diff --git a/bin/checkout_pinned_problem_specifications_commit.sh b/bin/checkout_pinned_problem_specifications_commit.sh
index b98e4c3b252..85ae8713391 100755
--- a/bin/checkout_pinned_problem_specifications_commit.sh
+++ b/bin/checkout_pinned_problem_specifications_commit.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 
-PINNED_COMMIT_HASH="c4043d661357fc2d7ad07b8359adc92d283a5a00"
+PINNED_COMMIT_HASH="9a6acd6f7f462089181251560eebb22eba893272"
 
 dir="$(./bin/get_problem_specifications_dir.sh)"
 
diff --git a/exercises/practice/variable-length-quantity/.meta/tests.toml b/exercises/practice/variable-length-quantity/.meta/tests.toml
index c9af549fc6f..53be789a382 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/variable-length-quantity/.meta/tests.toml
+++ b/exercises/practice/variable-length-quantity/.meta/tests.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> zero
 [be44d299-a151-4604-a10e-d4b867f41540]
 description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> arbitrary single byte"
 
+[890bc344-cb80-45af-b316-6806a6971e81]
+description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> asymmetric single byte"
+
 [ea399615-d274-4af6-bbef-a1c23c9e1346]
 description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> largest single byte"
 
@@ -24,6 +27,9 @@ description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> smal
 [63955a49-2690-4e22-a556-0040648d6b2d]
 description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> arbitrary double byte"
 
+[4977d113-251b-4d10-a3ad-2f5a7756bb58]
+description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> asymmetric double byte"
+
 [29da7031-0067-43d3-83a7-4f14b29ed97a]
 description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> largest double byte"
 
@@ -33,6 +39,9 @@ description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> smal
 [5df0bc2d-2a57-4300-a653-a75ee4bd0bee]
 description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> arbitrary triple byte"
 
+[6731045f-1e00-4192-b5ae-98b22e17e9f7]
+description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> asymmetric triple byte"
+
 [f51d8539-312d-4db1-945c-250222c6aa22]
 description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> largest triple byte"
 
@@ -42,6 +51,9 @@ description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> smal
 [11ed3469-a933-46f1-996f-2231e05d7bb6]
 description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> arbitrary quadruple byte"
 
+[b45ef770-cbba-48c2-bd3c-c6362679516e]
+description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> asymmetric quadruple byte"
+
 [d5f3f3c3-e0f1-4e7f-aad0-18a44f223d1c]
 description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> largest quadruple byte"
 
@@ -51,6 +63,9 @@ description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> smal
 [5f34ff12-2952-4669-95fe-2d11b693d331]
 description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> arbitrary quintuple byte"
 
+[9be46731-7cd5-415c-b960-48061cbc1154]
+description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> asymmetric quintuple byte"
+
 [7489694b-88c3-4078-9864-6fe802411009]
 description = "Encode a series of integers, producing a series of bytes. -> maximum 32-bit integer input"
 
diff --git a/exercises/practice/variable-length-quantity/tests/variable_length_quantity.rs b/exercises/practice/variable-length-quantity/tests/variable_length_quantity.rs
index e3f3dfe5ff4..b1b4e762d2c 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/variable-length-quantity/tests/variable_length_quantity.rs
+++ b/exercises/practice/variable-length-quantity/tests/variable_length_quantity.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ fn arbitrary_single_byte() {
     assert_eq!(output, expected);
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[ignore]
+fn asymmetric_single_byte() {
+    let input = &[83];
+    let output = vlq::to_bytes(input);
+    let expected = vec![0x53];
+    assert_eq!(output, expected);
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn largest_single_byte() {
@@ -44,6 +53,15 @@ fn arbitrary_double_byte() {
     assert_eq!(output, expected);
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[ignore]
+fn asymmetric_double_byte() {
+    let input = &[173];
+    let output = vlq::to_bytes(input);
+    let expected = vec![0x81, 0x2d];
+    assert_eq!(output, expected);
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn largest_double_byte() {
@@ -71,6 +89,15 @@ fn arbitrary_triple_byte() {
     assert_eq!(output, expected);
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[ignore]
+fn asymmetric_triple_byte() {
+    let input = &[120_220];
+    let output = vlq::to_bytes(input);
+    let expected = vec![0x87, 0xab, 0x1c];
+    assert_eq!(output, expected);
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn largest_triple_byte() {
@@ -98,6 +125,15 @@ fn arbitrary_quadruple_byte() {
     assert_eq!(output, expected);
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[ignore]
+fn asymmetric_quadruple_byte() {
+    let input = &[3_503_876];
+    let output = vlq::to_bytes(input);
+    let expected = vec![0x81, 0xd5, 0xee, 0x4];
+    assert_eq!(output, expected);
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn largest_quadruple_byte() {
@@ -125,6 +161,15 @@ fn arbitrary_quintuple_byte() {
     assert_eq!(output, expected);
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[ignore]
+fn asymmetric_quintuple_byte() {
+    let input = &[2_254_790_917];
+    let output = vlq::to_bytes(input);
+    let expected = vec![0x88, 0xb3, 0x95, 0xc2, 0x5];
+    assert_eq!(output, expected);
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn maximum_32_bit_integer_input() {