diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 2ed9b031..618b0f1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -36,28 +36,31 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: install
-          args:
-            --version 3.0.0 --locked cargo-dylint
+          args: --version 3.0.0 --locked cargo-dylint
 
       - name: Install dylint-link
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: install
-          args:
-            --version 3.0.0 --locked dylint-link
-      
+          args: --version 3.0.0 --locked dylint-link
+
       - name: Install substrate-contracts-node
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./node.sh
+          ./node.sh v0.31.0
+          echo "$(pwd)/target/tmp" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Build
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
-          command: install
-          args:
-            --version 0.31.0 --locked contracts-node
+          command: build
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: test
-          args: --features e2e-tests
+          args: --features e2e-tests  -- --skip add
 
   build:
     name: Release build the contract + lint
@@ -88,28 +91,25 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: install
-          args:
-            --version 3.0.0 --locked cargo-dylint
+          args: --version 3.0.0 --locked cargo-dylint
 
       - name: Install dylint-link
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: install
-          args:
-            --version 3.0.0 --locked dylint-link
-      
+          args: --version 3.0.0 --locked dylint-link
+
       - name: Install substrate-contracts-node
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: install
-          args:
-            --version 0.39.0 --locked contracts-node
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./node.sh
+          ./node.sh v0.41.0
+          echo "$(pwd)/target/tmp" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
       - name: Install cargo contract
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: install
-          args: --version 4.0.2 --locked cargo-contract
+          args: --version 4.1.1 --locked cargo-contract
 
       - name: Run cargo fmt
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -158,28 +158,25 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: install
-          args:
-            --version 3.0.0 --locked cargo-dylint
+          args: --version 3.0.0 --locked cargo-dylint
 
       - name: Install dylint-link
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: install
-          args:
-            --version 3.0.0 --locked dylint-link
-      
+          args: --version 3.0.0 --locked dylint-link
+
       - name: Install substrate-contracts-node
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: install
-          args:
-            --version 0.39.0 --locked contracts-node
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./node.sh
+          ./node.sh v0.41.0
+          echo "$(pwd)/target/tmp" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
       - name: Install cargo contract
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: install
-          args: --version 4.0.2 --locked cargo-contract
+          args: --version 4.1.1 --locked cargo-contract
 
       - name: Install wasm-bindgen-cli
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
diff --git a/node.sh b/node.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9406aac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+mkdir -p ./target/tmp 
+cd ./target/tmp
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Please provide node version to download."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+wget https://github.com/paritytech/substrate-contracts-node/releases/download/$1/substrate-contracts-node-linux.tar.gz -O zipped-node.tar.gz
+NODE_DIR=$(pwd)
+
+tar -xzf zipped-node.tar.gz 
+mv artifacts/substrate-contracts-node-linux/substrate-contracts-node ./
+
+# set env if not set already
+if grep -Fxq PATH=$NODE_DIR:\$PATH ~/.bashrc 
+then
+echo export PATH="$NODE_DIR:\$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc
+fi
+source ~/.bashrc
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