diff --git a/RELEASE.txt b/RELEASE.txt
index dcd4f14d8..0d6c21d30 100755
--- a/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/RELEASE.txt
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ This document describes the differences between 6.0.0 and 5.2.0 releases.
         
     Eiger
     =====  
-    Compatible version : 08.09.2020 (v27)
+    Compatible version : 08.10.2021 (v29)
     
     Jungfrau
     ========       
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServer_developer
index ed694dfd8..d1eb72e6c 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServer_developer and b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServer_developer differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
index 125891d14..39cbe9294 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "sls/sls_detector_defs.h"
 
-#define REQUIRED_FIRMWARE_VERSION (27)
+#define REQUIRED_FIRMWARE_VERSION (29)
 // virtual ones renamed for consistency
 // real ones keep previous name for compatibility (already in production)
 #ifdef VIRTUAL
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
index 0bd059325..547ed9dae 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 #define APIGOTTHARD2 0x211005
 #define APIMYTHEN3 0x211005
 #define APIMOENCH 0x210927
-#define APIEIGER 0x211005
 #define APIJUNGFRAU 0x211007
+#define APIEIGER 0x211008