diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 19ea5d8..b646384 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
           version: 'latest'
       - name: Install modules
         run: yarn
+      - name: Build package
+        run: yarn build
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: yarn test:unit
       - name: Run integration tests [basic]
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run regression tests
         run: yarn test:regression
       - name: Test example rust contracts
-        run: yarn build && yarn build:test:wasm
+        run: yarn build:test:wasm
       - name: Trigger integration tests
         if: github.ref_name == 'main'
         run: >
@@ -35,4 +37,3 @@ jobs:
           -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28"
           https://api.github.com/repos/warp-contracts/warp-integration-tests/dispatches
           -d '{"event_type":"sdk_push","client_payload":{"ref":"${{github.ref}}","sha":"${{github.sha}}"}}'
-
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 196b923..96e6408 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
     "build:types": "tsc -b tsconfig.types.json",
     "bundle": "node bundle.js",
     "build": "yarn run clean && yarn build:cjs && yarn build:mjs && yarn mjs:burn:in:hell && yarn build:types && yarn bundle",
+    "install:warp": "yarn add -D warp-contracts@file:./lib/cjs",
+    "remove:warp": "yarn remove warp-contracts",
     "format": "prettier --write 'src/**/*.ts'",
     "clean": "rimraf ./lib",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .ts --max-warnings=0",
@@ -30,17 +32,18 @@
     "version": "yarn format && git add -A src",
     "postversion": "git push origin HEAD && git push --tags",
     "yalc:publish": "yarn build && yalc publish --push",
-    "test": "jest",
-    "test:unit": "jest ./src/__tests__/unit",
-    "test:unit:cache": "jest ./src/__tests__/unit/cache-leveldb.test.ts",
-    "test:unit:cache:real": "jest ./src/__tests__/unit/cache-leveldb-real-data.test.ts",
-    "test:integration": "jest ./src/__tests__/integration",
-    "test:integration:basic": "jest ./src/__tests__/integration/basic",
-    "test:integration:basic:load": "jest --silent=false --detectOpenHandles ./src/__tests__/integration/basic/contract-loading.test.ts ",
-    "test:integration:basic:arweave": "jest ./src/__tests__/integration/basic/arweave-transactions-loading",
-    "test:integration:internal-writes": "jest ./src/__tests__/integration/internal-writes",
-    "test:integration:wasm": "jest ./src/__tests__/integration/wasm",
-    "test:regression": "node ./node_modules/.bin/jest ./src/__tests__/regression",
+    "argument": "echo \"The value of --foo is ${file} end of script\"",
+    "test": "yarn install:warp && jest ${file} && yarn remove:warp",
+    "test:unit": "file=./src/__tests__/unit yarn test",
+    "test:unit:cache": "file=./src/__tests__/unit/cache-leveldb.test.ts yarn test",
+    "test:unit:cache:real": "file=./src/__tests__/unit/cache-leveldb-real-data.test.ts yarn test",
+    "test:integration": "file=./src/__tests__/integration yarn test",
+    "test:integration:basic": "file=./src/__tests__/integration/basic yarn test",
+    "test:integration:basic:load": "--silent=false --detectOpenHandles file=./src/__tests__/integration/basic/contract-loading.test.ts yarn test",
+    "test:integration:basic:arweave": "file=./src/__tests__/integration/basic/arweave-transactions-loading yarn test",
+    "test:integration:internal-writes": "file=./src/__tests__/integration/internal-writes yarn test",
+    "test:integration:wasm": "file=./src/__tests__/integration/wasm yarn test",
+    "test:regression": "yarn install:warp && node ./node_modules/.bin/jest ./src/__tests__/regression && yarn remove:warp",
     "build:toy-contract": "wasm-pack build --target nodejs --dev --out-name rust-contract crates/toy-contract",
     "test:toy-contract": "jest crates/toy-contract/tests",
     "build:pst": "wasm-pack build --target nodejs --dev --out-name rust-contract crates/pst/contract/implementation",
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@
     "format:json-bindings:pst": "eslint 'crates/pst/contract/definition/bindings/json/*.json' --fix",
     "format:ts-bindings:pst": "eslint 'crates/pst/contract/definition/bindings/ts/*.ts' --fix",
     "test:pst": "jest crates/pst/tests",
-    "build:test:wasm": "yarn build:toy-contract && yarn test:toy-contract && yarn build:pst && yarn gen-bindings:pst && yarn test:pst"
+    "build:test:wasm": "yarn install:warp && yarn build:toy-contract && yarn test:toy-contract && yarn build:pst && yarn gen-bindings:pst && yarn test:pst"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Redstone Team <dev@redstone.finance>",
@@ -88,7 +91,6 @@
     "safe-stable-stringify": "2.4.1",
     "stream-buffers": "^3.0.2",
     "unzipit": "^1.4.0",
-    "vm2": "3.9.15",
     "warp-isomorphic": "1.0.4",
     "warp-wasm-metering": "1.0.1"
   },
@@ -114,7 +116,8 @@
     "ts-jest": "^28.0.7",
     "ts-node": "^10.2.1",
     "typescript": "^4.9.5",
-    "warp-contracts-plugin-deploy": "1.0.0-beta.16",
+    "warp-contracts-plugin-deploy": "^1.0.3",
+    "warp-contracts-plugin-vm2": "1.0.0",
     "ws": "^8.11.0"
   },
   "resolutions": {
@@ -131,7 +134,6 @@
     "fs": false,
     "path": false,
     "crypto": false,
-    "vm2": false,
     "archiver": false,
     "stream-buffers": false,
     "constants": false,
diff --git a/src/__tests__/integration/basic/complicated-contract.test.ts b/src/__tests__/integration/basic/complicated-contract.test.ts
index 7004b42..cf5a239 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/integration/basic/complicated-contract.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/integration/basic/complicated-contract.test.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ import { Warp } from '../../../core/Warp';
 import { WarpFactory } from '../../../core/WarpFactory';
 import { LoggerFactory } from '../../../logging/LoggerFactory';
 import { DeployPlugin } from 'warp-contracts-plugin-deploy';
+import { VM2Plugin } from 'warp-contracts-plugin-vm2';
 
