diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 47c6f8014..a5c0bea60 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [submodule "etc/system-contracts"]
 path = etc/system-contracts
-url = https://github.com/matter-labs/era-system-contracts.git
+url = https://github.com/cronos-labs/era-system-contracts.git
+branch = testnet
 [submodule "contracts"]
 path = contracts
-url = https://github.com/matter-labs/era-contracts.git
+url = https://github.com/cronos-labs/era-contracts.git
+branch = custom-gas-token
diff --git a/contracts b/contracts
index 3e2bee96e..ba1360875 160000
--- a/contracts
+++ b/contracts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3e2bee96e412bac7c0a58c4b919837b59e9af36e
+Subproject commit ba13608757536f87cc4e52b848c0828d1927ad9d
diff --git a/etc/contracts-test-data/hardhat.config.ts b/etc/contracts-test-data/hardhat.config.ts
index 1828a5547..417d4a0d6 100644
--- a/etc/contracts-test-data/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/etc/contracts-test-data/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import '@matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-solc';
 
 export default {
     zksolc: {
-        version: '1.3.7',
+        version: '1.3.16',
         compilerSource: 'binary',
         settings: {
             isSystem: true
diff --git a/etc/system-contracts b/etc/system-contracts
index a00ab9a11..0547c835e 160000
--- a/etc/system-contracts
+++ b/etc/system-contracts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a00ab9a11643f3a918ed95cdf8a04edff5499d92
+Subproject commit 0547c835ed261cf9b612ffb794295b8bb4269214
diff --git a/infrastructure/zk/src/contract.ts b/infrastructure/zk/src/contract.ts
index 510372592..cb280a42b 100644
--- a/infrastructure/zk/src/contract.ts
+++ b/infrastructure/zk/src/contract.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ export async function deployL1(args: any[]) {
         'CONTRACTS_L1_WETH_BRIDGE_IMPL_ADDR',
         'CONTRACTS_L1_WETH_BRIDGE_PROXY_ADDR',
         'CONTRACTS_L1_ALLOW_LIST_ADDR',
-        'CONTRACTS_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDR'
+        'CONTRACTS_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDR',
+        'CONTRACTS_L1_CRO_TOKEN_ADDR'
     ];
     const updatedContracts = updateContractsEnv(deployLog, envVars);
 
diff --git a/infrastructure/zk/src/init.ts b/infrastructure/zk/src/init.ts
index 0fe3c1137..2ea9636aa 100644
--- a/infrastructure/zk/src/init.ts
+++ b/infrastructure/zk/src/init.ts
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ export async function init(initArgs: InitArgs = DEFAULT_ARGS) {
     await announced(
         'Initializing governance',
         contract.initializeGovernance([
-            ...governorPrivateKeyArgs,
-            !deployerL2ContractInput.includeL2WETH ? ['--skip-weth-bridge'] : []
+            ...governorPrivateKeyArgs
         ])
     );
 }
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ const DEFAULT_ARGS: InitArgs = {
     skipEnvSetup: false,
     skipPlonkStep: false,
     governorPrivateKeyArgs: [],
-    deployerL2ContractInput: { args: [], includePaymaster: true, includeL2WETH: true },
+    deployerL2ContractInput: { args: [], includePaymaster: true, includeL2WETH: false },
     testTokens: { deploy: true, args: [] }
 };
 
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ export const initCommand = new Command('init')
             skipEnvSetup: cmd.skipEnvSetup,
             skipPlonkStep: false,
             governorPrivateKeyArgs: [],
-            deployerL2ContractInput: { args: [], includePaymaster: true, includeL2WETH: true },
+            deployerL2ContractInput: { args: [], includePaymaster: true, includeL2WETH: false },
             testTokens: { deploy: true, args: [] }
         };
         await init(initArgs);
diff --git a/infrastructure/zk/src/run/run.ts b/infrastructure/zk/src/run/run.ts
index 3e13bd5a2..b2c9dd1bb 100644
--- a/infrastructure/zk/src/run/run.ts
+++ b/infrastructure/zk/src/run/run.ts
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ export async function deployERC20(
                 { "name": "BATL",  "symbol": "BATW",  "decimals": 18 },
                 { "name": "GNTL",  "symbol": "GNTW",  "decimals": 18 },
                 { "name": "MLTTL", "symbol": "MLTTW", "decimals": 18 },
-                { "name": "Wrapped Ether", "symbol": "WETH", "decimals": 18, "implementation": "WETH9"}
+                { "name": "CronosTestnet", "symbol": "TCRO", "decimals": 18, "implementation": "CronosTestnet"}
             ]' ${args.join(' ')} > ./etc/tokens/${destinationFile}.json`);
-        const WETH = getTokens(destinationFile).find((token) => token.symbol === 'WETH')!;
-        env.modify('CONTRACTS_L1_WETH_TOKEN_ADDR', `CONTRACTS_L1_WETH_TOKEN_ADDR=${WETH.address}`);
+        const CRO = getTokens(destinationFile).find((token) => token.symbol === 'TCRO')!;
+        env.modify('CONTRACTS_L1_CRO_TOKEN_ADDR', `CONTRACTS_L1_CRO_TOKEN_ADDR=${CRO.address}`);
     } else if (command == 'new') {
         await utils.spawn(
             `yarn --silent --cwd contracts/ethereum deploy-erc20 add --token-name ${name} --symbol ${symbol} --decimals ${decimals}`