diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5659d09ae07..fb8e0c92d33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -304,12 +304,12 @@ jobs:
   cargo-run-e2e-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: get-fuel-core-version
-    services:
-      fuel-core:
-        image: ghcr.io/fuellabs/fuel-core:v${{ needs.get-fuel-core-version.outputs.fuel_core_version }}
-        ports:
-          - 4000:4000
     steps:
+      - name: Install fuel-core for tests
+        uses: baptiste0928/cargo-install@v2
+        with:
+          crate: fuel-core-bin
+          version: ${{ needs.get-fuel-core-version.outputs.fuel_core_version }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install toolchain
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
@@ -317,17 +317,20 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: ${{ env.RUST_VERSION }}
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: Cargo Run E2E Tests (Fuel VM)
-        run: cargo run --locked --release --bin test -- --locked
+        run: |
+          fuel-core run --db-type in-memory --debug & 
+          sleep 5 &&
+          cargo run --locked --release --bin test -- --locked
 
   cargo-run-e2e-test-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: get-fuel-core-version
-    services:
-      fuel-core:
-        image: ghcr.io/fuellabs/fuel-core:v${{ needs.get-fuel-core-version.outputs.fuel_core_version }}
-        ports:
-          - 4000:4000
     steps:
+      - name: Install fuel-core for tests
+        uses: baptiste0928/cargo-install@v2
+        with:
+          crate: fuel-core-bin
+          version: ${{ needs.get-fuel-core-version.outputs.fuel_core_version }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install toolchain
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
@@ -335,7 +338,10 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: ${{ env.RUST_VERSION }}
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: Cargo Run E2E Tests (Fuel VM)
-        run: cargo run --locked --release --bin test -- --locked --release
+        run: |
+          fuel-core run --db-type in-memory --debug & 
+          sleep 5 &&
+          cargo run --locked --release --bin test -- --locked --release
 
