diff --git a/.github/workflows/coordinator-build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/coordinator-build-and-publish.yml
index 92466c051..7aa59d8b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coordinator-build-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coordinator-build-and-publish.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     name: Coordinator build
+    environment: docker-build-and-e2e
     env:
       COMMIT_TAG: ${{ inputs.commit_tag }}
       DEVELOP_TAG: ${{ inputs.develop_tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 9dc83e87a..c94513402 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -187,3 +187,15 @@ jobs:
       untested_tag_suffix: ${{ needs.store-image-name-and-tags.outputs.untested_tag_suffix }}
       image_names: '["consensys/linea-coordinator", "consensys/linea-postman", "consensys/linea-prover", "consensys/linea-traces-api-facade"]'
     secrets: inherit
+
+  cleanup-deployments:
+    needs: [ run-e2e-tests, run-e2e-tests-geth-tracing ]
+    if: ${{ always() }}
+    runs-on: besu-arm64
+    steps:
+      - uses: strumwolf/delete-deployment-environment@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          environment: docker-build-and-e2e
+          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          onlyRemoveDeployments: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/postman-build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/postman-build-and-publish.yml
index 068cc1573..32aa8829d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/postman-build-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/postman-build-and-publish.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     name: Postman build
+    environment: docker-build-and-e2e
     env:
       COMMIT_TAG: ${{ inputs.commit_tag }}
       DEVELOP_TAG: ${{ inputs.develop_tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prover-build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/prover-build-and-publish.yml
index ca9bbb314..1c29cd678 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prover-build-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prover-build-and-publish.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Prover build
+    environment: docker-build-and-e2e
     env:
       COMMIT_TAG: ${{ inputs.commit_tag }}
       DEVELOP_TAG: ${{ inputs.develop_tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prover-native-lib-blob-compressor-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prover-native-lib-blob-compressor-release.yml
index d82faff4b..79874a476 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prover-native-lib-blob-compressor-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prover-native-lib-blob-compressor-release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
 
   build-linux:
-    runs-on: besu-arm64
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reuse-run-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/reuse-run-e2e-tests.yml
index 2ea3bb9bb..757493cc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reuse-run-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reuse-run-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       tests_outcome: ${{ steps.run_e2e_tests.outcome }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    environment: docker-build-and-e2e
     steps:
       - name: Setup upterm session
         if: ${{ inputs.e2e-tests-with-ssh }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/traces-api-facade-build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/traces-api-facade-build-and-publish.yml
index 8442460b1..42e2822a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/traces-api-facade-build-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/traces-api-facade-build-and-publish.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Traces api facade build
+    environment: docker-build-and-e2e
     env:
       COMMIT_TAG: ${{ inputs.commit_tag }}
       DEVELOP_TAG: ${{ inputs.develop_tag }}
diff --git a/docker/compose-local-dev-traces-v2.overrides.yml b/docker/compose-local-dev-traces-v2.overrides.yml
index cdd02acfc..c13565f9c 100644
--- a/docker/compose-local-dev-traces-v2.overrides.yml
+++ b/docker/compose-local-dev-traces-v2.overrides.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
       - ../config/common/traces-limits-besu-v2.toml:/var/lib/besu/traces-limits.toml:ro
 
   linea-besu-sequencer-plugin-downloader:
-    command: [ "sh", "/file-downloader.sh", "https://github.com/Consensys/linea-sequencer/releases/download/v0.6.0-rc5.1/linea-sequencer-v0.6.0-rc5.1.jar",  "/linea-besu-sequencer" ]
+    command: [ "sh", "/file-downloader.sh", "https://github.com/Consensys/linea-sequencer/releases/download/v0.6.0-rc6.1/linea-sequencer-v0.6.0-rc6.1.jar",  "/linea-besu-sequencer" ]
 
   traces-node:
     command: ['echo', 'forced exit as replaced by traces-node-v2']
diff --git a/prover/circuits/setup.go b/prover/circuits/setup.go
index fe2df7eb5..3bf635cbe 100644
--- a/prover/circuits/setup.go
+++ b/prover/circuits/setup.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	plonk_bls12377 "github.com/consensys/gnark/backend/plonk/bls12-377"
 	plonk_bn254 "github.com/consensys/gnark/backend/plonk/bn254"
 	plonk_bw6761 "github.com/consensys/gnark/backend/plonk/bw6-761"
+	"github.com/consensys/gnark/backend/solidity"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	kzg377 "github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto/ecc/bls12-377/kzg"
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/consensys/linea-monorepo/prover/utils"
 )
 
+const (
+	// solidityPragmaVersion is the version of the Solidity compiler to target.
+	// it is used for generating the verifier contract from the PLONK verifying key.
+	solidityPragmaVersion = "0.8.26"
+)
+
 // Setup contains the proving and verifying keys of a circuit, as well as the constraint system.
 // It's a common structure used to pass around the resources associated with a circuit.
 type Setup struct {
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ func MakeSetup(
 	hasSolidity := setup.Circuit.Field().String() == ecc.BN254.ScalarField().String()
 	if hasSolidity {
 		h := sha256.New()
-		if err = vk.ExportSolidity(h); err != nil {
+		if err = vk.ExportSolidity(h, solidity.WithPragmaVersion(solidityPragmaVersion)); err != nil {
 			return Setup{}, fmt.Errorf("computing checksum for verifier contract: %w", err)
 		}
 		setup.Manifest.Checksums.VerifierContract = "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil))
@@ -131,7 +138,7 @@ func (s *Setup) WriteTo(rootDir string) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("creating verifier contract file: %w", err)
 		}
 		defer f.Close()
-		if err = s.VerifyingKey.ExportSolidity(f); err != nil {
+		if err = s.VerifyingKey.ExportSolidity(f, solidity.WithPragmaVersion(solidityPragmaVersion)); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("exporting verifier contract to file: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/prover/cmd/dev-tools/testcase-gen/compression-aggregation/cmd.go b/prover/cmd/dev-tools/testcase-gen/compression-aggregation/cmd.go
index 0e61f8310..4606596e4 100644
--- a/prover/cmd/dev-tools/testcase-gen/compression-aggregation/cmd.go
+++ b/prover/cmd/dev-tools/testcase-gen/compression-aggregation/cmd.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto/ecc"
+	"github.com/consensys/gnark/backend/solidity"
 	"github.com/consensys/linea-monorepo/prover/backend/aggregation"
 	"github.com/consensys/linea-monorepo/prover/backend/blobsubmission"
 	"github.com/consensys/linea-monorepo/prover/backend/files"
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ func dumpVerifierContract(odir string, circID circuits.MockCircuitID) {
 		printlnAndExit("could not create public parameters: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := pp.VerifyingKey.ExportSolidity(f); err != nil {
+	if err := pp.VerifyingKey.ExportSolidity(f, solidity.WithPragmaVersion("0.8.26")); err != nil {
 		printlnAndExit("could not export verifying key to solidity: %v", err)
 	}
 }