diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c4993d7e..ba39edce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   native-build-linux-x86-64:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     env:
       SKIP_GRADLE: true
     steps:
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: gnark native build artifacts
           path: gnark/build/
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3.1.0
+        with:
+          name: constantine native build artifacts
+          path: constantine/build/
 
   native-build-macos:
     runs-on: macos-13
@@ -258,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
           path: constantine/build/
 
   final-assembly:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs:
       - native-build-macos
       - native-build-m1
@@ -349,6 +353,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: jars
           path: gnark/build/libs
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3.1.0
+        with:
+          name: jars
+          path: constantine/build/libs
       - name: gradle publish
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         if: contains('refs/heads/release-', github.ref) || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 4e5620ff..17413d62 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ EOF
     LIBRARY_EXTENSION=so
   elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
     LIBRARY_EXTENSION=dylib
+    export GOROOT=$(brew --prefix go@1.22)/libexec
+    export PATH=$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
   fi
 
   go build -buildmode=c-shared -o libgnark_jni.$LIBRARY_EXTENSION gnark-jni.go
@@ -324,33 +326,45 @@ build_constantine() {
   echo "####### build constantine ####"
   echo "#############################"
 
-  # Skip if OSARCH is linux-gnu-aarch64
-  if [[ "$OSARCH" == "linux-gnu-aarch64" ]]; then
-    echo "Skipping build for OSARCH: ${OSARCH}"
-    return
-  fi
-
   cd "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/constantine"
 
   # delete old build dir, if exists
   rm -rf "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/build" || true
   mkdir -p "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/build/${OSARCH}/lib"
 
-  export PATH=$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH
+  # Check and modify config.nims if on x86_64
+  if [[ "$OSARCH" == "linux-gnu-x86_64" ]]; then
+    # Check if the config.nims already contains the necessary flags
+    if ! grep -q 'switch("passC", "-fPIC")' config.nims; then
+      {
+        echo 'when defined(linux):'
+        echo '  switch("passC", "-fPIC")'
+        echo '  switch("passL", "-fPIC")'
+      } >> config.nims
+    fi
+  fi
 
   # Build the constantine library
   export CTT_LTO=false
-  nimble make_lib
+  if [[ "$OSARCH" == "linux-gnu-aarch64" ]]; then
+    # Download and extract Nim
+    wget https://github.com/nim-lang/nightlies/releases/download/2024-03-28-version-2-0-b47747d31844c6bd9af4322efe55e24fefea544c/nim-2.0.4-linux_arm64.tar.xz
+    tar -xf nim-2.0.4-linux_arm64.tar.xz
+    git config --global --add safe.directory /home/ubuntu/constantine/constantine
+    export PATH=$(pwd)/nim-2.0.4/bin:$PATH
+    nimble make_lib
+  else
+    export PATH=$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH
+    nimble make_lib
+  fi
 
   cd "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/"
 
   # Compile the native library
  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
-   cp "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/constantine/lib/libconstantine.dylib" "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/build/${OSARCH}/lib/"
-   clang -I"${JAVA_HOME}/include" -I"${JAVA_HOME}/include/darwin" -shared -o "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/build/${OSARCH}/lib/libconstantineeip196.jnilib" ethereum_evm_precompiles.c -Iconstantine/include -I. -Lconstantine/lib -lconstantine
+   clang -I"${JAVA_HOME}/include" -I"${JAVA_HOME}/include/darwin" -shared -o "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/build/${OSARCH}/lib/libconstantineeip196.dylib" jna_ethereum_evm_precompiles.c -Iconstantine/include -I. constantine/lib/libconstantine.a
  elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
-   cp "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/constantine/lib/libconstantine.so" "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/build/${OSARCH}/lib/"
-   clang -I"${JAVA_HOME}/include" -I"${JAVA_HOME}/include/linux" -fPIC -shared -o "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/build/${OSARCH}/lib/libconstantineeip196.so" ethereum_evm_precompiles.c -Iconstantine/include -I. -Lconstantine/lib -lconstantine
+   gcc -I"${JAVA_HOME}/include" -I"${JAVA_HOME}/include/linux" -fPIC -shared -o "$SCRIPTDIR/constantine/build/${OSARCH}/lib/libconstantineeip196.so" jna_ethereum_evm_precompiles.c -Iconstantine/include -I. -Lconstantine/lib constantine/lib/libconstantine.a
  else
    echo "Unsupported OS/architecture: ${OSARCH}"
    exit 1
diff --git a/constantine/build.gradle b/constantine/build.gradle
index 92285205..c015b501 100644
--- a/constantine/build.gradle
+++ b/constantine/build.gradle
@@ -25,41 +25,37 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
     options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
 }
 
