diff --git a/src/downloader.ts b/src/downloader.ts
index 58cb7f6..c1fbc07 100644
--- a/src/downloader.ts
+++ b/src/downloader.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function runDownloader(force = false): Promise<void> {
   }
   await ensureDir(paths.data)
   await ensureAsset(
-    `https://github.com/ethersphere/bee/releases/download/v1.17.2/bee-${platformString}-${archString}${suffixString}`,
+    `https://github.com/ethersphere/bee/releases/download/v1.17.3/bee-${platformString}-${archString}${suffixString}`,
     `bee${suffixString}`,
     { chmod: process.platform !== 'win32', force },
   )
diff --git a/src/launcher.ts b/src/launcher.ts
index 62c86c7..b55e348 100644
--- a/src/launcher.ts
+++ b/src/launcher.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ swap-enable: false
 mainnet: true
 full-node: false
 cors-allowed-origins: '*'
-use-postage-snapshot: true
+use-postage-snapshot: false
 resolver-options: https://cloudflare-eth.com
 data-dir: ${getPath('data-dir')}
 password: ${v4()}
diff --git a/src/migration.ts b/src/migration.ts
index 11bdadc..fef487b 100644
--- a/src/migration.ts
+++ b/src/migration.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@ export function runMigrations() {
 
   const config = readConfigYaml()
 
-  // TODO: remove this after 1.0.0 release
-  // this is a migration path for pioneers
-  // who helped testing the early versions
-  if (!config.password) {
-    writeConfigYaml({ password: 'Test' })
-  }
-
   if (config['storage-incentives-enable'] === undefined) {
     writeConfigYaml({ 'storage-incentives-enable': false })
   }
@@ -33,4 +26,8 @@ export function runMigrations() {
   if (config.transaction !== undefined) {
     deleteKeyFromConfigYaml('transaction')
   }
+
+  if (config['use-postage-snapshot'] !== false && config['use-postage-snapshot'] !== 'false') {
+    writeConfigYaml({ 'use-postage-snapshot': false })
+  }
 }