   cargo-run-e2e-test-evm:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ac0051afe08..ff35c75828e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -603,9 +603,9 @@ checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "chrono"
-version = "0.4.35"
+version = "0.4.37"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8eaf5903dcbc0a39312feb77df2ff4c76387d591b9fc7b04a238dcf8bb62639a"
+checksum = "8a0d04d43504c61aa6c7531f1871dd0d418d91130162063b789da00fd7057a5e"
 dependencies = [
  "android-tzdata",
  "iana-time-zone",
@@ -1699,6 +1699,26 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b5320ae4c3782150d900b79807611a59a99fc9a1d61d686faafc24b93fc8d7ca"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "enum-iterator"
+version = "1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9fd242f399be1da0a5354aa462d57b4ab2b4ee0683cc552f7c007d2d12d36e94"
+dependencies = [
+ "enum-iterator-derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "enum-iterator-derive"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "03cdc46ec28bd728e67540c528013c6a10eb69a02eb31078a1bda695438cbfb8"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.55",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "enum-ordinalize"
 version = "3.1.15"
@@ -2050,7 +2070,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "forc-tx",
  "forc-util",
  "forc-wallet",
- "fuel-abi-types 0.4.0",
+ "fuel-abi-types",
  "fuel-core-client",
  "fuel-crypto",
  "fuel-tx",
@@ -2183,7 +2203,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cid",
  "forc-tracing 0.52.1",
  "forc-util",
- "fuel-abi-types 0.4.0",
+ "fuel-abi-types",
  "futures",
  "git2",
  "gix-url",
@@ -2216,7 +2236,7 @@ version = "0.52.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "forc-pkg",
- "fuel-abi-types 0.4.0",
+ "fuel-abi-types",
  "fuel-tx",
  "fuel-vm",
  "rand",
@@ -2289,9 +2309,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "forc-wallet"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8892d98dd6b2e6fb47b23ef027e5e14653b82229d40b1b47c528fbccaf453c60"
+checksum = "9501ef5fe13259c6e094521fc8af77805e99d113c3986375575551e4ddf0b858"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap 4.5.4",
@@ -2352,23 +2372,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "fuel-abi-types"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f8118789261e77d67569859a06a886d53dbf7bd00ea23a18a2dfae26a1f5be25"
-dependencies = [
- "itertools 0.10.5",
- "lazy_static",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "regex",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
- "syn 2.0.55",
- "thiserror",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-abi-types"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -2388,21 +2391,21 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-asm"
-version = "0.43.2"
+version = "0.47.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1ea884860261efdc7300b63db7972cb0e08e8f5379495ad7cdd2bdb7c0cc4623"
+checksum = "d1b088ac4762d59736b90803db239f96c66f2a1a2c616715ef0a9c196b58edc9"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
  "fuel-types",
  "serde",
- "strum",
+ "strum 0.24.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-chain-config"
-version = "0.22.4"
+version = "0.23.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "62ab93dc93c87c0c380e94a6a8d1b65e791151d2f6a567c4970fc8cf76faaa05"
+checksum = "3cc2032184b86cd7e54d0ca6f7c7db7419552048484e2cfa6d7dc346eefb4907"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bech32",
@@ -2418,9 +2421,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-client"
-version = "0.22.4"
+version = "0.23.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8a10b6a6e2dcc651f52961ef3c1bf44ab28434fdb437789bf17f4389d19041f4"
+checksum = "a19e4fe4535372749e5b38d58c29a7904b3bc95e0429e6ae2544cfa8417a39c4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cynic",
@@ -2442,24 +2445,23 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-metrics"
-version = "0.22.4"
+version = "0.23.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a08d775335cdfee3717faa083714c75da294508a1244fe7b229748c9926d91c3"
+checksum = "3b5f5336984cdbb3f7f8b3cf2d3ac0928d4b058dcdca061c49563764a5366be4"
 dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "once_cell",
  "pin-project-lite",
- "prometheus-client 0.18.1",
- "prometheus-client 0.20.0",
+ "prometheus-client",
  "regex",
  "tracing",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-poa"
-version = "0.22.4"
+version = "0.23.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e99ef1eaab07450c327abb4809246f851cc0dc5d52650662a239bc66c26ded41"
+checksum = "17bb6af0c9289fc3273c5c45fa4d5894a914acbc175c0001f5b6bbb336546e1e"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2474,9 +2476,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-services"
-version = "0.22.4"
+version = "0.23.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e8a42f05bc2ab4a91afd2db6556521002119e29de49744bd29c8f43b5f561d89"
+checksum = "a66cbc7c3958d00f28578a7f8343b1344fe7e866643f16cdfe280e5d90bc4541"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2489,25 +2491,34 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-storage"
-version = "0.22.4"
+version = "0.23.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "95d4d9ede89f97c779433e389739410a946e8b94f379a0048a49670bef73e602"
+checksum = "481343e6501f5205f742fae3b745402dc7f7c3a5038e64c598ba5217dcf17033"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "derive_more",
+ "enum-iterator",
  "fuel-core-types",
  "fuel-vm",
+ "impl-tools",
+ "itertools 0.10.5",
+ "paste",
+ "postcard",
  "primitive-types",
+ "serde",
+ "strum 0.25.0",
+ "strum_macros 0.25.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-types"
-version = "0.22.4"
+version = "0.23.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b75785b3a26f7c2c05e73e5cef2f59912751c4821b40225e089199c7fb8712d7"
+checksum = "50e855f688cf9a6f61f60663f03e217d821c4ade7a08d15ce21b54348612c873"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bs58",
+ "derivative",
  "derive_more",
  "fuel-vm",
  "secrecy",
@@ -2519,9 +2530,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-crypto"
-version = "0.43.2"
+version = "0.47.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9e0efe99de550a5b5c12a6a4d2eadd26bc5571cfba82d0133baa2805d485ad8c"
+checksum = "f6f00ba92f0e13a0dd06a7ad4e9a61221dc43d665519b50bfdb18755aebfdcf0"
 dependencies = [
  "coins-bip32",
  "coins-bip39",
@@ -2540,9 +2551,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-derive"
-version = "0.43.2"
+version = "0.47.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ff58cf4d01a4fb9440c63a8764154dfd3b07c74e4b3639cce8eea77d67e63a7a"
+checksum = "0b9b265467fe9d3d613a5bae9b8d3005d558d3e830dc416c9836bc16609a000f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2623,9 +2634,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-merkle"
-version = "0.43.2"
+version = "0.47.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "89143dd80b29dda305fbb033bc7f868834445ef6b361bf920f0077938fb6c0bc"
+checksum = "7b21ea035ff06a28791c862496c3b03cfb2d87778476c419724796e945e282ad"
 dependencies = [
  "derive_more",
  "digest 0.10.7",
@@ -2638,15 +2649,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-storage"
-version = "0.43.2"
+version = "0.47.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "901aee4b46684e483d2c04d40e5ac1b8ccda737ac5a363507b44b9eb23b0fdaa"
+checksum = "1048957b744e448840eb9a09cb58c4647dec32e1cf49c0029e5445cbdc86f6d2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-tx"
-version = "0.43.2"
+version = "0.47.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bb1f65e363e5e9a5412cea204f2d2357043327a0c3da5482c3b38b9da045f20e"
+checksum = "8dc917bb2d1892ef6792624782bed7cee5670f3f836b344f06c4233bb1124aff"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
  "derivative",
@@ -2660,15 +2671,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "strum",
- "strum_macros",
+ "strum 0.24.1",
+ "strum_macros 0.24.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-types"
-version = "0.43.2"
+version = "0.47.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "148b59be5c54bafff692310663cbce3f097a2a7ff5533224dcfdf387578a72b0"
+checksum = "2444c92791b02016aa1cbab6cfa38e34920e61ec61d564f7bdb3ad8ddfae35de"
 dependencies = [
  "fuel-derive",
  "hex",
@@ -2678,9 +2689,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-vm"
-version = "0.43.2"
+version = "0.47.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "aed5ba0cde904f16cd748dc9b33e62f4b3dc5fd0a72ec867c973e687cd7347ba"
+checksum = "5e29c2333edbf3c55906b92a5f3dfb9639e2b0eabc7fd754e7a8e18d67ded3c2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "backtrace",
@@ -2704,17 +2715,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "sha3",
  "static_assertions",
- "strum",
+ "strum 0.24.1",
  "tai64",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuels"
-version = "0.54.0"
+version = "0.56.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "550689758e7cae90e76b11f40dc4a3d817a6f4b62541df134a9a26391011eb53"
+checksum = "b21f3e84f5aa46e69a6415daf717e572dfacaf1540243e6458d033d35a6f9fe0"
 dependencies = [
  "fuel-core-client",
+ "fuel-crypto",
  "fuel-tx",
  "fuels-accounts",
  "fuels-core",
@@ -2725,20 +2737,20 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuels-accounts"
-version = "0.54.0"
+version = "0.56.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bf897206616d15e284dba7641f95d2b3a119639705b4909828af5008699f6352"
+checksum = "07e3eff2a1756fa81aa7e218b8ecefe4c70d44b38011db73d3181c99f3388259"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "chrono",
  "elliptic-curve",
  "eth-keystore",
  "fuel-core-client",
+ "fuel-core-types",
  "fuel-crypto",
  "fuel-tx",
  "fuel-types",
  "fuels-core",