-def osName = System.getProperty('os.name').toLowerCase()
-def osArch = System.getProperty('os.arch')
-def libDir
-
-if (osName.contains('mac') && osArch.contains('aarch64')) {
-    libDir = 'darwin-aarch64'
-} else if (osName.contains('mac')) {
-    libDir = 'darwin-x86-64'
-} else if (osName.contains('linux') && osArch.contains('aarch64')) {
-    libDir = 'linux-gnu-aarch64'
-} else {
-    libDir = 'linux-gnu-x86_64'
+task macArmLibCopy(type: Copy) {
+    from "build/darwin-aarch64/lib/libconstantineeip196.dylib"
+    into 'build/resources/main/darwin-aarch64'
 }
 
-task libCopy(type: Copy) {
-    from "build/${libDir}/lib/"
-    into "build/resources/main/lib/${libDir}"
+task macLibCopy(type: Copy) {
+    from "build/darwin-x86-64/lib/libconstantineeip196.dylib"
+    into 'build/resources/main/darwin-x86-64'
 }
 
-processResources.dependsOn libCopy
+task linuxLibCopy(type: Copy) {
+    from "build/linux-gnu-x86_64/lib/libconstantineeip196.so"
+    into 'build/resources/main/linux-gnu-x86_64'
+
+}
 
-task compileJavaSource(type: Exec) {
-    description = 'Compiles the Java source files'
-    commandLine 'javac', '-d', 'build', 'src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/LibConstantineEIP196.java'
-    dependsOn libCopy
+task linuxArm64LibCopy(type: Copy) {
+    from "build/linux-gnu-aarch64/lib/libconstantineeip196.so"
+    into 'build/resources/main/linux-gnu-aarch64'
 }
 
+processResources.dependsOn macArmLibCopy, macLibCopy, linuxLibCopy, linuxArm64LibCopy
+
 tasks.named('test', Test) {
     description = 'Runs the Java tests'
     useJUnit {
         include '**/*Test.class'
     }
-    environment 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH', "${System.env.LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:build/resources/main/lib/${libDir}"
-    jvmArgs = ["-Djava.library.path=build/resources/main/lib/${libDir}"]
-    dependsOn compileJavaSource
+    environment 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH', "${System.env.LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:build/resources/main/linux-gnu-x86_64"
+
+    dependsOn macArmLibCopy, macLibCopy, linuxLibCopy, linuxArm64LibCopy
 }
 
 jar {
@@ -142,4 +138,4 @@ artifactory {
 
 test {
     useJUnit()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/constantine/jna_ethereum_evm_precompiles.c b/constantine/jna_ethereum_evm_precompiles.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..955446e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/constantine/jna_ethereum_evm_precompiles.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include "jna_ethereum_evm_precompiles.h"
+#include <constantine.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+void printByteArray(const char* label, const byte* array, size_t len) {
+    printf("%s: [", label);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+        printf("%02x", array[i]);
+        if (i < len - 1) {
+            printf(", ");
+        }
+    }
+    printf("]\n");
+}
+
+int bn254_g1add(byte* r, int r_len, const byte* inputs, int inputs_len) {
+    // Call the original function
+    return (int) ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1add(r, (ptrdiff_t)r_len, inputs, (ptrdiff_t)inputs_len);
+}
+
+int bn254_g1mul(byte* r, int r_len, const byte* inputs, int inputs_len) {
+    // Call the original function
+    return (int) ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1mul(r, (ptrdiff_t)r_len, inputs, (ptrdiff_t)inputs_len);
+}
+
+int bn254_pairingCheck(byte* r, int r_len, const byte* inputs, int inputs_len) {
+    // Call the original function
+    return (int) ctt_eth_evm_bn254_ecpairingcheck(r, (ptrdiff_t)r_len, inputs, (ptrdiff_t)inputs_len);
+}
+
diff --git a/constantine/jna_ethereum_evm_precompiles.h b/constantine/jna_ethereum_evm_precompiles.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7150436a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/constantine/jna_ethereum_evm_precompiles.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef _Included_LibConstantineEIP196_Wrapper
+#define _Included_LibConstantineEIP196_Wrapper
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+// Define byte as unsigned char
+typedef unsigned char byte;
+
+/*
+ * Function: ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1add_wrapper
+ * Signature: (byte*, int, const byte*, int) -> int
+ */
+int bn254_g1add(byte* r, int r_len, const byte* inputs, int inputs_len);
+
+/*
+ * Function: ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1mul_wrapper
+ * Signature: (byte*, int, const byte*, int) -> int
+ */
+int bn254_g1mul(byte* r, int r_len, const byte* inputs, int inputs_len);
+
+/*
+ * Function: ctt_eth_evm_bn254_pairingCheck_wrapper
+ * Signature: (byte*, int, const byte*, int) -> int
+ */
+int bn254_pairingCheck(byte* r, int r_len, const byte* inputs, int inputs_len);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _Included_LibConstantineEIP196_Wrapper */
+
diff --git a/constantine/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/LibConstantineEIP196.java b/constantine/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/LibConstantineEIP196.java
index c919d4ad..ff48d2ca 100644
--- a/constantine/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/LibConstantineEIP196.java
+++ b/constantine/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/LibConstantineEIP196.java
@@ -1,42 +1,50 @@
 package org.hyperledger.besu.nativelib.constantine;
 
