diff --git a/Gutenberg/version.rb b/Gutenberg/version.rb
index 2941c0bf1ae9..347b7c7353b3 100644
--- a/Gutenberg/version.rb
+++ b/Gutenberg/version.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 #   LOCAL_GUTENBERG=../my-gutenberg-fork bundle exec pod install
 GUTENBERG_CONFIG = {
-  commit: 'b24b84849081f4d3846f2c1a5868764283be5aad', # for testing purposes
+  commit: '8aac0e8c6a775e73daca7ca6d05e505640e2471d', # for testing purposes
   # tag: 'v1.97.0-alpha1'
 }
 
diff --git a/Podfile.lock b/Podfile.lock
index 9ba8464b1cd6..59a0e2af0521 100644
--- a/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Podfile.lock
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PODS:
     - AppAuth/Core (~> 1.6)
     - GTMSessionFetcher/Core (< 3.0, >= 1.5)
   - GTMSessionFetcher/Core (1.7.2)
-  - Gutenberg (1.0.0)
+  - Gutenberg (1.96.0)
   - JTAppleCalendar (8.0.3)
   - Kanvas (1.4.4)
   - MediaEditor (1.2.1):
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - FSInteractiveMap (from `https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/FSInteractiveMap.git`, tag `0.2.0`)
   - Gifu (= 3.2.0)
   - Gridicons (~> 1.1.0)
-  - Gutenberg (from `https://d2twmm2nzpx3bg.cloudfront.net/Gutenberg-b24b84849081f4d3846f2c1a5868764283be5aad.podspec`)
+  - Gutenberg (from `https://d2twmm2nzpx3bg.cloudfront.net/Gutenberg-8aac0e8c6a775e73daca7ca6d05e505640e2471d.podspec`)
   - JTAppleCalendar (~> 8.0.2)
   - Kanvas (~> 1.4.4)
   - MediaEditor (~> 1.2.1)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :git: https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/FSInteractiveMap.git
     :tag: 0.2.0
   Gutenberg:
-    :podspec: https://d2twmm2nzpx3bg.cloudfront.net/Gutenberg-b24b84849081f4d3846f2c1a5868764283be5aad.podspec
+    :podspec: https://d2twmm2nzpx3bg.cloudfront.net/Gutenberg-8aac0e8c6a775e73daca7ca6d05e505640e2471d.podspec
   WordPressShared:
     :branch: trunk
     :git: https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS-Shared.git
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   Gridicons: 17d660b97ce4231d582101b02f8280628b141c9a
   GTMAppAuth: 0ff230db599948a9ad7470ca667337803b3fc4dd
   GTMSessionFetcher: 5595ec75acf5be50814f81e9189490412bad82ba
-  Gutenberg: 7db906bba665170651d95db110d21599105ef820
+  Gutenberg: 6adc1370cc93c1da2963a41b8ee5f6f590be9727
   JTAppleCalendar: 932cadea40b1051beab10f67843451d48ba16c99
   Kanvas: f932eaed3d3f47aae8aafb6c2d27c968bdd49030
   MediaEditor: 20cdeb46bdecd040b8bc94467ac85a52b53b193a