 let arlocal: ArLocal;
 let warp: Warp;
+let warpVm: Warp;
 let contract: Contract<any>;
 let contractVM: Contract<any>;
 
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ describe('Testing the Warp client', () => {
     LoggerFactory.INST.logLevel('error');
 
     warp = WarpFactory.forLocal(1800).use(new DeployPlugin());
+    warpVm = WarpFactory.forLocal(1800).use(new DeployPlugin()).use(new VM2Plugin());
 
     ({ jwk: wallet } = await warp.generateWallet());
     contractSrc = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '../data/very-complicated-contract.js'), 'utf8');
@@ -43,8 +46,7 @@ describe('Testing the Warp client', () => {
     contract = warp.contract(contractTxId).setEvaluationOptions({
       mineArLocalBlocks: false
     });
-    contractVM = warp.contract(contractTxId).setEvaluationOptions({
-      useVM2: true,
+    contractVM = warpVm.contract(contractTxId).setEvaluationOptions({
       mineArLocalBlocks: false
     });
     contract.connect(wallet);
diff --git a/src/__tests__/integration/basic/deploy-write-read.test.ts b/src/__tests__/integration/basic/deploy-write-read.test.ts
index 8e85f57..8664fc2 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/integration/basic/deploy-write-read.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/integration/basic/deploy-write-read.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { Warp } from '../../../core/Warp';
 import { WarpFactory } from '../../../core/WarpFactory';
 import { LoggerFactory } from '../../../logging/LoggerFactory';
 import { DeployPlugin } from 'warp-contracts-plugin-deploy';
+import { VM2Plugin } from 'warp-contracts-plugin-vm2';
 
 interface ExampleContractState {
   counter: number;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ describe('Testing the Warp client', () => {
 
   let arlocal: ArLocal;
   let warp: Warp;
+  let warpVm: Warp;
   let contract: Contract<ExampleContractState>;
   let contractInitData: Contract<ExampleContractState>;
   let contractVM: Contract<ExampleContractState>;
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ describe('Testing the Warp client', () => {
 