- "hex",
  "rand",
  "semver",
  "tai64",
@@ -2750,12 +2762,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuels-code-gen"
-version = "0.54.0"
+version = "0.56.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "aa5acfe0ef24e12137786072a182dc5f0de9d51e79a6023183466f4eaecf7512"
+checksum = "20cf2c8670901a44f89a983a27b2fa831e1af19f6788cea1186c9b48514cc2a4"
 dependencies = [
  "Inflector",
- "fuel-abi-types 0.3.0",
+ "fuel-abi-types",
  "itertools 0.12.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2766,14 +2778,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuels-core"
-version = "0.54.0"
+version = "0.56.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c716030842d8c4eef2191a9c93ed0cb3cdae7927a4b2f07d87db0020293db893"
+checksum = "c5af00939974c1796cc05f44f20b0e31b8d6a03e9aeb1195fb2a9b68cef59920"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bech32",
  "chrono",
- "fuel-abi-types 0.3.0",
+ "fuel-abi-types",
  "fuel-asm",
  "fuel-core-chain-config",
  "fuel-core-client",
@@ -2789,14 +2801,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "sha2 0.10.8",
  "thiserror",
  "uint",
- "zeroize",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuels-macros"
-version = "0.54.0"
+version = "0.56.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7b0dcdf41ccc7090bec4848d680d16cdc0c6cd37b749e518084caa8e6b730053"
+checksum = "652003ee5a73e3674c818d9175e61c17311593e40d8281e00f08e64d7d29a076"
 dependencies = [
  "fuels-code-gen",
  "itertools 0.12.1",
@@ -2808,13 +2819,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuels-programs"
-version = "0.54.0"
+version = "0.56.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2401c796ced3e64ef58156d3c1aeeb61937d5078b87abccbafe1fc60f25faeca"
+checksum = "d1d779783fc8c194864a596bfca82fda107a425398b49ad330de7b41f2622fd4"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bytes",
- "fuel-abi-types 0.3.0",
+ "fuel-abi-types",
  "fuel-asm",
  "fuel-tx",
  "fuel-types",
@@ -2828,14 +2839,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuels-test-helpers"
-version = "0.54.0"
+version = "0.56.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "98c79e02208b3ebb75d37d27161ff7c96847feb88ccd640a027105d1669c0c37"
+checksum = "99e1a8ed34d466df259afb3c210270fca59c8d66be77c00f428c49e61f35baeb"
 dependencies = [
  "fuel-core-chain-config",
  "fuel-core-client",
  "fuel-core-poa",
  "fuel-core-services",
+ "fuel-crypto",
  "fuel-tx",
  "fuel-types",
  "fuels-accounts",
@@ -3528,6 +3540,30 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "impl-tools"
+version = "0.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d82c305b1081f1a99fda262883c788e50ab57d36c00830bdd7e0a82894ad965c"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "impl-tools-lib",
+ "proc-macro-error",
+ "syn 2.0.55",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "impl-tools-lib"
+version = "0.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "85d3946d886eaab0702fa0c6585adcced581513223fa9df7ccfabbd9fa331a88"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-error",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.55",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "impl-trait-for-tuples"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -3612,9 +3648,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "insta"
-version = "1.37.0"
+version = "1.38.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1718b3f2b85bb5054baf8ce406e36401f27c3169205f4175504c4b1d98252d3f"
+checksum = "3eab73f58e59ca6526037208f0e98851159ec1633cf17b6cd2e1f2c3fd5d53cc"
 dependencies = [
  "console",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -4061,9 +4097,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "memchr"
-version = "2.7.1"
+version = "2.7.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "523dc4f511e55ab87b694dc30d0f820d60906ef06413f93d4d7a1385599cc149"
+checksum = "6c8640c5d730cb13ebd907d8d04b52f55ac9a2eec55b440c8892f40d56c76c1d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "memoffset"
@@ -4660,9 +4696,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-sys"
-version = "0.9.101"
+version = "0.9.102"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dda2b0f344e78efc2facf7d195d098df0dd72151b26ab98da807afc26c198dff"
+checksum = "c597637d56fbc83893a35eb0dd04b2b8e7a50c91e64e9493e398b5df4fb45fa2"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
@@ -4965,9 +5001,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-lite"
-version = "0.2.13"
+version = "0.2.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8afb450f006bf6385ca15ef45d71d2288452bc3683ce2e2cacc0d18e4be60b58"
+checksum = "bda66fc9667c18cb2758a2ac84d1167245054bcf85d5d1aaa6923f45801bdd02"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-utils"
@@ -5215,21 +5251,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "prometheus-client"
-version = "0.18.1"
+version = "0.22.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "83cd1b99916654a69008fd66b4f9397fbe08e6e51dfe23d4417acf5d3b8cb87c"
-dependencies = [
- "dtoa",
- "itoa",
- "parking_lot 0.12.1",
- "prometheus-client-derive-text-encode",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "prometheus-client"
-version = "0.20.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e227aeb6c2cfec819e999c4773b35f8c7fa37298a203ff46420095458eee567e"
+checksum = "c1ca959da22a332509f2a73ae9e5f23f9dcfc31fd3a54d71f159495bd5909baa"
 dependencies = [
  "dtoa",
  "itoa",
@@ -5248,17 +5272,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.55",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "prometheus-client-derive-text-encode"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "66a455fbcb954c1a7decf3c586e860fd7889cddf4b8e164be736dbac95a953cd"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 1.0.109",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "psl-types"
 version = "2.0.11"
@@ -6319,9 +6332,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "similar"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "32fea41aca09ee824cc9724996433064c89f7777e60762749a4170a14abbfa21"
+checksum = "fa42c91313f1d05da9b26f267f931cf178d4aba455b4c4622dd7355eb80c6640"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "siphasher"
@@ -6509,9 +6522,15 @@ version = "0.24.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "063e6045c0e62079840579a7e47a355ae92f60eb74daaf156fb1e84ba164e63f"
 dependencies = [
- "strum_macros",
+ "strum_macros 0.24.3",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strum"
+version = "0.25.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "290d54ea6f91c969195bdbcd7442c8c2a2ba87da8bf60a7ee86a235d4bc1e125"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "strum_macros"
 version = "0.24.3"
@@ -6525,6 +6544,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strum_macros"
+version = "0.25.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "23dc1fa9ac9c169a78ba62f0b841814b7abae11bdd047b9c58f893439e309ea0"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck 0.4.1",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "rustversion",
+ "syn 2.0.55",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "substrate-bn"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -6564,7 +6596,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "derivative",
  "dirs 3.0.2",
  "either",
- "fuel-abi-types 0.4.0",
+ "fuel-abi-types",
  "fuel-ethabi",
  "fuel-etk-asm",
  "fuel-etk-dasm",
@@ -6587,7 +6619,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sha2 0.9.9",
- "strum",
+ "strum 0.24.1",
  "sway-ast",
  "sway-error",
  "sway-ir",
@@ -7207,9 +7239,9 @@ checksum = "1f3ccbac311fea05f86f61904b462b55fb3df8837a366dfc601a0161d0532f20"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
-version = "1.36.0"
+version = "1.37.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "61285f6515fa018fb2d1e46eb21223fff441ee8db5d0f1435e8ab4f5cdb80931"
+checksum = "1adbebffeca75fcfd058afa480fb6c0b81e165a0323f9c9d39c9697e37c46787"
 dependencies = [
  "backtrace",
  "bytes",
@@ -7727,9 +7759,9 @@ checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vec1"
-version = "1.11.1"
+version = "1.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4d26f532c492acf7d7f1b03dcbfa81ff820ab26f69207da3e152f4e1bb4e0274"
+checksum = "ffb60dcfffc189bfd4e2a81333c268619fee9db53da71bce2bcbd8e129c56936"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vec_map"
@@ -7915,15 +7947,14 @@ checksum = "5f20c57d8d7db6d3b86154206ae5d8fba62dd39573114de97c2cb0578251f8e1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "which"
-version = "5.0.0"
+version = "6.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9bf3ea8596f3a0dd5980b46430f2058dfe2c36a27ccfbb1845d6fbfcd9ba6e14"
+checksum = "8211e4f58a2b2805adfbefbc07bab82958fc91e3836339b1ab7ae32465dce0d7"
 dependencies = [
  "either",
  "home",
- "once_cell",
  "rustix",
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "winsafe",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8194,6 +8225,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winsafe"
+version = "0.0.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d135d17ab770252ad95e9a872d365cf3090e3be864a34ab46f48555993efc904"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winter-air"
 version = "0.4.2"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 33d68b5d837..3645e7864a6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,22 +34,22 @@ exclude = [
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 # Dependencies from the `fuel-core` repository:
-fuel-core-client = { version = "0.22.0", default-features = false }
-fuel-core-types = { version = "0.22.0", default-features = false }
+fuel-core-client = { version = "0.23.0", default-features = false }
+fuel-core-types = { version = "0.23.0", default-features = false }
 
