**
 */i2p-zero-linux.v1.20/**
 *.jar
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d83758..fb80b66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ NEVidebla-EKOnomia (invisible economy)
 * `git clone https://github.com/creating2morrow/neveko`
 * `cd neveko && ./scripts/build_all_and_run.sh "-- -h"`
 * Example to start neveko with remote stagenet node / i2p proxy remote for development:
-    * `./scripts/build_all_and_run.sh "-- --monero-location /home/user/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.2.2 --monero-rpc-host http://127.0.0.1:38083 --monero-rpc-daemon http://xmr3kaacphwkk4z2gp35bdl47lrrnzimmyqj4oliauqrjzqecofa.b32.i2p:38081 --monero-rpc-username user --monero-rpc-cred pass --remote-node --i2p-advanced --i2p-tunnels-json /home/user/neveko/i2p-manual/config --i2p-proxy-host http://x.x.x.x:xxxx --i2p-socks-proxy-host http://x.x.x.x:xxxx"`
+    * `./scripts/build_all_and_run.sh "-- --monero-location /home/user/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.3.1 --monero-rpc-host http://127.0.0.1:38083 --monero-rpc-daemon http://xmr3kaacphwkk4z2gp35bdl47lrrnzimmyqj4oliauqrjzqecofa.b32.i2p:38081 --monero-rpc-username user --monero-rpc-cred pass --remote-node --i2p-advanced --i2p-tunnels-json /home/user/neveko/i2p-manual/config --i2p-proxy-host http://x.x.x.x:xxxx --i2p-socks-proxy-host http://x.x.x.x:xxxx"`
     * the `--monero-location` flag is needed even when using a remote node because
       neveko has its own monero-wallet-rpc instance
     * remote nodes are forced over the `--i2p-proxy-host`
 * Recommended neveko-core startup with full node and i2p-zero locally running:
-    * ` ./scripts/build_all_and_run.sh "-- --monero-blockchain-dir=/home/user/.bitmonero --monero-location /home/user/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.2.2 --i2p-zero-dir /home/user/i2p-zero-linux.v1.21/ --monero-blockchain-dir /home/user/.bitmonero"`
+    * ` ./scripts/build_all_and_run.sh "-- --monero-blockchain-dir=/home/user/.bitmonero --monero-location /home/user/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.3.1 --i2p-zero-dir /home/user/i2p-zero-linux.v1.21/ --monero-blockchain-dir /home/user/.bitmonero"`
     * monerod doesn't need to be running because neveko will start it and monero-wallet-rpc
     * gui will automatically detect monerod, rpc and i2p-zero if neveko core is started first
 * Neveko doesn't write logs to file. Use the command below to write to a log file:
diff --git a/neveko-core/src/args.rs b/neveko-core/src/args.rs
index 7d70103..3628718 100644
--- a/neveko-core/src/args.rs
+++ b/neveko-core/src/args.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub struct Args {
     #[arg(
         long,
         help = "Monero download absolute path.",
-        default_value = "monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.2.2"
+        default_value = "monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.3.1"
     )]
     pub monero_location: String,
     /// Monero RPC host
diff --git a/neveko-core/src/lib.rs b/neveko-core/src/lib.rs
index 31ae732..971d821 100644
--- a/neveko-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/neveko-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ pub const GUI_REMOTE_NODE: &str = "GUI_REMOTE_NODE";
 pub const GUI_SET_REMOTE_NODE: &str = "1";
 
 /// The latest monero release download
-pub const MONERO_RELEASE_VERSION: &str = "monero-linux-x64-v0.18.2.2.tar.bz2";
+pub const MONERO_RELEASE_VERSION: &str = "monero-linux-x64-v0.18.3.1.tar.bz2";
 pub const MONERO_RELEASE_HASH: &str =
-    "186800de18f67cca8475ce392168aabeb5709a8f8058b0f7919d7c693786d56b";
+    "23af572fdfe3459b9ab97e2e9aa7e3c11021c955d6064b801a27d7e8c21ae09d";
 /// The latest i2p-zero release version
 pub const I2P_ZERO_RELEASE_VERSION: &str = "v1.21";
 pub const I2P_ZERO_RELEASH_HASH: &str =
diff --git a/neveko-core/src/utils.rs b/neveko-core/src/utils.rs
index 8867149..7bb646a 100644
--- a/neveko-core/src/utils.rs
+++ b/neveko-core/src/utils.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl Default for Connections {
             is_remote_node: false,
             is_i2p_advanced: false,
             mainnet: false,
-            monero_location: String::from("/home/user/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.2.2"),
+            monero_location: String::from("/home/user/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.3.1"),
             rpc_credential: String::from("pass"),
             rpc_username: String::from("user"),
             rpc_host: String::from("http://127.0.0.1:38083"),