diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 76dd098..d9a47fc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ heapless = { version = "0.7.17", default-features = false }
 [features]
 default = ["{{ mcu }}-hal/xtal-40mhz"]
 {% endif %}
+
+# remove before merge
+[patch.crates-io]
+esp-wifi = { git = "https://github.com/esp-rs/esp-wifi", rev = "c8933172bc68b539f1fc17e21cdafafa494803ae" }