 # Dependencies from the `fuel-vm` repository:
-fuel-asm = "0.43.1"
-fuel-crypto = "0.43.1"
-fuel-types = "0.43.1"
-fuel-tx = "0.43.1"
-fuel-vm = "0.43.1"
+fuel-asm = "0.47.1"
+fuel-crypto = "0.47.1"
+fuel-types = "0.47.1"
+fuel-tx = "0.47.1"
+fuel-vm = "0.47.1"
 
 # Dependencies from the `fuels-rs` repository:
-fuels-core = "0.54.0"
-fuels-accounts = "0.54.0"
+fuels-core = "0.56.0"
+fuels-accounts = "0.56.0"
 
 # Dependencies from the `forc-wallet` repository:
-forc-wallet = "0.4.2"
+forc-wallet = "0.5.0" 
 
 # Dependencies from the `fuel-abi-types` repository:
 fuel-abi-types = "0.4.0"
diff --git a/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/deploy.rs b/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/deploy.rs
index edc80db4f00..dd2b8549488 100644
--- a/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/deploy.rs
+++ b/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/deploy.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     cmd,
     util::{
-        gas::get_gas_price,
         node_url::get_node_url,
         pkg::built_pkgs,
         tx::{TransactionBuilderExt, WalletSelectionMode, TX_SUBMIT_TIMEOUT_MS},
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ pub struct DeploymentArtifact {
     chain_id: ChainId,
     contract_id: String,
     deployment_size: usize,
-    deployed_block_id: String,
+    deployed_block_height: u32,
 }
 
 impl DeploymentArtifact {
@@ -239,7 +238,6 @@ pub async fn deploy_pkg(
     };
 
     let tx = TransactionBuilder::create(bytecode.as_slice().into(), salt, storage_slots.clone())
-        .gas_price(get_gas_price(&command.gas, client.node_info().await?))
         .maturity(command.maturity.maturity.into())
         .add_output(Output::contract_created(contract_id, state_root))
         .finalize_signed(
@@ -258,13 +256,13 @@ pub async fn deploy_pkg(
             TransactionStatus::Submitted { .. } => {
                 bail!("contract {} deployment timed out", &contract_id);
             }
-            TransactionStatus::Success { block_id, .. } => {
+            TransactionStatus::Success { block_height, .. } => {
                 let pkg_name = manifest.project_name();
                 info!("\n\nContract {pkg_name} Deployed!");
 
                 info!("\nNetwork: {node_url}");
                 info!("Contract ID: 0x{contract_id}");
-                info!("Deployed in block {}", &block_id);
+                info!("Deployed in block {}", &block_height);
 
