diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-prefix.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-prefix.sh
index a33ef6dae0..de9a22c073 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-prefix.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-prefix.sh
@@ -607,8 +607,8 @@ bootstrap_portage() {
 	# STABLE_PV that is known to work. Intended for power users only.
 	## It is critical that STABLE_PV is the lastest (non-masked) version that is
 	## included in the snapshot for bootstrap_tree.
-	STABLE_PV="3.0.49"
-	[[ ${TESTING_PV} == latest ]] && TESTING_PV="3.0.49"
+	STABLE_PV="3.0.56.1"
+	[[ ${TESTING_PV} == latest ]] && TESTING_PV="3.0.56.1"
 	PV="${TESTING_PV:-${STABLE_PV}}"
 	A=prefix-portage-${PV}.tar.bz2
 	einfo "Bootstrapping ${A%.tar.*}"