diff --git a/crates/forge/tests/it/test_helpers.rs b/crates/forge/tests/it/test_helpers.rs
index 45eea407b..d929ee6e8 100644
--- a/crates/forge/tests/it/test_helpers.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/tests/it/test_helpers.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl ForgeTestProfile {
         zk_config.zksync.startup = true;
         zk_config.zksync.fallback_oz = true;
         zk_config.zksync.optimizer_mode = '3';
-        zk_config.zksync.zksolc = Some(foundry_config::SolcReq::Version(Version::new(1, 5, 2)));
+        zk_config.zksync.zksolc = Some(foundry_config::SolcReq::Version(Version::new(1, 5, 3)));
         zk_config.fuzz.no_zksync_reserved_addresses = true;
 
         zk_config
diff --git a/crates/zksync/compiler/src/lib.rs b/crates/zksync/compiler/src/lib.rs
index 575fb19c9..b4374a50c 100644
--- a/crates/zksync/compiler/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/zksync/compiler/src/lib.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn config_create_project(
     {
         zksolc
     } else if !config.offline {
-        let default_version = semver::Version::new(1, 5, 2);
+        let default_version = semver::Version::new(1, 5, 3);
         let mut zksolc = ZkSolc::find_installed_version(&default_version)?;
         if zksolc.is_none() {
             ZkSolc::blocking_install(&default_version)?;