diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ebe7bade..1b860bb5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -269,6 +269,13 @@ cargo-audit:
     RUSTFLAGS: "-Cdebug-assertions=y -Dwarnings"
     WASM_BUILD_NO_COLOR: "1"
     CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
+    # Skip WASM runtime builds — unit/integration tests use mock environments
+    # and don't need actual WASM blobs. This significantly reduces compile time.
+    SKIP_WASM_BUILD: "1"
+    # When CARGO_TARGET_DIR is outside the project dir, wasm-builder's build
+    # script can't find Cargo.lock and resolves deps fresh (without --locked),
+    # picking up versions that require newer Rust. Point it to the workspace root.
+    WASM_BUILD_WORKSPACE_HINT: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"
   before_script:
     - rustup show
     - rustc --version && cargo --version
@@ -279,7 +286,7 @@ cargo-audit:
     - find /cache/cargo-target -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -name "${CACHE_KEY}" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
     - echo "CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$CARGO_TARGET_DIR (disk $(df -h /cache/cargo-target | tail -1 | awk '{print $3 "/" $2 " used, " $4 " free"}'))"
   cache: []
-  timeout: 90m
+  timeout: 150m
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a743ee0b..bd6ba268 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayvec"
 version = "0.7.6"
-source = "git+https://git.pezkuwichain.io/pezkuwichain/arrayvec.git?branch=main#c5461f2a879a7c5a8a5a3319cb6dcb02abcfe2f9"
+source = "git+https://git.pezkuwichain.io/pezkuwichain/arrayvec.git?branch=main#0c417574a308d86ef79823dccb215b2273ec800a"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]