     LoggerFactory.INST.logLevel('error');
     warp = WarpFactory.forLocal(1810).use(new DeployPlugin());
+    warpVm = WarpFactory.forLocal(1810).use(new DeployPlugin()).use(new VM2Plugin());
     ({ jwk: wallet } = await warp.generateWallet());
 
     contractSrc = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '../data/example-contract.js'), 'utf8');
@@ -65,8 +68,7 @@ describe('Testing the Warp client', () => {
     contract = warp.contract<ExampleContractState>(contractTxId).setEvaluationOptions({
       mineArLocalBlocks: false
     });
-    contractVM = warp.contract<ExampleContractState>(contractTxId).setEvaluationOptions({
-      useVM2: true,
+    contractVM = warpVm.contract<ExampleContractState>(contractTxId).setEvaluationOptions({
       mineArLocalBlocks: false
     });
     contractInitData = warp.contract<ExampleContractState>(contractInitDataTxId).setEvaluationOptions({
diff --git a/src/__tests__/integration/basic/pst.test.ts b/src/__tests__/integration/basic/pst.test.ts
index 079b0b2..1fe6983 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/integration/basic/pst.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/integration/basic/pst.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Warp } from '../../../core/Warp';
 import { WarpFactory } from '../../../core/WarpFactory';
 import { LoggerFactory } from '../../../logging/LoggerFactory';
 import { DeployPlugin } from 'warp-contracts-plugin-deploy';
+import { VM2Plugin } from 'warp-contracts-plugin-vm2';
 
 describe('Testing the Profit Sharing Token', () => {
   let contractSrc: string;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ describe('Testing the Profit Sharing Token', () => {
   let arweave: Arweave;
   let arlocal: ArLocal;
   let warp: Warp;
+  let warpVm: Warp;
   let pst: PstContract;
   let pstVM: PstContract;
 
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ describe('Testing the Profit Sharing Token', () => {
     LoggerFactory.INST.logLevel('error');
 
     warp = WarpFactory.forLocal(1820).use(new DeployPlugin());
+    warpVm = WarpFactory.forLocal(1820).use(new DeployPlugin()).use(new VM2Plugin());
 
     ({ arweave } = warp);
     ({ jwk: wallet, address: walletAddress } = await warp.generateWallet());
@@ -61,9 +64,7 @@ describe('Testing the Profit Sharing Token', () => {
 
     // connecting to the PST contract
     pst = warp.pst(contractTxId);
-    pstVM = warp.pst(contractTxId).setEvaluationOptions({
-      useVM2: true
-    }) as PstContract;
+    pstVM = warpVm.pst(contractTxId);
 
     // connecting wallet to the PST contract
     pst.connect(wallet);
diff --git a/src/__tests__/integration/internal-writes/internal-write-callee.test.ts b/src/__tests__/integration/internal-writes/internal-write-callee.test.ts
index 84dcb81..aa8ccfd 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/integration/internal-writes/internal-write-callee.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/integration/internal-writes/internal-write-callee.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Warp } from '../../../core/Warp';
 import { WarpFactory } from '../../../core/WarpFactory';
 import { LoggerFactory } from '../../../logging/LoggerFactory';
 import { DeployPlugin } from 'warp-contracts-plugin-deploy';
+import { VM2Plugin } from 'warp-contracts-plugin-vm2';
 
 interface ExampleContractState {
   counter: number;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ describe('Testing internal writes', () => {
 
   let arlocal: ArLocal;
   let warp: Warp;
+  let warpVm: Warp;
   let calleeContract: Contract<ExampleContractState>;
   let calleeContractVM: Contract<ExampleContractState>;
   let callingContract: Contract<ExampleContractState>;
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ describe('Testing internal writes', () => {
 
