diff --git a/lake-manifest.json b/lake-manifest.json
index 89cb6852c1073..0cf2266a35451 100644
--- a/lake-manifest.json
+++ b/lake-manifest.json
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {"version": "1.1.0",
  "packagesDir": ".lake/packages",
  "packages":
- [{"url": "https://github.com/leanprover-community/batteries",
+ [{"url": "https://github.com/fgdorais/batteries",
    "type": "git",
    "subDir": null,
    "scope": "leanprover-community",
-   "rev": "85f6511d93f9e6a8188ec9985c82f08f65c26cae",
+   "rev": "9154a150cccabb216045b58a36f3aaf8a015c984",
    "name": "batteries",
    "manifestFile": "lake-manifest.json",
-   "inputRev": "main",
+   "inputRev": "mersenne-twister",
    "inherited": false,
    "configFile": "lakefile.toml"},
   {"url": "https://github.com/leanprover-community/quote4",
diff --git a/lakefile.lean b/lakefile.lean
index bc09c6e252447..fd75960d6d57a 100644
--- a/lakefile.lean
+++ b/lakefile.lean
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ open Lake DSL
 ## Mathlib dependencies on upstream projects
 -/
 
-require "leanprover-community" / "batteries" @ git "main"
+require "leanprover-community" / "batteries" from git "https://github.com/fgdorais/batteries" @ "mersenne-twister"
 require "leanprover-community" / "Qq" @ git "master"
 require "leanprover-community" / "aesop" @ git "master"
 require "leanprover-community" / "proofwidgets" @ git "v0.0.43"