diff --git a/l1-contracts/src/core/libraries/ConstantsGen.sol b/l1-contracts/src/core/libraries/ConstantsGen.sol
index 5c827dbabb4..ce952a6fb6d 100644
--- a/l1-contracts/src/core/libraries/ConstantsGen.sol
+++ b/l1-contracts/src/core/libraries/ConstantsGen.sol
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ library Constants {
   uint256 internal constant INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM = 1;
   uint256 internal constant PRIVATE_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS = 18;
   uint256 internal constant BLOB_SIZE_IN_BYTES = 126976;
-  uint256 internal constant AZTEC_MAX_EPOCH_DURATION = 32;
+  uint256 internal constant AZTEC_MAX_EPOCH_DURATION = 48;
   uint256 internal constant GENESIS_ARCHIVE_ROOT =
     1002640778211850180189505934749257244705296832326768971348723156503780793518;
   uint256 internal constant FEE_JUICE_INITIAL_MINT = 200000000000000000000;
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ library Constants {
   uint256 internal constant KERNEL_CIRCUIT_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 958;
   uint256 internal constant CONSTANT_ROLLUP_DATA_LENGTH = 13;
   uint256 internal constant BASE_OR_MERGE_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 31;
-  uint256 internal constant BLOCK_ROOT_OR_BLOCK_MERGE_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 90;
-  uint256 internal constant ROOT_ROLLUP_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 76;
+  uint256 internal constant BLOCK_ROOT_OR_BLOCK_MERGE_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 122;
+  uint256 internal constant ROOT_ROLLUP_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 108;
   uint256 internal constant GET_NOTES_ORACLE_RETURN_LENGTH = 674;
   uint256 internal constant NOTE_HASHES_NUM_BYTES_PER_BASE_ROLLUP = 2048;
   uint256 internal constant NULLIFIERS_NUM_BYTES_PER_BASE_ROLLUP = 2048;
diff --git a/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/types/src/constants.nr b/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/types/src/constants.nr
index 1eccf5c8554..7dd7fa27906 100644
--- a/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/types/src/constants.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/types/src/constants.nr
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ pub global INITIALIZATION_SLOT_SEPARATOR: Field = 1000_000_000;
 pub global INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM: Field = 1;
 pub global PRIVATE_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS: u32 = 18; // This is currently affected by the size of the log overhead defined in aztec-nr/aztec/src/encrypted_logs/payload.nr.
 pub global BLOB_SIZE_IN_BYTES: Field = 31 * 4096;
-pub global AZTEC_MAX_EPOCH_DURATION: u32 = 32;
+pub global AZTEC_MAX_EPOCH_DURATION: u32 = 48;
 // The following is taken from building a block and looking at the `lastArchive` value in it.
 // You can run the `integration_l1_publisher.test.ts` and look at the first blocks in the fixtures.
 pub global GENESIS_ARCHIVE_ROOT: Field =
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml
index 1774c16fd66..8a9e8900341 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ data:
     export STAKING_ASSET_CONTRACT_ADDRESS={{ .Values.bootNode.contracts.stakingAssetAddress }}
     export FEE_JUICE_PORTAL_CONTRACT_ADDRESS={{ .Values.bootNode.contracts.feeJuicePortalAddress }}
 {{- end }}
-{{if not .Values.network.public }}
 ---
 # Headless service for StatefulSet DNS entries
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -234,16 +233,24 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     {{- include "aztec-network.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
+  # If this is a public network, we want to expose the boot node as a LoadBalancer
+  {{- if .Values.network.public }}
+  type: LoadBalancer
+  {{- else }}
+  type: ClusterIP
   clusterIP: None
+  {{- end }}
   selector:
     {{- include "aztec-network.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
     app: boot-node
   ports:
+    # External load balancers cannot handle mixed TCP/UDP ports, so we only expose the node port
+    {{- if not .Values.network.public }}
     - port: {{ .Values.bootNode.service.p2pTcpPort }}
       name: p2p-tpc
     - port: {{ .Values.bootNode.service.p2pUdpPort }}
       name: p2p-udp
       protocol: UDP
+    {{- end }}
     - port: {{ .Values.bootNode.service.nodePort }}
       name: node
-{{ end }}
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values/rc-1.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values/rc-1.yaml
index 0999275cef1..1f50b6b21b0 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values/rc-1.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values/rc-1.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ network:
 
 aztec:
   slotDuration: 36
-  epochDuration: 32
+  epochDuration: 48
   realProofs: true
 
 images:
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ bootNode:
   storageSize: "100Gi"
 
 proverAgent:
-  replicas: 16
+  replicas: 24
   bb:
     hardwareConcurrency: 31
   gke:
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ proverAgent:
 bot:
   followChain: "PENDING"
   enabled: true
-  txIntervalSeconds: 200
+  txIntervalSeconds: 300
 
 jobs:
   deployL1Verifier:
diff --git a/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/constants.gen.ts b/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/constants.gen.ts
index 684c4093d3a..fd9eea48da4 100644
--- a/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/constants.gen.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/constants.gen.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const INITIALIZATION_SLOT_SEPARATOR = 1000000000;
 export const INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM = 1;
 export const PRIVATE_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS = 18;
 export const BLOB_SIZE_IN_BYTES = 126976;
-export const AZTEC_MAX_EPOCH_DURATION = 32;
+export const AZTEC_MAX_EPOCH_DURATION = 48;
 export const GENESIS_ARCHIVE_ROOT = 1002640778211850180189505934749257244705296832326768971348723156503780793518n;
 export const FEE_JUICE_INITIAL_MINT = 200000000000000000000n;
 export const PUBLIC_DISPATCH_SELECTOR = 3578010381;
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ export const KERNEL_CIRCUIT_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 958;
 export const AVM_CIRCUIT_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 1009;
 export const CONSTANT_ROLLUP_DATA_LENGTH = 13;
 export const BASE_OR_MERGE_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 31;
-export const BLOCK_ROOT_OR_BLOCK_MERGE_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 90;
-export const ROOT_ROLLUP_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 76;
+export const BLOCK_ROOT_OR_BLOCK_MERGE_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 122;
+export const ROOT_ROLLUP_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH = 108;
 export const GET_NOTES_ORACLE_RETURN_LENGTH = 674;
 export const NOTE_HASHES_NUM_BYTES_PER_BASE_ROLLUP = 2048;
 export const NULLIFIERS_NUM_BYTES_PER_BASE_ROLLUP = 2048;