                 // Create a deployment artifact.
                 let deployment_size = bytecode.len();
@@ -275,7 +273,7 @@ pub async fn deploy_pkg(
                     chain_id,
                     contract_id: format!("0x{}", contract_id),
                     deployment_size,
-                    deployed_block_id: block_id,
+                    deployed_block_height: *block_height,
                 };
 
                 let output_dir = command
diff --git a/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/run/encode.rs b/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/run/encode.rs
index 6ce222f52b7..21cc5824a31 100644
--- a/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/run/encode.rs
+++ b/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/run/encode.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use crate::util::encode::{Token, Type};
 use fuel_abi_types::abi::full_program::FullProgramABI;
-use fuels_core::{codec::ABIEncoder, types::unresolved_bytes::UnresolvedBytes};
+use fuels_core::{
+    codec::{ABIEncoder, EncoderConfig},
+    types::unresolved_bytes::UnresolvedBytes,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct ScriptCallHandler {
@@ -53,7 +56,8 @@ impl ScriptCallHandler {
             .map(|(ty, val)| Token::from_type_and_value(ty, val).map(|token| token.0))
             .collect::<anyhow::Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
 
-        Ok(ABIEncoder::encode(tokens.as_slice())?)
+        let abi_encoder = ABIEncoder::new(EncoderConfig::default());
+        Ok(abi_encoder.encode(tokens.as_slice())?)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/run/mod.rs b/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/run/mod.rs
index 94395b097df..4d87cca8f53 100644
--- a/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/run/mod.rs
+++ b/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/run/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ mod encode;
 use crate::{
     cmd,
     util::{
-        gas::{get_gas_price, get_gas_used},
+        gas::get_gas_used,
         node_url::get_node_url,
         pkg::built_pkgs,
         tx::{TransactionBuilderExt, WalletSelectionMode, TX_SUBMIT_TIMEOUT_MS},
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ pub async fn run_pkg(
     compiled: &BuiltPackage,
 ) -> Result<RanScript> {
     let node_url = get_node_url(&command.node, &manifest.network)?;
-    let client = FuelClient::new(node_url.clone())?;
 
     let script_data = match (&command.data, &command.args) {
         (None, Some(args)) => {
@@ -110,8 +109,7 @@ pub async fn run_pkg(
     };
 
     let mut tb = TransactionBuilder::script(compiled.bytecode.bytes.clone(), script_data);
-    tb.gas_price(get_gas_price(&command.gas, client.node_info().await?))
-        .maturity(command.maturity.maturity.into())
+    tb.maturity(command.maturity.maturity.into())
         .add_contracts(contract_ids);
 
     let provider = Provider::connect(node_url.clone()).await?;
@@ -177,24 +175,34 @@ async fn send_tx(
 ) -> Result<Vec<fuel_tx::Receipt>> {
     let outputs = {
         if !simulate {
-            let (_, receipts) = client.submit_and_await_commit_with_receipts(tx).await?;
-            if let Some(receipts) = receipts {
-                Ok(receipts)
-            } else {
-                bail!("The `receipts` during `send_tx` is empty")
+            let status = client.submit_and_await_commit(tx).await?;
+
+            match status {
+                fuel_core_client::client::types::TransactionStatus::Success {
+                    receipts, ..
+                } => receipts,
+                fuel_core_client::client::types::TransactionStatus::Failure {
+                    receipts, ..
+                } => receipts,
+                _ => vec![],
             }
         } else {
-            client.dry_run(tx).await
+            let txs = vec![tx.clone()];
+            let receipts = client.dry_run(txs.as_slice()).await?;
+            let receipts = receipts
+                .first()
+                .map(|tx| &tx.result)
+                .map(|res| res.receipts());
+            match receipts {
+                Some(receipts) => receipts.to_vec(),
+                None => vec![],
+            }
         }
     };
-
-    match outputs {
-        Ok(logs) => {
-            info!("{}", format_log_receipts(&logs, pretty_print)?);
-            Ok(logs)
-        }
-        Err(e) => bail!("{e}"),
+    if !outputs.is_empty() {
+        info!("{}", format_log_receipts(&outputs, pretty_print)?);
     }
+    Ok(outputs)
 }
 
 fn build_opts_from_cmd(cmd: &cmd::Run) -> pkg::BuildOpts {
diff --git a/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/submit.rs b/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/submit.rs
index ecc12454af3..5f58c747288 100644
--- a/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/submit.rs
+++ b/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/op/submit.rs
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ pub fn fmt_status(status: &TransactionStatus, s: &mut String) -> anyhow::Result<
             writeln!(s, "Transaction Submitted at {:?}", submitted_at.0)?;
         }
         TransactionStatus::Success {
-            block_id,
+            block_height,
             time,
             program_state,
             ..
         } => {
             let utc = chrono::Utc.timestamp_nanos(time.to_unix());
             writeln!(s, "Transaction Succeeded")?;
-            writeln!(s, "  Block ID:      {block_id}")?;
+            writeln!(s, "  Block ID:      {block_height}")?;
             writeln!(s, "  Time:          {utc}",)?;
             writeln!(s, "  Program State: {program_state:?}")?;
         }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn fmt_status(status: &TransactionStatus, s: &mut String) -> anyhow::Result<
             writeln!(s, "Transaction Squeezed Out: {reason}")?;
         }
         TransactionStatus::Failure {
-            block_id,
+            block_height,
             time,
             reason,
             program_state,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn fmt_status(status: &TransactionStatus, s: &mut String) -> anyhow::Result<
             let utc = chrono::Utc.timestamp_nanos(time.to_unix());
             writeln!(s, "Transaction Failed")?;
             writeln!(s, "  Reason: {reason}")?;
-            writeln!(s, "  Block ID:      {block_id}")?;
+            writeln!(s, "  Block ID:      {block_height}")?;
             writeln!(s, "  Time:          {utc}")?;
             writeln!(s, "  Program State: {program_state:?}")?;
         }
diff --git a/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/util/gas.rs b/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/util/gas.rs
index ceb4eedc934..c42f95d5d61 100644
--- a/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/util/gas.rs
+++ b/forc-plugins/forc-client/src/util/gas.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
-use forc_tx::Gas;
-use fuel_core_client::client::types::NodeInfo;
 use fuel_tx::{
     field::{Inputs, Witnesses},
     Buildable, Chargeable, Input, Script, TxPointer,
@@ -8,16 +6,6 @@ use fuel_tx::{
 use fuels_accounts::provider::Provider;
 use fuels_core::types::transaction_builders::DryRunner;
 
