diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-test-current.yml b/.github/workflows/template-test-current.yml
index bafe90216d..60bd259f05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-test-current.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-test-current.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,45 @@ permissions:
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
-  template_test:
+  template_test_current:
     name: Template tool test - current (unreleased) templates
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install rust
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
           default: true
           toolchain: nightly-2023-08-08
+          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
+
+      - name: Setup the PATH variable
+        run: |
+          echo "PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/multiversx-sdk/vmtools:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Install prerequisites
+        run: |
+          pip3 install multiversx-sdk-cli==v6.0.0
+          mkdir $HOME/multiversx-sdk
+          python3 -m multiversx_sdk_cli.cli deps install vmtools --tag v1.4.60
+          
+          wget -O binaryen.tar.gz https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/version_112/binaryen-version_112-x86_64-linux.tar.gz
+          tar -xf binaryen.tar.gz
+          cp binaryen-version_112/bin/wasm-opt $HOME/.local/bin
+
+          sudo apt install -y wabt=1.0.27-1
+
+          which wasm-opt
+          which wasm2wat
+          which run-scenarios
+
+      - name: Install libtinfo5
+        if: inputs.install-libtinfo5
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y libtinfo5
+
       - name: Run template tool test
         run: |
           cd framework/meta
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-test-released.yml b/.github/workflows/template-test-released.yml
index a41a1e25a3..c20de9b454 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-test-released.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-test-released.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,45 @@ permissions:
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
-  template_test:
+  template_test_released:
     name: Template tool test - released templates
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install rust
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
           default: true
           toolchain: nightly-2023-08-08
+          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
+
+      - name: Setup the PATH variable
+        run: |
+          echo "PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/multiversx-sdk/vmtools:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Install prerequisites
+        run: |
+          pip3 install multiversx-sdk-cli==v6.0.0
+          mkdir $HOME/multiversx-sdk
+          python3 -m multiversx_sdk_cli.cli deps install vmtools --tag v1.4.60
+          
+          wget -O binaryen.tar.gz https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/version_112/binaryen-version_112-x86_64-linux.tar.gz
+          tar -xf binaryen.tar.gz
+          cp binaryen-version_112/bin/wasm-opt $HOME/.local/bin
+
+          sudo apt install -y wabt=1.0.27-1
+
+          which wasm-opt
+          which wasm2wat
+          which run-scenarios
+
+      - name: Install libtinfo5
+        if: inputs.install-libtinfo5
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y libtinfo5
+
       - name: Run template tool test
         run: |
           cd framework/meta
diff --git a/framework/meta/tests/template_test.rs b/framework/meta/tests/template_test.rs
index a986aadb2a..c6527990f5 100644
--- a/framework/meta/tests/template_test.rs
+++ b/framework/meta/tests/template_test.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 const TEMPLATE_TEMP_DIR_NAME: &str = "template-test";
-const BUILD_CONTRACTS: bool = false;
+const BUILD_CONTRACTS: bool = true;
 
 #[test]
 fn test_template_list() {