diff --git a/noir/bb-version b/noir/bb-version
index 7e750b4ebf3..0b09455034e 100644
--- a/noir/bb-version
+++ b/noir/bb-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.60.0
+0.61.0
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/compiler/integration-tests/package.json b/noir/noir-repo/compiler/integration-tests/package.json
index a438c2965c3..e33179f31e7 100644
--- a/noir/noir-repo/compiler/integration-tests/package.json
+++ b/noir/noir-repo/compiler/integration-tests/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "lint": "NODE_NO_WARNINGS=1 eslint . --ext .ts --ignore-path ./.eslintignore  --max-warnings 0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aztec/bb.js": "0.61.0",
+    "@aztec/bb.js": "portal:../../../../barretenberg/ts",
     "@noir-lang/noir_js": "workspace:*",
     "@noir-lang/noir_wasm": "workspace:*",
     "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers": "^2.0.0",
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 748a6d18ecb..03cea21026e 100644
--- a/noir/noir-repo/yarn.lock
+++ b/noir/noir-repo/yarn.lock
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@aztec/bb.js@npm:0.61.0":
-  version: 0.61.0
-  resolution: "@aztec/bb.js@npm:0.61.0"
+"@aztec/bb.js@portal:../../../../barretenberg/ts::locator=integration-tests%40workspace%3Acompiler%2Fintegration-tests":
+  version: 0.0.0-use.local
+  resolution: "@aztec/bb.js@portal:../../../../barretenberg/ts::locator=integration-tests%40workspace%3Acompiler%2Fintegration-tests"
   dependencies:
     comlink: ^4.4.1
     commander: ^10.0.1
@@ -231,10 +231,9 @@ __metadata:
     fflate: ^0.8.0
     tslib: ^2.4.0
   bin:
-    bb.js: dest/node/main.js
-  checksum: db544eeb1378e121554fda7c5b0161aa5b8ed92217eb47740e1c0d68d423084e05c5136acb75720cb39ef9f79aff9ac1d3037be86837d2e2a8d02ff500e175ae
+    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
@@ -14123,7 +14122,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "integration-tests@workspace:compiler/integration-tests"
   dependencies:
-    "@aztec/bb.js": 0.61.0
+    "@aztec/bb.js": "portal:../../../../barretenberg/ts"
     "@noir-lang/noir_js": "workspace:*"
     "@noir-lang/noir_wasm": "workspace:*"
     "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers": ^2.0.0