diff --git a/src/v0.8/core/filecoin/Filecoin.sol b/src/v0.8/core/filecoin/Filecoin.sol
index ddc6b77c..4e2c1514 100644
--- a/src/v0.8/core/filecoin/Filecoin.sol
+++ b/src/v0.8/core/filecoin/Filecoin.sol
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {UUPSUpgradeable} from "@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable/proxy/utils/U
 /// @title Filecoin
 contract Filecoin is Initializable, UUPSUpgradeable, IFilecoin, RolesModifiers {
     FilecoinType.Network public network;
-    IRoles private roles;
+    IRoles public roles;
     /// @dev This empty reserved space is put in place to allow future versions to add new
     uint256[32] private __gap;
 
@@ -142,4 +142,9 @@ contract Filecoin is Initializable, UUPSUpgradeable, IFilecoin, RolesModifiers {
     /// @dev mock the filecoin claim data
     // solhint-disable-next-line
     function setMockClaimData(uint64 claimId, bytes memory _data) external {}
+
+    /// @notice Set the Roles contract.
+    function setRoles(address _roles) external onlyRole(roles, RolesType.DEFAULT_ADMIN_ROLE) {
+         roles = IRoles(_roles);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/v0.8/interfaces/core/IFilecoin.sol b/src/v0.8/interfaces/core/IFilecoin.sol
index f6a7278b..b4e5f787 100644
--- a/src/v0.8/interfaces/core/IFilecoin.sol
+++ b/src/v0.8/interfaces/core/IFilecoin.sol
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 pragma solidity ^0.8.21;
 
 import {FilecoinType} from "src/v0.8/types/FilecoinType.sol";
+import {IRoles} from "src/v0.8/interfaces/core/IRoles.sol";
 
 /// @title IFilplus
 interface IFilecoin {
@@ -43,4 +44,11 @@ interface IFilecoin {
 
     /// @dev mock the filecoin claim data
     function setMockClaimData(uint64 claimId, bytes memory _data) external;
+
+    /// @notice Set the Roles contract.
+    function setRoles(address _roles) external ;
+
+    /// @notice Get the Roles contract.
+    /// @return Roles contract address.
+    function roles() external view returns (IRoles);
 }
diff --git a/src/v0.8/mocks/core/filecoin/MockFilecoin.sol b/src/v0.8/mocks/core/filecoin/MockFilecoin.sol
index 86930519..e3637c75 100644
--- a/src/v0.8/mocks/core/filecoin/MockFilecoin.sol
+++ b/src/v0.8/mocks/core/filecoin/MockFilecoin.sol
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ contract MockFilecoin is
     IFilecoin,
     RolesModifiers
 {
-    IRoles private roles;
+    IRoles public roles;
     FilecoinType.DealState private mockDealState;
     //bytes private mockClaimData;
     mapping(uint64 => bytes) private mockClaimData; //matchingId=>Matchedstore
@@ -86,4 +86,7 @@ contract MockFilecoin is
     ) external view override returns (bytes memory) {
         return mockClaimData[claimId];
     }
+
+    /// @notice Set the Roles contract.
+    function setRoles(address _roles) external {}
 }