diff --git a/.github/workflows/l1-contracts-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/l1-contracts-ci.yaml
index ec546bb5c..46ff536b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/l1-contracts-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/l1-contracts-ci.yaml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "$PWD/foundry-zksync" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: yarn
+        run: ci_run yarn
 
       - name: Build system contract artifacts
         run: yarn sc build:foundry
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
             da-contracts/out
             l1-contracts/cache-forge
             l1-contracts/out
-            l1-contracts/zkout
+            # TODO: cached `zkout` and the one for tests produce different hashes and so it causes the tests to fail
             l2-contracts/cache-forge
             l2-contracts/zkout
             system-contracts/zkout
diff --git a/l1-contracts/foundry.toml b/l1-contracts/foundry.toml
index 2dd32c36b..84614c12c 100644
--- a/l1-contracts/foundry.toml
+++ b/l1-contracts/foundry.toml
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ optimizer = true
 optimizer_runs = 200
 [profile.default.zksync] 
 enable_eravm_extensions = true
-zksolc = "1.5.3"
+zksolc = "1.5.7"
diff --git a/l1-contracts/hardhat.config.ts b/l1-contracts/hardhat.config.ts
index fc3ae18f1..931008a31 100644
--- a/l1-contracts/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/l1-contracts/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default {
   },
   zksolc: {
     compilerSource: "binary",
-    version: "1.5.3",
+    version: "1.5.7",
     settings: {
       isSystem: true,
     },
diff --git a/l2-contracts/foundry.toml b/l2-contracts/foundry.toml
index b369e211f..cbc072ca8 100644
--- a/l2-contracts/foundry.toml
+++ b/l2-contracts/foundry.toml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ fs_permissions = [
 
 [profile.default.zksync] 
 enable_eravm_extensions = true
-zksolc = "1.5.3"
+zksolc = "1.5.7"
diff --git a/l2-contracts/hardhat.config.ts b/l2-contracts/hardhat.config.ts
index 5aa44b527..073b0db2f 100644
--- a/l2-contracts/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/l2-contracts/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if (!process.env.CHAIN_ETH_NETWORK) {
 
 export default {
   zksolc: {
-    version: "1.5.3",
+    version: "1.5.7",
     compilerSource: "binary",
     settings: {
       isSystem: true,