diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-solc/package.json b/packages/hardhat-zksync-solc/package.json
index 9ba27586..3e473c6d 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat-zksync-solc/package.json
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-solc/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "dockerode": "^4.0.2",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
-    "chai": "^4.3.4",
+    "chai": "^5.1.1",
     "undici": "^6.18.2",
     "debug": "^4.3.5",
     "semver": "^7.6.2",