diff --git a/dependencies/astron/astrond b/dependencies/astron/astrond
index a1bf9fab..1ffd4e28 100755
Binary files a/dependencies/astron/astrond and b/dependencies/astron/astrond differ
diff --git a/deployment/deploy.json b/deployment/deploy.json
index 675325ca..0105cd1a 100644
--- a/deployment/deploy.json
+++ b/deployment/deploy.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "__fyi__": "If you use anything other than the first 7 characters of the git hash, you just broke everything",
-  "astron": "6b769e6",
+  "astron": "696a6c4",
   "panda3d": "b924139",
   "libpandadna": "a0047ce",
   "version-prefix": "stride-beta-",