diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ee4a1c05..9b1744c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FOUNDRY_PROFILE=default
 FORGE=FOUNDRY_PROFILE=$(FOUNDRY_PROFILE) forge
 SOLC_VERSION=0.8.24
-EVM_VERSION=paris
+EVM_VERSION=cancun
 DOCKER=docker
 ABIGEN="$(DOCKER) run -v .:/workspace -w /workspace -it ethereum/client-go:alltools-v1.11.6 abigen"
 SOLHINT=npx solhint
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ TEST_UPGRADEABLE=false
 
 .PHONY: build
 build:
-	$(FORGE) build --sizes --skip test --use solc:$(SOLC_VERSION)
+	$(FORGE) build --sizes --skip test --use solc:$(SOLC_VERSION) --evm-version $(EVM_VERSION)
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ lint:
 
 .PHONY: test
 test:
-	TEST_UPGRADEABLE=$(TEST_UPGRADEABLE) $(FORGE) test -vvvv --gas-report --isolate --use solc:$(SOLC_VERSION)
+	TEST_UPGRADEABLE=$(TEST_UPGRADEABLE) $(FORGE) test -vvvv --gas-report --isolate --use solc:$(SOLC_VERSION) --evm-version $(EVM_VERSION)
 
 .PHONY: snapshot
 snapshot:
diff --git a/chains/ibft2/chain0/ibftConfigFile.json b/chains/ibft2/chain0/ibftConfigFile.json
index c8f10eb5..e3993e18 100644
--- a/chains/ibft2/chain0/ibftConfigFile.json
+++ b/chains/ibft2/chain0/ibftConfigFile.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
     "genesis": {
       "config": {
          "chainId": 2018,
-         "muirglacierblock": 0,
+         "cancunTime": 0,
+         "zeroBaseFee": true,
          "ibft2": {
            "blockperiodseconds": 1,
            "epochlength": 30000,
diff --git a/chains/ibft2/chain1/ibftConfigFile.json b/chains/ibft2/chain1/ibftConfigFile.json
index b470cd24..6033cf21 100644
--- a/chains/ibft2/chain1/ibftConfigFile.json
+++ b/chains/ibft2/chain1/ibftConfigFile.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
     "genesis": {
       "config": {
          "chainId": 3018,
-         "muirglacierblock": 0,
+         "cancunTime": 0,
+         "zeroBaseFee": true,
          "ibft2": {
            "blockperiodseconds": 1,
            "epochlength": 30000,
diff --git a/chains/qbft/chain0/Dockerfile b/chains/qbft/chain0/Dockerfile
index 8bbde7d0..7598d8a5 100644
--- a/chains/qbft/chain0/Dockerfile
+++ b/chains/qbft/chain0/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM hyperledger/besu:24.3.0
+FROM hyperledger/besu:24.10.0
 
 USER root
 
diff --git a/chains/qbft/chain0/qbftConfigFile.json b/chains/qbft/chain0/qbftConfigFile.json
index 7dc92a6e..7c0238b1 100644
--- a/chains/qbft/chain0/qbftConfigFile.json
+++ b/chains/qbft/chain0/qbftConfigFile.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "genesis": {
     "config": {
       "chainId": 2018,
-      "muirglacierblock": 0,
+      "cancunTime": 0,
+      "zeroBaseFee": true,
       "qbft": {
         "blockperiodseconds": 1,
         "epochlength": 30000,
diff --git a/chains/qbft/chain1/Dockerfile b/chains/qbft/chain1/Dockerfile
index 8bbde7d0..7598d8a5 100644
--- a/chains/qbft/chain1/Dockerfile
+++ b/chains/qbft/chain1/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM hyperledger/besu:24.3.0
+FROM hyperledger/besu:24.10.0
 
 USER root
 
diff --git a/chains/qbft/chain1/qbftConfigFile.json b/chains/qbft/chain1/qbftConfigFile.json
index 83d37960..f125c8cd 100644
--- a/chains/qbft/chain1/qbftConfigFile.json
+++ b/chains/qbft/chain1/qbftConfigFile.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "genesis": {
     "config": {
       "chainId": 3018,
-      "muirglacierblock": 0,
+      "cancunTime": 0,
+      "zeroBaseFee": true,
       "qbft": {
         "blockperiodseconds": 1,
         "epochlength": 30000,
diff --git a/pkg/testing/chains.go b/pkg/testing/chains.go
index 3df2dbe8..c1f8f9c4 100644
--- a/pkg/testing/chains.go
+++ b/pkg/testing/chains.go
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ func (chain *Chain) WaitForReceiptAndGet(ctx context.Context, tx *gethtypes.Tran
 func (chain *Chain) WaitIfNoError(ctx context.Context, txName string) func(tx *gethtypes.Transaction, err error) error {
 	return func(tx *gethtypes.Transaction, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to call transaction: tx=%v err='%v'", txName, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to call transaction: tx=%v txPayload=%#v err='%v'", txName, tx, err)
 		}
 		return chain.WaitForReceiptAndGet(ctx, tx, txName)
 	}
@@ -1290,6 +1290,8 @@ func makeGenTxOpts(chainID *big.Int, prv *ecdsa.PrivateKey) func(ctx context.Con
 			// Set non-zero value to avoid call `estimateGas`
 			// This allows we can extract the revert reason from the transaction receipt if the transaction fails.
 			GasLimit: 6382056,
+			// Use legacy tx
+			GasPrice: big.NewInt(0),
 			Signer: func(address common.Address, tx *gethtypes.Transaction) (*gethtypes.Transaction, error) {
 				if address != addr {
 					return nil, errors.New("not authorized to sign this account")