   async function deployContracts() {
     warp = WarpFactory.forLocal(port).use(new DeployPlugin());
+    warpVm = WarpFactory.forLocal(port).use(new DeployPlugin()).use(new VM2Plugin());
     ({ jwk: wallet } = await warp.generateWallet());
 
     callingContractSrc = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '../data/writing-contract.js'), 'utf8');
@@ -101,11 +104,10 @@ describe('Testing internal writes', () => {
         mineArLocalBlocks: false
       })
       .connect(wallet);
-    calleeContractVM = warp
+    calleeContractVM = warpVm
       .contract<ExampleContractState>(calleeTxId)
       .setEvaluationOptions({
         internalWrites: true,
-        useVM2: true,
         mineArLocalBlocks: false
       })
       .connect(wallet);
@@ -117,11 +119,10 @@ describe('Testing internal writes', () => {
         mineArLocalBlocks: false
       })
       .connect(wallet);
-    callingContractVM = warp
+    callingContractVM = warpVm
       .contract<ExampleContractState>(callingTxId)
       .setEvaluationOptions({
         internalWrites: true,
-        useVM2: true,
         mineArLocalBlocks: false
       })
       .connect(wallet);
@@ -272,10 +273,10 @@ describe('Testing internal writes', () => {
         });
       const calleeContract2VM = WarpFactory.forLocal(port)
         .use(new DeployPlugin())
+        .use(new VM2Plugin())
         .contract<ExampleContractState>(calleeTxId)
         .setEvaluationOptions({
-          internalWrites: true,
-          useVM2: true
+          internalWrites: true
         });
       expect((await calleeContract2.readState()).cachedValue.state.counter).toEqual(634);
       expect((await calleeContract2VM.readState()).cachedValue.state.counter).toEqual(634);
diff --git a/src/__tests__/regression/read-state.test.ts b/src/__tests__/regression/read-state.test.ts
index 26347c8..8775d38 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/regression/read-state.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/regression/read-state.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { WarpFactory, defaultCacheOptions, defaultWarpGwOptions } from '../../co
 import { LoggerFactory } from '../../logging/LoggerFactory';
 import { SourceType } from '../../core/modules/impl/WarpGatewayInteractionsLoader';
 import { DeployPlugin } from 'warp-contracts-plugin-deploy';
+import { VM2Plugin } from 'warp-contracts-plugin-vm2';
 
 const stringify = require('safe-stable-stringify');
 
@@ -125,9 +126,9 @@ describe.each(chunkedVm)('v1 compare.suite (VM2) %#', (contracts: string[]) => {
         .use(new DeployPlugin());
 
       const result2 = await warp
+        .use(new VM2Plugin())
         .contract(contractTxId)
         .setEvaluationOptions({
-          useVM2: true,
           unsafeClient: 'allow',
           allowBigInt: true
         })
diff --git a/src/__tests__/unit/evaluation-options.test.ts b/src/__tests__/unit/evaluation-options.test.ts
index 0205802..1ab0cac 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/unit/evaluation-options.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/unit/evaluation-options.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ describe('Evaluation options evaluator', () => {
       unsafeClient: 'throw',
       updateCacheForEachInteraction: false,
       useKVStorage: false,
-      useVM2: false,
       waitForConfirmation: false,
       useConstructor: false,
       walletBalanceUrl: 'http://nyc-1.dev.arweave.net:1984/'
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ describe('Evaluation options evaluator', () => {
 
     contract.setEvaluationOptions({
       allowBigInt: true,
-      useVM2: true,
       internalWrites: true,
       gasLimit: 3453453
     });
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ describe('Evaluation options evaluator', () => {
     expect(
       new EvaluationOptionsEvaluator(contract.evaluationOptions(), {
         allowBigInt: true,
-        useVM2: true,
         internalWrites: true,
         gasLimit: 3453453
       }).rootOptions
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@ describe('Evaluation options evaluator', () => {
       unsafeClient: 'throw',
       updateCacheForEachInteraction: false,
       useKVStorage: false,
-      useVM2: true,
       waitForConfirmation: false,
       useConstructor: false,
       walletBalanceUrl: 'http://nyc-1.dev.arweave.net:1984/'
@@ -76,7 +72,6 @@ describe('Evaluation options evaluator', () => {
 
