diff --git a/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml b/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml
index e1e8b96b472..38f0fbb3437 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.tag || env.GITHUB_REF }}
 
       - name: Install bleeding edge cmake
         run: |
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/gtest.cmake b/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/gtest.cmake
index c3551ea481a..79b81c75abe 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/gtest.cmake
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/gtest.cmake
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 include(GoogleTest)
 include(FetchContent)
 
+set(BUILD_GMOCK ON CACHE INTERNAL BOOL "Build with gMock enabled")
+set(INSTALL_GTEST OFF CACHE BOOL "gTest installation disabled")
+
 FetchContent_Declare(
     GTest
     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
-    # Version 1.12.1 is not compatible with WASI-SDK 12
-    GIT_TAG release-1.10.0
+    GIT_TAG v1.13.0 #v1.14.0 does not compile with gcc (compiler bug: https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=105329)
     FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS
 )
 
-set(BUILD_GMOCK OFF CACHE BOOL "Build with gMock disabled")
-set(INSTALL_GTEST OFF CACHE BOOL "gTest installation disabled")
-
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(GTest)
 
 if (NOT GTest_FOUND)
@@ -42,8 +41,6 @@ if (NOT GTest_FOUND)
         gtest_disable_pthreads gtest_force_shared_crt gtest_hide_internal_symbols
     )
 
-    add_library(GTest::gtest ALIAS gtest)
-    add_library(GTest::gtest_main ALIAS gtest_main)
 endif()
 
 enable_testing()
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/module.cmake b/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/module.cmake
index d394c024b9f..71fa5cd7dbe 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/module.cmake
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/module.cmake
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ function(barretenberg_module MODULE_NAME)
             ${MODULE_NAME}_test_objects
             PRIVATE
             GTest::gtest
+            GTest::gtest_main
+            GTest::gmock_main
             ${TBB_IMPORTED_TARGETS}
         )
 
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ function(barretenberg_module MODULE_NAME)
             ${ARGN}
             GTest::gtest
             GTest::gtest_main
+            GTest::gmock_main
             ${TBB_IMPORTED_TARGETS}
         )
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/tests/AvmMini_execution.test.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/tests/AvmMini_execution.test.cpp
index 89cc0b78e58..0dc7a4186f4 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/tests/AvmMini_execution.test.cpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm/tests/AvmMini_execution.test.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "barretenberg/vm/avm_trace/AvmMini_opcode.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/vm/tests/helpers.test.hpp"
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ TEST_F(AvmMiniExecutionTests, basicAddReturn)
     auto instructions = Deserialization::parse(bytecode);
 
     // 2 instructions
-    EXPECT_EQ(instructions.size(), 2);
+    EXPECT_THAT(instructions, testing::SizeIs(2));
 
     // ADD
     EXPECT_EQ(instructions.at(0).op_code, OpCode::ADD);