-/// Returns the gas to use for deployment, overriding default values if necessary.
-pub fn get_gas_price(gas: &Gas, node_info: NodeInfo) -> u64 {
-    // TODO: write unit tests for this function once https://github.com/FuelLabs/fuel-core/issues/1312 is resolved.
-    if let Some(gas_price) = gas.price {
-        gas_price
-    } else {
-        node_info.min_gas_price
-    }
-}
-
 fn no_spendable_input<'a, I: IntoIterator<Item = &'a Input>>(inputs: I) -> bool {
     !inputs.into_iter().any(|i| {
         matches!(
@@ -40,7 +28,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_gas_used(mut tx: Script, provider: &Provider) -> Result<
             Default::default(),
             TxPointer::default(),
             0,
-            0u32.into(),
         ));
 
         // Add an empty `Witness` for the `coin_signed` we just added
@@ -49,11 +36,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_gas_used(mut tx: Script, provider: &Provider) -> Result<
     }
 
     // Get `max_gas` used by everything except the script execution. Add `1` because of rounding.
-    let network_info = provider.network_info().await?;
-    let consensus_params = &network_info.consensus_parameters;
+    let consensus_params = provider.consensus_parameters();
+    let max_gas_per_tx = consensus_params.tx_params().max_gas_per_tx;
     let max_gas = tx.max_gas(consensus_params.gas_costs(), consensus_params.fee_params()) + 1;
     // Increase `script_gas_limit` to the maximum allowed value.
-    tx.set_script_gas_limit(network_info.max_gas_per_tx() - max_gas);
+    tx.set_script_gas_limit(max_gas_per_tx - max_gas);
 
     let tolerance = 0.1;
     let gas_used = provider
diff --git a/forc-plugins/forc-debug/docs/walkthrough.md b/forc-plugins/forc-debug/docs/walkthrough.md
index 002b06b19a9..d685388dbc7 100644
--- a/forc-plugins/forc-debug/docs/walkthrough.md
+++ b/forc-plugins/forc-debug/docs/walkthrough.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Now we would like to inspect the program while it's running. To do this, we firs
         "script": [],
         "script_data": [],
         "policies": {
-            "bits": "GasPrice",
+            "bits": "MaxFee",
             "values": [0,0,0,0]
         },
         "inputs": [
diff --git a/forc-plugins/forc-debug/examples/example_tx.json b/forc-plugins/forc-debug/examples/example_tx.json
index 607c5b059f5..1f2b9c0d1d0 100644
--- a/forc-plugins/forc-debug/examples/example_tx.json
+++ b/forc-plugins/forc-debug/examples/example_tx.json
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         ],
         "script_data": [],
         "policies": {
-            "bits": "GasPrice",
+            "bits": "MaxFee",
             "values": [
                 0,
                 0,
@@ -184,4 +184,4 @@
         ],
         "receipts_root": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/forc-plugins/forc-debug/src/server/handlers/handle_launch.rs b/forc-plugins/forc-debug/src/server/handlers/handle_launch.rs
index 9f6df303dfd..362adb35250 100644
--- a/forc-plugins/forc-debug/src/server/handlers/handle_launch.rs
+++ b/forc-plugins/forc-debug/src/server/handlers/handle_launch.rs
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ impl DapServer {
                     return None;
                 }
 
-                Some(TestExecutor::new(
+                TestExecutor::build(
                     &pkg_to_debug.bytecode.bytes,
                     offset,
                     test_setup.clone(),
                     test_entry,
                     name.clone(),
-                ))
+                )
+                .ok()
             })
             .collect();
         self.state.init_executors(executors);
diff --git a/forc-plugins/forc-tx/src/lib.rs b/forc-plugins/forc-tx/src/lib.rs
index 3e5281efaae..d31807ee069 100644
--- a/forc-plugins/forc-tx/src/lib.rs
+++ b/forc-plugins/forc-tx/src/lib.rs
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Create> for fuel_tx::Create {
 
         let maturity = (create.maturity.maturity != 0).then_some(create.maturity.maturity.into());
         let mut policies = Policies::default();
-        policies.set(PolicyType::GasPrice, create.gas.price);
+        policies.set(PolicyType::Tip, create.gas.price);
         policies.set(PolicyType::Maturity, maturity);
 
         let create = fuel_tx::Transaction::create(
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Script> for fuel_tx::Script {
             .collect();
 
