diff --git a/crates/artifacts/solc/src/lib.rs b/crates/artifacts/solc/src/lib.rs
index 3f3a741d2..83f9c4b04 100644
--- a/crates/artifacts/solc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/artifacts/solc/src/lib.rs
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ impl YulDetails {
 
 /// EVM versions.
 ///
-/// Default is `Cancun`, since 0.8.25
+/// Default is `Prague`, since 0.8.30
 ///
 /// Kept in sync with: <https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/blob/develop/liblangutil/EVMVersion.h>
 // When adding new EVM versions (see a previous attempt at https://github.com/foundry-rs/compilers/pull/51):
@@ -816,8 +816,8 @@ pub enum EvmVersion {
     London,
     Paris,
     Shanghai,
-    #[default]
     Cancun,
+    #[default]
     Prague,
     Osaka,
 }
diff --git a/crates/compilers/tests/project.rs b/crates/compilers/tests/project.rs
index d8c085290..334d43834 100644
--- a/crates/compilers/tests/project.rs
+++ b/crates/compilers/tests/project.rs
@@ -2678,7 +2678,7 @@ fn can_create_standard_json_input_with_external_file() {
         ]
     );
 
-    let solc = Solc::find_or_install(&Version::new(0, 8, 24)).unwrap();
+    let solc = Solc::find_or_install(&Version::new(0, 8, 27)).unwrap();
 
     // can compile using the created json
     let compiler_errors = solc
@@ -2703,7 +2703,7 @@ fn can_compile_std_json_input() {
     assert!(input.sources.contains_key(Path::new("lib/ds-test/src/test.sol")));
 
     // should be installed
-    if let Ok(solc) = Solc::find_or_install(&Version::new(0, 8, 24)) {
+    if let Ok(solc) = Solc::find_or_install(&Version::new(0, 8, 28)) {
         let out = solc.compile(&input).unwrap();
         assert!(out.errors.is_empty());
         assert!(out.sources.contains_key(Path::new("lib/ds-test/src/test.sol")));
@@ -2767,7 +2767,7 @@ fn can_create_standard_json_input_with_symlink() {
         ]
     );
 
-    let solc = Solc::find_or_install(&Version::new(0, 8, 24)).unwrap();
+    let solc = Solc::find_or_install(&Version::new(0, 8, 28)).unwrap();
 
     // can compile using the created json
     let compiler_errors = solc
@@ -2936,7 +2936,7 @@ async fn can_install_solc_and_compile_std_json_input_async() {
     tmp.assert_no_errors();
     let source = tmp.list_source_files().into_iter().find(|p| p.ends_with("Dapp.t.sol")).unwrap();
     let input = tmp.project().standard_json_input(&source).unwrap();
-    let solc = Solc::find_or_install(&Version::new(0, 8, 24)).unwrap();
+    let solc = Solc::find_or_install(&Version::new(0, 8, 27)).unwrap();
 
     assert!(input.settings.remappings.contains(&"ds-test/=lib/ds-test/src/".parse().unwrap()));
     let input: SolcInput = input.into();