diff --git a/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/dist/deploy-proxy.d.ts b/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/dist/deploy-proxy.d.ts
index 2405883..5879166 100644
--- a/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/dist/deploy-proxy.d.ts
+++ b/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/dist/deploy-proxy.d.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export interface DeployFunction {
 }
 export interface DeployOptions extends ValidationOptions {
     initializer?: string | false;
+    proxyFactory?: any;
 }
 export declare function makeDeployProxy(hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment): DeployFunction;
 //# sourceMappingURL=deploy-proxy.d.ts.map
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diff --git a/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/dist/deploy-proxy.js b/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/dist/deploy-proxy.js
index 8dbb62a..d0761f4 100644
--- a/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/dist/deploy-proxy.js
+++ b/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/dist/deploy-proxy.js
@@ -26,14 +26,15 @@ function makeDeployProxy(hre) {
         let proxyDeployment;
         switch (kind) {
             case 'uups': {
-                const ProxyFactory = await utils_1.getProxyFactory(hre, ImplFactory.signer);
+                const ProxyFactory = await (opts.proxyFactory || utils_1.getProxyFactory(hre, ImplFactory.signer))
                 proxyDeployment = Object.assign({ kind }, await utils_1.deploy(ProxyFactory, impl, data));
                 break;
             }
             case 'transparent': {
                 const AdminFactory = await utils_1.getProxyAdminFactory(hre, ImplFactory.signer);
                 const adminAddress = await upgrades_core_1.fetchOrDeployAdmin(provider, () => utils_1.deploy(AdminFactory));
-                const TransparentUpgradeableProxyFactory = await utils_1.getTransparentUpgradeableProxyFactory(hre, ImplFactory.signer);
+                const TransparentUpgradeableProxyFactory = await (opts.proxyFactory || utils_1.getTransparentUpgradeableProxyFactory(hre, ImplFactory.signer))
+
                 proxyDeployment = Object.assign({ kind }, await utils_1.deploy(TransparentUpgradeableProxyFactory, impl, adminAddress, data));
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/src/deploy-proxy.ts b/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/src/deploy-proxy.ts
index c8beb0d..b187875 100644
--- a/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/src/deploy-proxy.ts
+++ b/node_modules/@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades/src/deploy-proxy.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface DeployFunction {
 
 export interface DeployOptions extends ValidationOptions {
   initializer?: string | false;
+  proxyFactory?: any;
 }
 
 export function makeDeployProxy(hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment): DeployFunction {
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ export function makeDeployProxy(hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment): DeployFunction
     let proxyDeployment: Required<ProxyDeployment>;
     switch (kind) {
       case 'uups': {
-        const ProxyFactory = await getProxyFactory(hre, ImplFactory.signer);
+        const ProxyFactory = await (opts.proxyFactory || getProxyFactory(hre, ImplFactory.signer));
+
         proxyDeployment = Object.assign({ kind }, await deploy(ProxyFactory, impl, data));
         break;
       }
@@ -67,7 +69,8 @@ export function makeDeployProxy(hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment): DeployFunction
       case 'transparent': {
         const AdminFactory = await getProxyAdminFactory(hre, ImplFactory.signer);
         const adminAddress = await fetchOrDeployAdmin(provider, () => deploy(AdminFactory));
-        const TransparentUpgradeableProxyFactory = await getTransparentUpgradeableProxyFactory(hre, ImplFactory.signer);
+        const TransparentUpgradeableProxyFactory = await (opts.proxyFactory || getTransparentUpgradeableProxyFactory(hre, ImplFactory.signer););
+
         proxyDeployment = Object.assign(
           { kind },
           await deploy(TransparentUpgradeableProxyFactory, impl, adminAddress, data),