+import com.sun.jna.Native;
+
 public class LibConstantineEIP196 {
+    public static final boolean ENABLED;
+
     static {
-        System.loadLibrary("constantineeip196");
+        boolean enabled;
+        try {
+            Native.register(LibConstantineEIP196.class, "constantineeip196");
+            enabled = true;
+        } catch (final Throwable t) {
+            t.printStackTrace();
+            enabled = false;
+        }
+        ENABLED = enabled;
     }
 
-    public native int ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1add(byte[] r, int r_len, byte[] inputs, int inputs_len);
-    public native int ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1mul(byte[] r, int r_len, byte[] inputs, int inputs_len);
-    public native int ctt_eth_evm_bn254_pairingCheck(byte[] r, int r_len, byte[] inputs, int inputs_len);
-
-    public static void loadNativeLibrary() {
-        System.loadLibrary("constantineeip196");
-    }
+    public static native int bn254_g1add(byte[] r, int r_len, byte[] inputs, int inputs_len);
+    public static native int bn254_g1mul(byte[] r, int r_len, byte[] inputs, int inputs_len);
+    public static native int bn254_pairingCheck(byte[] r, int r_len, byte[] inputs, int inputs_len);
 
-    public byte[] add(byte[] inputs) {
+    public static byte[] add(byte[] inputs) {
         byte[] result = new byte[64];
-        int status = ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1add(result, result.length, inputs, inputs.length);
+        int status = bn254_g1add(result, result.length, inputs, inputs.length);
         if (status != 0) {
             throw new RuntimeException("ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1add failed with status: " + status);
         }
         return result;
     }
 
-    public byte[] mul(byte[] inputs) {
+    public static byte[] mul(byte[] inputs) {
         byte[] result = new byte[64];
-        int status = ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1mul(result, result.length, inputs, inputs.length);
+        int status = bn254_g1mul(result, result.length, inputs, inputs.length);
         if (status != 0) {
             throw new RuntimeException("ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1mul failed with status: " + status);
         }
         return result;
     }
 
-    public byte[] pairingCheck(byte[] inputs) {
+    public static byte[] pairingCheck(byte[] inputs) {
         byte[] result = new byte[32];
-        int status = ctt_eth_evm_bn254_pairingCheck(result, result.length, inputs, inputs.length);
+        int status = bn254_pairingCheck(result, result.length, inputs, inputs.length);
         if (status != 0) {
             throw new RuntimeException("ctt_eth_evm_bn254_pairingCheck failed with status: " + status);
         }
         return result;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196G1AddTest.java b/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196G1AddTest.java
index 23620010..621194b0 100644
--- a/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196G1AddTest.java
+++ b/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196G1AddTest.java
@@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ public void shouldCalculate() {
             // skip the header row
             return;
         }
-        LibConstantineEIP196 constInstance = new LibConstantineEIP196();
         byte[] inputBytes = Bytes.fromHexString(this.input).toArrayUnsafe();
 
         byte[] result = new byte[64];
-        int status = constInstance.ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1add(result, result.length, inputBytes, inputBytes.length);
+        int status = LibConstantineEIP196.bn254_g1add(result, result.length, inputBytes, inputBytes.length);
 
