diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 9eb32420d1..33e7d94136 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 	url = https://github.com/zeromq/cppzmq
 [submodule "src/cluster/websocket/auxil/IXWebSocket"]
 	path = src/cluster/websocket/auxil/IXWebSocket
-	url = https://github.com/zeek/IXWebSocket.git
+	url = https://github.com/machinezone/IXWebSocket
 [submodule "auxil/expected-lite"]
 	path = auxil/expected-lite
 	url = https://github.com/martinmoene/expected-lite.git
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9b13ae7d72..8b3ba79ec3 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+8.0.0-dev.102 | 2025-05-15 16:44:16 +0200
+
+  * IXWebSocket: Point at upstream, bump to v11.4.6 (Arne Welzel, Corelight)
+
 8.0.0-dev.100 | 2025-05-15 10:21:53 +0100
 
   * Add STLS command to POP3 DPD signature.
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index be882c4fc3..556968259c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.0.0-dev.100
+8.0.0-dev.102
diff --git a/src/cluster/websocket/auxil/IXWebSocket b/src/cluster/websocket/auxil/IXWebSocket
index abb632fb0f..2efe037c9c 160000
--- a/src/cluster/websocket/auxil/IXWebSocket
+++ b/src/cluster/websocket/auxil/IXWebSocket
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit abb632fb0f778258e9a8c8c1b3a262f804755fdb
+Subproject commit 2efe037c9cc96fd536774f17bdb5215161ee5087