diff --git a/flow/designs/asap7/cva6/config.mk b/flow/designs/asap7/cva6/config.mk
index 355dba03aa..4f628b4fd4 100644
--- a/flow/designs/asap7/cva6/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/asap7/cva6/config.mk
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export SDC_FILE               = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NAME)/constr
 
 export CORE_UTILIZATION       = 70
 export CORE_MARGIN            = 2
-export MACRO_PLACE_HALO       = 3 3
+export MACRO_PLACE_HALO       = 5 5
 export PLACE_DENSITY          = 0.69
 
 # a smoketest for this option, there are a
diff --git a/flow/designs/asap7/riscv32i/config.mk b/flow/designs/asap7/riscv32i/config.mk
index 6b4175b16a..ebd8fe9f63 100644
--- a/flow/designs/asap7/riscv32i/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/asap7/riscv32i/config.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export CORE_MARGIN      = 5
 export PLACE_DENSITY_LB_ADDON = 0.10
 
 export IO_CONSTRAINTS     = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NICKNAME)/io.tcl
-export MACRO_PLACE_HALO    = 2 2
+export MACRO_PLACE_HALO    = 4 4
 
 export TNS_END_PERCENT   = 100
 
diff --git a/flow/designs/gf12/ariane/config.mk b/flow/designs/gf12/ariane/config.mk
index 4a8e331a21..0a700d0971 100644
--- a/flow/designs/gf12/ariane/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/gf12/ariane/config.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export PLACE_DENSITY ?= 0.50
 
 export IO_CONSTRAINTS  = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NICKNAME)/io.tcl
 
-export MACRO_PLACE_HALO = 7 7 
+export MACRO_PLACE_HALO = 10 10 
 export MACRO_WRAPPERS = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NICKNAME)/wrappers.tcl
 
 ifeq ($(USE_FILL),1)
diff --git a/flow/designs/nangate45/ariane136/config.mk b/flow/designs/nangate45/ariane136/config.mk
index 04da1dc265..3ba5ef624e 100644
--- a/flow/designs/nangate45/ariane136/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/nangate45/ariane136/config.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export CORE_AREA   = 10 12 1448 1448
 
 export IO_CONSTRAINTS = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NICKNAME)/io.tcl
 
-export MACRO_PLACE_HALO = 10 10
+export MACRO_PLACE_HALO = 12 12
 
 export TNS_END_PERCENT = 100
 export PLACE_DENSITY = 0.35
diff --git a/flow/designs/nangate45/black_parrot/config.mk b/flow/designs/nangate45/black_parrot/config.mk
index 771ea51da1..0014d85fb9 100644
--- a/flow/designs/nangate45/black_parrot/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/nangate45/black_parrot/config.mk
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export PLACE_DENSITY_LB_ADDON = 0.05
 
 export MACRO_PLACEMENT_TCL = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NAME)/macro_placement.tcl
 
-export MACRO_PLACE_HALO    = 10 10
+export MACRO_PLACE_HALO    = 15 15
 
 export TNS_END_PERCENT     = 100
 
diff --git a/flow/designs/nangate45/bp_multi_top/config.mk b/flow/designs/nangate45/bp_multi_top/config.mk
index 60edf46ef3..767b26d48b 100644
--- a/flow/designs/nangate45/bp_multi_top/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/nangate45/bp_multi_top/config.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export DIE_AREA    = 0 0 1100 1100
 export CORE_AREA   = 10.07 9.8 1090 1090
 export IO_CONSTRAINTS = $(DESIGN_HOME)/$(PLATFORM)/$(DESIGN_NAME)/io.tcl
 
-export MACRO_PLACE_HALO = 10 10
+export MACRO_PLACE_HALO = 20 20
 
 export PLACE_DENSITY_LB_ADDON = 0.05
 export SKIP_GATE_CLONING      = 1
diff --git a/flow/designs/sky130hd/chameleon/config.mk b/flow/designs/sky130hd/chameleon/config.mk
index 9636be3769..a7dea45470 100644
--- a/flow/designs/sky130hd/chameleon/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/sky130hd/chameleon/config.mk
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ export ADDITIONAL_LEFS  = $(DESIGN_DIR)/lef/apb_sys_0.lef \
 export FP_PDN_RAIL_WIDTH  = 0.48
 export FP_PDN_RAIL_OFFSET = 0
 export TNS_END_PERCENT    = 100
+
+export MACRO_PLACE_HALO = 40 40
diff --git a/flow/designs/sky130hd/microwatt/config.mk b/flow/designs/sky130hd/microwatt/config.mk
index 22cb13c023..e818d5bd7b 100644
--- a/flow/designs/sky130hd/microwatt/config.mk
+++ b/flow/designs/sky130hd/microwatt/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export SYNTH_HIERARCHICAL = 1
 
 export PLACE_DENSITY = 0.3
 
-export MACRO_PLACE_HALO = 60 60
+export MACRO_PLACE_HALO = 70 70
 
 # CTS tuning
 export CTS_BUF_DISTANCE = 600
diff --git a/tools/OpenROAD b/tools/OpenROAD
index 6b9d7fb806..42619288fc 160000
--- a/tools/OpenROAD
+++ b/tools/OpenROAD
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6b9d7fb806c0e769b548989d4049d8d0355ed487
+Subproject commit 42619288fc9b49a7354294659f524c6d2aa519a0