diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-performance.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-performance.yml
index d570ae2dce18..ccf47d449586 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-performance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-performance.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ on:
       kova_ref:
         description: openclaw/Kova Git ref to install
         required: false
-        default: a0632ce20d69be319dc12337f929980c250c70f9
+        default: 24c26969e57d4d49f9d1a5071af85dd3d79daa2d
         type: string
       dispatch_id:
         description: Optional parent workflow dispatch identifier
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
             live: "true"
             include_filters: "scenario:agent-cold-warm-message"
     env:
-      KOVA_REF: ${{ inputs.kova_ref || 'a0632ce20d69be319dc12337f929980c250c70f9' }}
+      KOVA_REF: ${{ inputs.kova_ref || '24c26969e57d4d49f9d1a5071af85dd3d79daa2d' }}
       KOVA_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/.artifacts/kova/home/${{ matrix.lane }}
       PERFORMANCE_HELPER_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/.artifacts/performance-workflow
       REPORT_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/.artifacts/kova/reports/${{ matrix.lane }}
diff --git a/test/scripts/openclaw-performance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/openclaw-performance-workflow.test.ts
index bb85914c705b..7ed5064ea6e1 100644
--- a/test/scripts/openclaw-performance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/openclaw-performance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ describe("OpenClaw performance workflow", () => {
     expect(workflow).toContain("Optional parent workflow dispatch identifier");
   });
 
-  it("pins the Kova evaluator that attributes gateway process snapshots", () => {
+  it("pins the Kova evaluator with release validation contracts", () => {
     const workflow = readFileSync(WORKFLOW, "utf8");
-    const kovaRef = "a0632ce20d69be319dc12337f929980c250c70f9";
+    const kovaRef = "24c26969e57d4d49f9d1a5071af85dd3d79daa2d";
 
     expect(workflow).toContain(`default: ${kovaRef}`);
     expect(workflow).toContain(`inputs.kova_ref || '${kovaRef}'`);