diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 428a1c9a..334be5b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -223,27 +223,73 @@ jobs:
           INTEGRATION_TEST_NITRO_CONTRACTS_BRANCH=${{matrix.config.nitro-contracts-branch}} \
           pnpm test:integration
 
-  test-integration-anvil:
-    name: Test (Integration Anvil)
+  publish-nitro-contracts-image:
+    name: Publish Nitro Contracts Image
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      NITRO_CONTRACTS_IMAGE_REF: v3.2.0-2f747c7
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Set nitro contracts image
+        run: |
+          echo "NITRO_CONTRACTS_GHCR_IMAGE=ghcr.io/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER,,}/chain-sdk-nitro-contracts:v3.2.0-2f747c7" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
-      - name: Build nitro contracts image
+      - name: Log in to GHCR
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Check nitro contracts image
+        id: check-image
+        run: |
+          if docker manifest inspect "${NITRO_CONTRACTS_GHCR_IMAGE}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "exists=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "exists=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build and push nitro contracts image
+        if: steps.check-image.outputs.exists != 'true'
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: ./nitro-contracts
           file: ./nitro-contracts/Dockerfile
-          tags: chain-sdk-nitro-contracts:${{ env.NITRO_CONTRACTS_IMAGE_REF }}
-          load: true
-          cache-from: type=gha,scope=chain-sdk-nitro-contracts-${{ env.NITRO_CONTRACTS_IMAGE_REF }}
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=chain-sdk-nitro-contracts-${{ env.NITRO_CONTRACTS_IMAGE_REF }}
+          push: true
+          tags: |
+            ${{ env.NITRO_CONTRACTS_GHCR_IMAGE }}
+
+  test-integration-anvil:
+    name: Test (Integration Anvil)
+    needs: publish-nitro-contracts-image
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set nitro contracts image
+        run: |
+          echo "NITRO_CONTRACTS_GHCR_IMAGE=ghcr.io/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER,,}/chain-sdk-nitro-contracts:v3.2.0-2f747c7" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: Log in to GHCR
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Load nitro contracts image
+        run: docker pull "${NITRO_CONTRACTS_GHCR_IMAGE}"
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
diff --git a/src/integrationTestHelpers/constants.ts b/src/integrationTestHelpers/constants.ts
index bcf59883..e1fe73e4 100644
--- a/src/integrationTestHelpers/constants.ts
+++ b/src/integrationTestHelpers/constants.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { ethers } from 'ethers';
 export const testConstants = {
   DEFAULT_ANVIL_IMAGE: 'ghcr.io/foundry-rs/foundry:v1.3.1',
   DEFAULT_NITRO_IMAGE: 'offchainlabs/nitro-node:v3.9.5-66e42c4',
-  DEFAULT_NITRO_CONTRACTS_REF: 'v3.2.0-2f747c7',
+  DEFAULT_NITRO_CONTRACTS_IMAGE: 'ghcr.io/offchainlabs/chain-sdk-nitro-contracts:v3.2.0-2f747c7',
   DEFAULT_L2_CHAIN_ID: 421_337,
   DEFAULT_L3_CHAIN_ID: 421_338,
   DEFAULT_L1_RPC_PORT: 9645,
diff --git a/src/integrationTestHelpers/dockerHelpers.ts b/src/integrationTestHelpers/dockerHelpers.ts
index 55d239e7..e35491f3 100644
--- a/src/integrationTestHelpers/dockerHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/integrationTestHelpers/dockerHelpers.ts
@@ -36,24 +36,19 @@ export function dockerAsync(args: string[]): Promise<string> {
   });
 }
 
-function sanitizeDockerTagPart(value: string): string {
-  return value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+/g, '-');
-}
-
 export function getNitroContractsImage(): string {
-  const imageTag = `chain-sdk-nitro-contracts:${sanitizeDockerTagPart(
-    testConstants.DEFAULT_NITRO_CONTRACTS_REF,
-  )}`;
-
+  const image =
+    process.env.NITRO_CONTRACTS_GHCR_IMAGE ?? testConstants.DEFAULT_NITRO_CONTRACTS_IMAGE;
   try {
-    docker(['image', 'inspect', imageTag]);
+    docker(['image', 'inspect', image]);
+    return image;
   } catch {
     const nitroContractsDir = join(process.cwd(), 'nitro-contracts');
     const dockerfilePath = join(process.cwd(), 'nitro-contracts', 'Dockerfile');
-    docker(['build', '-f', dockerfilePath, '-t', imageTag, nitroContractsDir]);
-  }
+    docker(['build', '-f', dockerfilePath, '-t', image, nitroContractsDir]);
 
-  return imageTag;
+    return image;
+  }
 }
 
 export function createDockerNetwork(networkName: string) {