     const contract2 = warp.contract(null).setEvaluationOptions({
       internalWrites: true,
-      useVM2: true,
       unsafeClient: 'allow',
       gasLimit: 2222,
       maxCallDepth: 5
@@ -102,7 +97,6 @@ describe('Evaluation options evaluator', () => {
       unsafeClient: 'allow',
       updateCacheForEachInteraction: false,
       useKVStorage: false,
-      useVM2: true,
       waitForConfirmation: false,
       useConstructor: false,
       walletBalanceUrl: 'http://nyc-1.dev.arweave.net:1984/'
@@ -110,9 +104,9 @@ describe('Evaluation options evaluator', () => {
 
     expect(function () {
       const result = new EvaluationOptionsEvaluator(contract2.evaluationOptions(), {
-        useVM2: false
+        internalWrites: false
       }).rootOptions;
-    }).toThrow('Option {useVM2} differs.');
+    }).toThrow('Option {internalWrites} differs.');
   });
 
   it('should properly set foreign evaluation options - unsafeClient - allow', async () => {
diff --git a/src/contract/EvaluationOptionsEvaluator.ts b/src/contract/EvaluationOptionsEvaluator.ts
index b9071d9..0668bef 100644
--- a/src/contract/EvaluationOptionsEvaluator.ts
+++ b/src/contract/EvaluationOptionsEvaluator.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ export class EvaluationOptionsEvaluator {
     sourceType: () => this.rootOptions['sourceType'],
     sequencerUrl: () => this.rootOptions['sequencerUrl'],
     gasLimit: () => this.rootOptions['gasLimit'],
-    useVM2: () => this.rootOptions['useVM2'],
     allowBigInt: () => this.rootOptions['allowBigInt'], // not sure about this
     walletBalanceUrl: () => this.rootOptions['walletBalanceUrl'],
     mineArLocalBlocks: () => this.rootOptions['mineArLocalBlocks'],
diff --git a/src/core/WarpPlugin.ts b/src/core/WarpPlugin.ts
index d44cc3f..82f5ab0 100644
--- a/src/core/WarpPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/core/WarpPlugin.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ export const knownWarpPlugins = [
   'evaluation-progress',
   'fetch-options',
   'deploy',
-  'contract-blacklist'
+  'contract-blacklist',
+  'vm2'
 ] as const;
 type WarpPluginPartialType = `smartweave-extension-${string}`;
 export type WarpKnownPluginType = (typeof knownWarpPlugins)[number];
diff --git a/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts b/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts
index 35f9baf..6e15c5c 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ export class DefaultEvaluationOptions implements EvaluationOptions {
 
   sourceType = SourceType.BOTH;
 
-  useVM2 = false;
-
   unsafeClient = 'throw' as const;
 
   allowBigInt = false;
@@ -201,12 +199,6 @@ export interface EvaluationOptions {
 
   gasLimit: number;
 
-  // Whether js contracts' code should be run within vm2 sandbox (https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2#vm2-----)
-  // it greatly enhances security - at a cost of performance.
-  // use for contracts that you cannot trust.
-  // this obviously works only in a node.js env.
-  useVM2: boolean;
-
   // Whether using unsafe client should be allowed
   // allow - allows to evaluate contracts with SmartWeave.unsafeClient calls
   // skip - skips all the transactions the make calls to unsafeClient (including all nested calls)
diff --git a/src/core/modules/impl/HandlerExecutorFactory.ts b/src/core/modules/impl/HandlerExecutorFactory.ts
index eb27079..91ce4ea 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/impl/HandlerExecutorFactory.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/impl/HandlerExecutorFactory.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import Arweave from 'arweave';
 import { rustWasmImports, WarpContractsCrateVersion } from './wasm/rust-wasm-imports';
-import * as vm2 from 'vm2';
 import { ContractDefinition } from '../../../core/ContractDefinition';
 import { ExecutionContext } from '../../../core/ExecutionContext';
 import { GQLNodeInterface } from '../../../legacy/gqlResult';
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import { Warp } from '../../Warp';
 import { isBrowser } from '../../../utils/utils';
 import { Buffer } from 'warp-isomorphic';
 import { InteractionState } from '../../../contract/states/InteractionState';
+import { WarpLogger } from '../../../logging/WarpLogger';
 