         let mut policies = Policies::default().with_maturity(script.maturity.maturity.into());
-        policies.set(PolicyType::GasPrice, script.gas.price);
+        policies.set(PolicyType::Tip, script.gas.price);
         let mut script_tx = fuel_tx::Transaction::script(
             0, // Temporary value. Will be replaced below
             script_bytecode,
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Input> for fuel_tx::Input {
                     amount,
                     asset_id,
                     tx_ptr: tx_pointer,
-                    maturity,
+                    maturity: _,
                     predicate_gas_used,
                     predicate,
                     witness_ix,
@@ -762,7 +762,6 @@ impl TryFrom<Input> for fuel_tx::Input {
                         asset_id,
                         tx_pointer,
                         witness_index,
-                        maturity.into(),
                     ),
                     (None, Some(predicate), Some(predicate_data)) => {
                         fuel_tx::Input::coin_predicate(
@@ -771,7 +770,6 @@ impl TryFrom<Input> for fuel_tx::Input {
                             amount,
                             asset_id,
                             tx_pointer,
-                            maturity.into(),
                             predicate_gas_used,
                             std::fs::read(&predicate).map_err(|err| {
                                 ConvertInputError::PredicateRead {
diff --git a/forc-test/src/execute.rs b/forc-test/src/execute.rs
index ba7966288c4..527a9e5a939 100644
--- a/forc-test/src/execute.rs
+++ b/forc-test/src/execute.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use fuel_vm::{
 use rand::{Rng, SeedableRng};
 use tx::Receipt;
 
+use vm::interpreter::InterpreterParams;
 use vm::state::DebugEval;
 use vm::state::ProgramState;
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ use vm::state::ProgramState;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct TestExecutor {
     pub interpreter: Interpreter<MemoryStorage, tx::Script, NotSupportedEcal>,
-    pub tx_builder: tx::TransactionBuilder<tx::Script>,
+    pub tx: vm::checked_transaction::Ready<tx::Script>,
     pub test_entry: PkgTestEntry,
     pub name: String,
 }
@@ -36,13 +37,13 @@ pub enum DebugResult {
 }
 
 impl TestExecutor {
-    pub fn new(
+    pub fn build(
         bytecode: &[u8],
         test_offset: u32,
         test_setup: TestSetup,
         test_entry: &PkgTestEntry,
         name: String,
-    ) -> Self {
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         let storage = test_setup.storage().clone();
 
         // Patch the bytecode to jump to the relevant test.
@@ -59,18 +60,14 @@ impl TestExecutor {
         let maturity = 1.into();
         let asset_id = rng.gen();
         let tx_pointer = rng.gen();
+        let block_height = (u32::MAX >> 1).into();
+        let gas_price = 0;
 
-        let mut tx_builder = tx::TransactionBuilder::script(bytecode, script_input_data)
-            .add_unsigned_coin_input(
-                secret_key,
-                utxo_id,
-                amount,
-                asset_id,
-                tx_pointer,
-                0u32.into(),
-            )
-            .maturity(maturity)
-            .clone();
+        let mut tx_builder = tx::TransactionBuilder::script(bytecode, script_input_data);
+
+        tx_builder
+            .add_unsigned_coin_input(secret_key, utxo_id, amount, asset_id, tx_pointer)
+            .maturity(maturity);
 
         let mut output_index = 1;
         // Insert contract ids into tx input
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ impl TestExecutor {
             output_index += 1;
         }
         let consensus_params = tx_builder.get_params().clone();
-
         // Temporarily finalize to calculate `script_gas_limit`
         let tmp_tx = tx_builder.clone().finalize();
         // Get `max_gas` used by everything except the script execution. Add `1` because of rounding.
@@ -100,21 +96,31 @@ impl TestExecutor {
         // Increase `script_gas_limit` to the maximum allowed value.
         tx_builder.script_gas_limit(consensus_params.tx_params().max_gas_per_tx - max_gas);
 
-        TestExecutor {
-            interpreter: Interpreter::with_storage(storage, consensus_params.into()),
-            tx_builder,
+        let tx = tx_builder
+            .finalize_checked(block_height)
+            .into_ready(
+                gas_price,
+                consensus_params.gas_costs(),
+                consensus_params.fee_params(),
+            )
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{e:?}"))?;
+
+        let interpreter_params = InterpreterParams::new(gas_price, &consensus_params);
+
+        Ok(TestExecutor {
+            interpreter: Interpreter::with_storage(storage, interpreter_params),
+            tx,
             test_entry: test_entry.clone(),
             name,
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     /// Execute the test with breakpoints enabled.
     pub fn start_debugging(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<DebugResult> {
-        let block_height = (u32::MAX >> 1).into();
         let start = std::time::Instant::now();
         let transition = self
             .interpreter
-            .transact(self.tx_builder.finalize_checked(block_height))
+            .transact(self.tx.clone())
             .map_err(|err: InterpreterError<_>| anyhow::anyhow!(err))?;
         let state = *transition.state();
         if let ProgramState::RunProgram(DebugEval::Breakpoint(breakpoint)) = state {
@@ -171,11 +177,10 @@ impl TestExecutor {
     }
 
     pub fn execute(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<TestResult> {
-        let block_height = (u32::MAX >> 1).into();
         let start = std::time::Instant::now();
         let transition = self
             .interpreter
-            .transact(self.tx_builder.finalize_checked(block_height))
+            .transact(self.tx.clone())
             .map_err(|err: InterpreterError<_>| anyhow::anyhow!(err))?;
         let state = *transition.state();
 
diff --git a/forc-test/src/lib.rs b/forc-test/src/lib.rs
index c717a3954c3..c4e16ac5df3 100644
--- a/forc-test/src/lib.rs
+++ b/forc-test/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use rayon::prelude::*;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, fs, path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
 use sway_core::BuildTarget;
 use sway_types::Span;
+use vm::interpreter::InterpreterParams;
 use vm::prelude::SecretKey;
 
