diff --git a/bindings/.githead b/bindings/.githead
index 58a79d30b..4ba711ae2 100644
--- a/bindings/.githead
+++ b/bindings/.githead
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ccecd708276bce3eca84b92c7c48c95b2156dd18
+285c756c270fa4041c10aa06d95e2067fcc1b69f
diff --git a/prover/proof_producer/dummy_producer.go b/prover/proof_producer/dummy_producer.go
index f6ca986df..364cadce9 100644
--- a/prover/proof_producer/dummy_producer.go
+++ b/prover/proof_producer/dummy_producer.go
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ type DummyProofProducer struct {
 	RandomDummyProofDelayUpperBound *time.Duration
 }
 
+func (d *DummyProofProducer) CalcDelay(
+	header *types.Header,
+) time.Duration {
+	return time.Duration(0)
+}
+
 // RequestProof implements the ProofProducer interface.
 func (d *DummyProofProducer) RequestProof(
 	ctx context.Context,
diff --git a/prover/proof_producer/proof_producer.go b/prover/proof_producer/proof_producer.go
index d5022129a..c16db843b 100644
--- a/prover/proof_producer/proof_producer.go
+++ b/prover/proof_producer/proof_producer.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ type ProofProducer interface {
 		resultCh chan *ProofWithHeader,
 	) error
 	Cancel(ctx context.Context, blockID *big.Int) error
+	CalcDelay(header *types.Header) time.Duration
 }
 
 func DegreeToCircuitsIdx(degree uint64) (uint16, error) {
diff --git a/prover/proof_producer/special_proof_producer.go b/prover/proof_producer/special_proof_producer.go
index 0d85a77ad..70edbbccb 100644
--- a/prover/proof_producer/special_proof_producer.go
+++ b/prover/proof_producer/special_proof_producer.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -60,6 +61,12 @@ func NewSpecialProofProducer(
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (p *SpecialProofProducer) CalcDelay(
+	header *types.Header,
+) time.Duration {
+	return time.Duration(0)
+}
+
 // RequestProof implements the ProofProducer interface.
 func (p *SpecialProofProducer) RequestProof(
 	ctx context.Context,
diff --git a/prover/proof_producer/zkevm_rpcd_producer.go b/prover/proof_producer/zkevm_rpcd_producer.go
index 7932adc05..17b5dfa00 100644
--- a/prover/proof_producer/zkevm_rpcd_producer.go
+++ b/prover/proof_producer/zkevm_rpcd_producer.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type ZkevmRpcdProducer struct {
 	L2Endpoint      string                         // a L2 execution engine's RPC endpoint
 	Retry           bool                           // retry proof computation if error
 	CustomProofHook func() ([]byte, uint64, error) // only for testing purposes
+	ProofTimeTarget uint64                         // used for calculating proof delay
 }
 
 // RequestProofBody represents the JSON body for requesting the proof.
@@ -90,16 +91,31 @@ func NewZkevmRpcdProducer(
 	l1Endpoint string,
 	l2Endpoint string,
 	retry bool,
+	proofTimeTarget uint64,
 ) (*ZkevmRpcdProducer, error) {
 	return &ZkevmRpcdProducer{
-		RpcdEndpoint: rpcdEndpoint,
-		Param:        param,
-		L1Endpoint:   l1Endpoint,
-		L2Endpoint:   l2Endpoint,
-		Retry:        retry,
+		RpcdEndpoint:    rpcdEndpoint,
+		Param:           param,
+		L1Endpoint:      l1Endpoint,
+		L2Endpoint:      l2Endpoint,
+		Retry:           retry,
+		ProofTimeTarget: proofTimeTarget,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (p *ZkevmRpcdProducer) CalcDelay(
+	header *types.Header,
+) time.Duration {
+	// if > 0, delay has not yet elapsed; proof should be delayed.
+	// if <= 0, delay has already elapsed; proof does not need delay.
+	delay := ((p.ProofTimeTarget + header.Time) - uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
+	if delay > 0 {
+		return time.Duration(delay)
+	} else {
+		return time.Duration(0)
+	}
+}
+
 // RequestProof implements the ProofProducer interface.
 func (p *ZkevmRpcdProducer) RequestProof(
 	ctx context.Context,
@@ -131,14 +147,16 @@ func (p *ZkevmRpcdProducer) RequestProof(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	resultCh <- &ProofWithHeader{
-		BlockID: blockID,
-		Header:  header,
-		Meta:    meta,
-		ZkProof: proof,
-		Degree:  degree,
-		Opts:    opts,
-	}
+	time.AfterFunc(p.CalcDelay(header), func() {
+		resultCh <- &ProofWithHeader{
+			BlockID: blockID,
+			Header:  header,
+			Meta:    meta,
+			ZkProof: proof,
+			Degree:  degree,
+			Opts:    opts,
+		}
+	})
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/prover/proof_producer/zkevm_rpcd_producer_test.go b/prover/proof_producer/zkevm_rpcd_producer_test.go
index e8e2e3ac9..41f0c9701 100644
--- a/prover/proof_producer/zkevm_rpcd_producer_test.go
+++ b/prover/proof_producer/zkevm_rpcd_producer_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestNewZkevmRpcdProducer(t *testing.T) {
-	dummpyZkevmRpcdProducer, err := NewZkevmRpcdProducer("http://localhost:18545", "", "", "", false)
+	dummpyZkevmRpcdProducer, err := NewZkevmRpcdProducer("http://localhost:18545", "", "", "", false, 0)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 
 	dummpyZkevmRpcdProducer.CustomProofHook = func() ([]byte, uint64, error) {
diff --git a/prover/prover.go b/prover/prover.go
index c998533e5..7b3db27fa 100644
--- a/prover/prover.go
+++ b/prover/prover.go
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ func InitFromConfig(ctx context.Context, p *Prover, cfg *Config) (err error) {
 	isSystemProver := cfg.SystemProver
 	isOracleProver := cfg.OracleProver
 
+	stateVars, err := p.rpc.GetProtocolStateVariables(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("error retrieving protocol state variables", "error", err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if isSystemProver || isOracleProver {
 		var specialProverAddress common.Address
 		var privateKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey
@@ -188,6 +194,7 @@ func InitFromConfig(ctx context.Context, p *Prover, cfg *Config) (err error) {
 			cfg.L1HttpEndpoint,
 			cfg.L2HttpEndpoint,
 			true,
+			stateVars.ProofTimeTarget,
 		); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}