diff --git a/avm-transpiler/Cargo.lock b/avm-transpiler/Cargo.lock
index 21ff357893f..6959e781579 100644
--- a/avm-transpiler/Cargo.lock
+++ b/avm-transpiler/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = 3
 
 [[package]]
 name = "acir"
-version = "0.43.0"
+version = "0.44.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acir_field",
  "base64 0.21.7",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "acir_field"
-version = "0.43.0"
+version = "0.44.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-bn254",
  "ark-ff",
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "acvm"
-version = "0.43.0"
+version = "0.44.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acir",
  "acvm_blackbox_solver",
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "acvm_blackbox_solver"
-version = "0.43.0"
+version = "0.44.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acir",
  "blake2",
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "arena"
-version = "0.27.0"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ark-bn254"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -323,7 +319,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aztec_macros"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 dependencies = [
  "convert_case",
  "iter-extended",
@@ -434,7 +430,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "brillig"
-version = "0.43.0"
+version = "0.44.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acir_field",
  "serde",
@@ -442,7 +438,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "brillig_vm"
-version = "0.43.0"
+version = "0.44.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acir",
  "acvm_blackbox_solver",
@@ -854,7 +850,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fm"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 dependencies = [
  "codespan-reporting",
  "serde",
@@ -1032,7 +1028,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iter-extended"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "itertools"
@@ -1197,7 +1193,7 @@ checksum = "650eef8c711430f1a879fdd01d4745a7deea475becfb90269c06775983bbf086"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_abi"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "iter-extended",
@@ -1210,9 +1206,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "toml",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "noirc_arena"
+version = "0.28.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_driver"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "aztec_macros",
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_errors"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "base64 0.21.7",
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_evaluator"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "chrono",
@@ -1268,16 +1268,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_frontend"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
- "arena",
  "chumsky",
  "fm",
  "im",
  "iter-extended",
  "lalrpop",
  "lalrpop-util",
+ "noirc_arena",
  "noirc_errors",
  "noirc_printable_type",
  "petgraph",
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_printable_type"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "iter-extended",
diff --git a/noir/noir-repo/acvm-repo/acvm_js/build.sh b/noir/noir-repo/acvm-repo/acvm_js/build.sh
index 16fb26e55db..c07d2d8a4c1 100755
--- a/noir/noir-repo/acvm-repo/acvm_js/build.sh
+++ b/noir/noir-repo/acvm-repo/acvm_js/build.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function run_if_available {
 require_command jq
 require_command cargo
 require_command wasm-bindgen
-require_command wasm-opt
+#require_command wasm-opt
 
 self_path=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
 pname=$(cargo read-manifest | jq -r '.name')
diff --git a/noir/noir-repo/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json b/noir/noir-repo/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json
index a276a29046f..b5782269674 100644
--- a/noir/noir-repo/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json
+++ b/noir/noir-repo/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "lint": "NODE_NO_WARNINGS=1 eslint . --ext .ts --ignore-path ./.eslintignore  --max-warnings 0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aztec/bb.js": "0.35.1",
+    "@aztec/bb.js": "portal:../../../../barretenberg/ts",
     "@noir-lang/types": "workspace:*",
     "fflate": "^0.8.0"
   },
diff --git a/noir/noir-repo/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/build.sh b/noir/noir-repo/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/build.sh
index 16fb26e55db..c07d2d8a4c1 100755
--- a/noir/noir-repo/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/build.sh
+++ b/noir/noir-repo/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/build.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function run_if_available {
 require_command jq
 require_command cargo
 require_command wasm-bindgen
-require_command wasm-opt
+#require_command wasm-opt
 
 self_path=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
 pname=$(cargo read-manifest | jq -r '.name')
diff --git a/noir/noir-repo/yarn.lock b/noir/noir-repo/yarn.lock
index e9915882fac..b45678f5d8b 100644
--- a/noir/noir-repo/yarn.lock
+++ b/noir/noir-repo/yarn.lock
@@ -221,19 +221,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@aztec/bb.js@npm:0.35.1":
-  version: 0.35.1
-  resolution: "@aztec/bb.js@npm:0.35.1"
+"@aztec/bb.js@portal:../../../../barretenberg/ts::locator=%40noir-lang%2Fbackend_barretenberg%40workspace%3Atooling%2Fnoir_js_backend_barretenberg":
+  version: 0.0.0-use.local
+  resolution: "@aztec/bb.js@portal:../../../../barretenberg/ts::locator=%40noir-lang%2Fbackend_barretenberg%40workspace%3Atooling%2Fnoir_js_backend_barretenberg"
   dependencies:
     comlink: ^4.4.1
     commander: ^10.0.1
     debug: ^4.3.4
     tslib: ^2.4.0
   bin:
-    bb.js: dest/node/main.js
-  checksum: 8e3551f059523d9494af4721a9219e2c6e63c8ed1df447a2d0daa9f8526a794758ae708bd1d9c9b1fbfb89c56dc867d9f0b87250dbabfcde23ec02dabbb5a32a
+    bb.js: ./dest/node/main.js
   languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
+  linkType: soft
 
 "@babel/code-frame@npm:^7.0.0, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.10.4, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.12.11, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.16.0, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.22.13, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.23.5, @babel/code-frame@npm:^7.8.3":
   version: 7.23.5
@@ -4396,7 +4395,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@noir-lang/backend_barretenberg@workspace:tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg"
   dependencies:
-    "@aztec/bb.js": 0.35.1
+    "@aztec/bb.js": "portal:../../../../barretenberg/ts"
     "@noir-lang/types": "workspace:*"
     "@types/node": ^20.6.2
     "@types/prettier": ^3