 /// The result of a `forc test` invocation.
@@ -194,21 +195,26 @@ impl PackageWithDeploymentToTest {
     /// For contract deploys all contract dependencies and the root contract itself.
     fn deploy(&self) -> anyhow::Result<TestSetup> {
         // Setup the interpreter for deployment.
+        let gas_price = 0;
         let params = tx::ConsensusParameters::default();
         let storage = vm::storage::MemoryStorage::default();
+        let interpreter_params = InterpreterParams::new(gas_price, params.clone());
         let mut interpreter: vm::prelude::Interpreter<_, _, vm::interpreter::NotSupportedEcal> =
-            vm::interpreter::Interpreter::with_storage(storage, params.clone().into());
+            vm::interpreter::Interpreter::with_storage(storage, interpreter_params);
 
         // Iterate and create deployment transactions for contract dependencies of the root
         // contract.
-        let contract_dependency_setups = self.contract_dependencies().map(|built_pkg| {
-            deployment_transaction(built_pkg, &built_pkg.bytecode, params.clone())
-        });
+        let contract_dependency_setups = self
+            .contract_dependencies()
+            .map(|built_pkg| deployment_transaction(built_pkg, &built_pkg.bytecode, &params));
 
         // Deploy contract dependencies of the root contract and collect their ids.
         let contract_dependency_ids = contract_dependency_setups
             .map(|(contract_id, tx)| {
                 // Transact the deployment transaction constructed for this contract dependency.
+                let tx = tx
+                    .into_ready(gas_price, params.gas_costs(), params.fee_params())
+                    .unwrap();
                 interpreter.transact(tx).map_err(anyhow::Error::msg)?;
                 Ok(contract_id)
             })
@@ -221,8 +227,11 @@ impl PackageWithDeploymentToTest {
             let (root_contract_id, root_contract_tx) = deployment_transaction(
                 &contract_to_test.pkg,
                 &contract_to_test.without_tests_bytecode,
-                params,
+                &params,
             );
+            let root_contract_tx = root_contract_tx
+                .into_ready(gas_price, params.gas_costs(), params.fee_params())
+                .unwrap();
             // Deploy the root contract.
             interpreter
                 .transact(root_contract_tx)
@@ -377,13 +386,13 @@ impl<'a> PackageTests {
                         .expect("test instruction offset out of range");
                     let name = entry.finalized.fn_name.clone();
                     let test_setup = self.setup()?;
-                    TestExecutor::new(
+                    TestExecutor::build(
                         &pkg_with_tests.bytecode.bytes,
                         offset,
                         test_setup,
                         test_entry,
                         name,
-                    )
+                    )?
                     .execute()
                 })
                 .collect::<anyhow::Result<_>>()
@@ -589,7 +598,7 @@ pub fn build(opts: TestOpts) -> anyhow::Result<BuiltTests> {
 fn deployment_transaction(
     built_pkg: &pkg::BuiltPackage,
     without_tests_bytecode: &pkg::BuiltPackageBytecode,
-    params: tx::ConsensusParameters,
+    params: &tx::ConsensusParameters,
 ) -> ContractDeploymentSetup {
     // Obtain the contract id for deployment.
     let mut storage_slots = built_pkg.storage_slots.clone();
@@ -614,8 +623,8 @@ fn deployment_transaction(
     let block_height = (u32::MAX >> 1).into();
 
     let tx = tx::TransactionBuilder::create(bytecode.as_slice().into(), salt, storage_slots)
-        .with_params(params)
-        .add_unsigned_coin_input(secret_key, utxo_id, amount, asset_id, tx_pointer, maturity)
+        .with_params(params.clone())
+        .add_unsigned_coin_input(secret_key, utxo_id, amount, asset_id, tx_pointer)
         .add_output(tx::Output::contract_created(contract_id, state_root))
         .maturity(maturity)
         .finalize_checked(block_height);
diff --git a/test/src/e2e_vm_tests/harness.rs b/test/src/e2e_vm_tests/harness.rs
index 6c4404e5182..f836adfa63c 100644
--- a/test/src/e2e_vm_tests/harness.rs
+++ b/test/src/e2e_vm_tests/harness.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ pub(crate) fn runs_in_vm(
                     1,
                     Default::default(),
                     rng.gen(),
-                    0u32.into(),
                 )
                 .maturity(maturity);
 
@@ -185,8 +184,10 @@ pub(crate) fn runs_in_vm(
                     tb.add_witness(witness.into());
                 }
             }
+            let gas_price = 0;
             let consensus_params = tb.get_params().clone();
 
+            let params = ConsensusParameters::default();
             // Temporarily finalize to calculate `script_gas_limit`
             let tmp_tx = tb.clone().finalize();
             // Get `max_gas` used by everything except the script execution. Add `1` because of rounding.
@@ -195,7 +196,10 @@ pub(crate) fn runs_in_vm(
             // Increase `script_gas_limit` to the maximum allowed value.
             tb.script_gas_limit(consensus_params.tx_params().max_gas_per_tx - max_gas);
 
-            let tx = tb.finalize_checked(block_height);
+            let tx = tb
+                .finalize_checked(block_height)
+                .into_ready(gas_price, params.gas_costs(), params.fee_params())
+                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{e:?}"))?;
 
             let mut i: Interpreter<_, _, NotSupportedEcal> =
                 Interpreter::with_storage(storage, Default::default());
diff --git a/test/src/e2e_vm_tests/test_programs/should_pass/language/raw_ptr/raw_ptr_ret/test.toml b/test/src/e2e_vm_tests/test_programs/should_pass/language/raw_ptr/raw_ptr_ret/test.toml
index 362447f4267..fe783b77ad1 100644
--- a/test/src/e2e_vm_tests/test_programs/should_pass/language/raw_ptr/raw_ptr_ret/test.toml
+++ b/test/src/e2e_vm_tests/test_programs/should_pass/language/raw_ptr/raw_ptr_ret/test.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 category = "run"
-expected_result = { action = "return", value = 10656 }
+expected_result = { action = "return", value = 10648 }