 // 'require' to fix esbuild adding same lib in both cjs and esm format
 // https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/issues/1950
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class HandlerExecutorFactory implements ExecutorFactory<HandlerApi<unknow
       this.logger.info(`WASM ${contractDefinition.srcWasmLang} handler created in ${benchmark.elapsed()}`);
       return new WasmHandlerApi(swGlobal, contractDefinition, jsExports || wasmInstance.exports);
     } else {
-      const normalizedSource = normalizeContractSource(contractDefinition.src, evaluationOptions.useVM2);
+      const normalizedSource = normalizeContractSource(contractDefinition.src, warp.hasPlugin('vm2'));
       if (normalizedSource.includes('unsafeClient')) {
         switch (evaluationOptions.unsafeClient) {
           case 'allow': {
@@ -192,42 +192,9 @@ export class HandlerExecutorFactory implements ExecutorFactory<HandlerApi<unknow
           throw new Error('Using BigInt is not allowed by default. Use EvaluationOptions.allowBigInt flag.');
         }
       }
-      if (evaluationOptions.useVM2) {
-        const vmScript = new vm2.VMScript(normalizedSource);
-        const typedArrays = {
-          Int8Array: Int8Array,
-          Uint8Array: Uint8Array,
-          Uint8ClampedArray: Uint8ClampedArray,
-          Int16Array: Int16Array,
-          Uint16Array: Uint16Array,
-          Int32Array: Int32Array,
-          Uint32Array: Uint32Array,
-          Float32Array: Float32Array,
-          Float64Array: Float64Array,
-          BigInt64Array: BigInt64Array,
-          BigUint64Array: BigUint64Array
-        };
-        const vm = new vm2.NodeVM({
-          console: 'off',
-          sandbox: {
-            SmartWeave: swGlobal,
-            BigNumber: BigNumber,
-            logger: this.logger,
-            ContractError: ContractError,
-            ContractAssert: function (cond, message) {
-              if (!cond) throw new ContractError(message);
-            },
-            //https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/484#issuecomment-1327479592
-            ...typedArrays
-          },
-          compiler: 'javascript',
-          eval: false,
-          wasm: false,
-          allowAsync: true,
-          wrapper: 'commonjs'
-        });
-
-        return new JsHandlerApi(swGlobal, contractDefinition, vm.run(vmScript));
+      if (warp.hasPlugin('vm2')) {
+        const vm2Plugin = warp.loadPlugin<VM2PluginInput, HandlerApi<State>>('vm2');
+        return vm2Plugin.process({ normalizedSource, swGlobal, logger: this.logger, contractDefinition });
       } else if (warp.hasPlugin('ivm-handler-api')) {
         const ivmPlugin = warp.loadPlugin<IvmPluginInput, HandlerApi<State>>('ivm-handler-api');
         return ivmPlugin.process({
@@ -326,3 +293,10 @@ export interface IvmPluginInput {
   swGlobal: SmartWeaveGlobal;
   contractDefinition: ContractDefinition<unknown>;
 }
+
+export interface VM2PluginInput {
+  normalizedSource: string;
+  swGlobal: SmartWeaveGlobal;
+  logger: WarpLogger;
+  contractDefinition: ContractDefinition<unknown>;
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d3eedb5..aff6aab 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2543,7 +2543,7 @@ bech32@1.1.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bech32/-/bech32-1.1.4.tgz#e38c9f37bf179b8eb16ae3a772b40c356d4832e9"
   integrity sha512-s0IrSOzLlbvX7yp4WBfPITzpAU8sqQcpsmwXDiKwrG4r491vwCO/XpejasRNl0piBMe/DvP4Tz0mIS/X1DPJBQ==
 