         Bytes expectedComputation = expectedResult == null ? null : Bytes.fromHexString(expectedResult);
         if (status != 0) {
@@ -63,4 +62,4 @@ public void shouldCalculate() {
             assertTrue("Notes should be empty", notes.isEmpty());
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196G1MulTest.java b/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196G1MulTest.java
index e08c05ca..1c1f9096 100644
--- a/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196G1MulTest.java
+++ b/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196G1MulTest.java
@@ -46,11 +46,10 @@ public void shouldCalculate() {
             // skip the header row
             return;
         }
-        LibConstantineEIP196 constInstance = new LibConstantineEIP196();
         byte[] inputBytes = Bytes.fromHexString(this.input).toArrayUnsafe();
 
         byte[] result = new byte[64];
-        int status = constInstance.ctt_eth_evm_bn254_g1mul(result, result.length, inputBytes, inputBytes.length);
+        int status = LibConstantineEIP196.bn254_g1mul(result, result.length, inputBytes, inputBytes.length);
 
         Bytes expectedComputation = expectedResult == null ? null : Bytes.fromHexString(expectedResult);
 
@@ -65,4 +64,4 @@ public void shouldCalculate() {
             assertTrue("Notes should be empty", notes.isEmpty());
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196PairingCheckTest.java b/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196PairingCheckTest.java
index 6a4ed3ad..7e6142c0 100644
--- a/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196PairingCheckTest.java
+++ b/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/ConstantineEIP196PairingCheckTest.java
@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ public void shouldCalculate() {
         if ("input".equals(input)) {
             return;
         }
-        LibConstantineEIP196 constInstance = new LibConstantineEIP196();
         byte[] inputBytes = Bytes.fromHexString(this.input).toArrayUnsafe();
 
         byte[] result = new byte[32];
-        int status = constInstance.ctt_eth_evm_bn254_pairingCheck(result, result.length, inputBytes, inputBytes.length);
+        int status = LibConstantineEIP196.bn254_pairingCheck(result, result.length, inputBytes, inputBytes.length);
 
         Bytes expectedComputation = expectedResult == null ? null : Bytes.fromHexString(expectedResult);
 
@@ -62,4 +61,4 @@ public void shouldCalculate() {
             assertTrue("Notes should be empty", notes.isEmpty());
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/LibConstantineEIP196Test.java b/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/LibConstantineEIP196Test.java
index 0a0471d7..fbb1a73b 100644
--- a/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/LibConstantineEIP196Test.java
+++ b/constantine/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/nativelib/constantine/LibConstantineEIP196Test.java
@@ -1,25 +1,17 @@
 package org.hyperledger.besu.nativelib.constantine;
 
-import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
 public class LibConstantineEIP196Test {
-    private LibConstantineEIP196 constInstance;
-
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() {
-        LibConstantineEIP196.loadNativeLibrary();
-        constInstance = new LibConstantineEIP196();
-    }
 
     @Test
     public void testG1Add() {
         byte[] inputs = new byte[128];
 
-        byte[] result = constInstance.add(inputs);
+        byte[] result = LibConstantineEIP196.add(inputs);
         assertNotNull("Result array should not be null", result);
         assertEquals("Result array length should be 64", 64, result.length);
     }
@@ -28,7 +20,7 @@ public void testG1Add() {
     public void testG1Mul() {
         byte[] inputs = new byte[96];
 
-        byte[] result = constInstance.mul(inputs);
+        byte[] result = LibConstantineEIP196.mul(inputs);
         assertNotNull("Result array should not be null", result);
         assertEquals("Result array length should be 64", 64, result.length);
     }
@@ -37,9 +29,9 @@ public void testG1Mul() {
     public void testPairingCheck() {
         byte[] inputs = new byte[0];  // Empty input
 
-        byte[] result = constInstance.pairingCheck(inputs);
+        byte[] result = LibConstantineEIP196.pairingCheck(inputs);
         assertNotNull("Result array should not be null", result);
         assertEquals("Result array length should be 32", 32, result.length);
         assertEquals("The last byte of the result should be 1", 1, result[31]);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/native-build.sh b/native-build.sh
index f2c6bc1c..ad52c677 100755
--- a/native-build.sh
+++ b/native-build.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 apt-get update
-DEBIAN_FRONTEND=non-interactive apt-get install -y autoconf build-essential libtool automake patchelf curl openjdk-11-jre-headless git wget
+DEBIAN_FRONTEND=non-interactive apt-get install -y autoconf build-essential libtool automake patchelf curl openjdk-21-jdk git wget
+export JAVA_HOME=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -f $(which java))))
+export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
 wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.20.2.linux-arm64.tar.gz
 echo "78d632915bb75e9a6356a47a42625fd1a785c83a64a643fedd8f61e31b1b3bef  go1.20.2.linux-arm64.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c || exit 1
 tar -xzf go1.20.2.linux-arm64.tar.gz -C $HOME