diff --git a/.changeset/strong-walls-help.md b/.changeset/strong-walls-help.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e22e493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strong-walls-help.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@cartesi/sdk": minor
+---
+
+add espresso-dev-node binary
diff --git a/packages/sdk/Dockerfile b/packages/sdk/Dockerfile
index d5f65d24..4a0aecc5 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/sdk/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ ARG SERVER_MANAGER_VERSION
 ARG CARTESI_IMAGE_KERNEL_VERSION
 ARG LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION
 ARG XGENEXT2_VERSION
+ARG ESPRESSO_DEV_NODE_TAG
+
+# https://github.com/EspressoSystems/espresso-sequencer/pkgs/container/espresso-sequencer%2Fespresso-dev-node
+FROM ghcr.io/espressosystems/espresso-sequencer/espresso-dev-node:${ESPRESSO_DEV_NODE_TAG} AS espresso-dev-node
 
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE} AS builder
 
@@ -145,5 +149,7 @@ ADD --chmod=644 \
 RUN tar -xJf /usr/share/cartesi-machine/images/linux-headers.tar.xz -C / && \
     rm /usr/share/cartesi-machine/images/linux-headers.tar.xz
 
+COPY --from=espresso-dev-node /usr/bin/espresso-dev-node /usr/bin/
+
 WORKDIR /mnt
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/packages/sdk/docker-bake.hcl b/packages/sdk/docker-bake.hcl
index b4fd7e8e..df26d4c7 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/packages/sdk/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ target "default" {
     DEVNET_VERSION                = "1.8.0"
     LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION          = "6.5.9-ctsi-1-v0.19.1"
     XGENEXT2_VERSION              = "1.5.6"
+    ESPRESSO_DEV_NODE_TAG         = "20240925"
   }
 }