-bignumber.js@9.1.1, bignumber.js@^9.0.0, bignumber.js@^9.0.1, bignumber.js@^9.0.2:
+bignumber.js@9.1.1, bignumber.js@^9.0.0, bignumber.js@^9.0.1, bignumber.js@^9.0.2, bignumber.js@^9.1.1:
   version "9.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bignumber.js/-/bignumber.js-9.1.1.tgz#c4df7dc496bd849d4c9464344c1aa74228b4dac6"
   integrity sha512-pHm4LsMJ6lzgNGVfZHjMoO8sdoRhOzOH4MLmY65Jg70bpxCKu5iOHNJyfF6OyvYw7t8Fpf35RuzUyqnQsj8Vig==
@@ -7447,10 +7447,10 @@ vm-browserify@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vm-browserify/-/vm-browserify-1.1.2.tgz#78641c488b8e6ca91a75f511e7a3b32a86e5dda0"
   integrity sha512-2ham8XPWTONajOR0ohOKOHXkm3+gaBmGut3SRuu75xLd/RRaY6vqgh8NBYYk7+RW3u5AtzPQZG8F10LHkl0lAQ==
 
-vm2@3.9.13:
-  version "3.9.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vm2/-/vm2-3.9.13.tgz#774a1a3d73b9b90b1aa45bcc5f25e349f2eef649"
-  integrity sha512-0rvxpB8P8Shm4wX2EKOiMp7H2zq+HUE/UwodY0pCZXs9IffIKZq6vUti5OgkVCTakKo9e/fgO4X1fkwfjWxE3Q==
+vm2@^3.9.16:
+  version "3.9.16"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vm2/-/vm2-3.9.16.tgz#0fbc2a265f7bf8b837cea6f4a908f88a3f93b8e6"
+  integrity sha512-3T9LscojNTxdOyG+e8gFeyBXkMlOBYDoF6dqZbj+MPVHi9x10UfiTAJIobuchRCp3QvC+inybTbMJIUrLsig0w==
   dependencies:
     acorn "^8.7.0"
     acorn-walk "^8.2.0"
@@ -7462,37 +7462,22 @@ walker@^1.0.8:
   dependencies:
     makeerror "1.0.12"
 
-warp-contracts-plugin-deploy@1.0.0-beta.16:
-  version "1.0.0-beta.16"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/warp-contracts-plugin-deploy/-/warp-contracts-plugin-deploy-1.0.0-beta.16.tgz#cd2a0472e1272f3ab238ab3137e394413a494f7e"
-  integrity sha512-66OYLIXM5FkyYxABfOGcTi+lk/XRU2Q1n3Wm3Jr12GrrO/NyC1WFi1q/dquCtrkoN5kesNIDOp8+i17cIHEBlA==
+warp-contracts-plugin-deploy@^1.0.3:
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/warp-contracts-plugin-deploy/-/warp-contracts-plugin-deploy-1.0.3.tgz#9ca7cd53b4a7cd1b015881f1d369659bb6f9075b"
+  integrity sha512-zDF/yqHbxIDImtVKxE/hbIz824PjPOc0aXONQtnR7do0MFdF7eJqeAAA5a2W5WTHN3cplvej6y7vSv6f/E2dEg==
   dependencies:
     arbundles "^0.7.3"
     arlocal "^1.1.59"
     node-stdlib-browser "^1.2.0"
-    warp-contracts "1.2.43-beta.21"
 
-warp-contracts@1.2.43-beta.21:
-  version "1.2.43-beta.21"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/warp-contracts/-/warp-contracts-1.2.43-beta.21.tgz#55a7b661a7218073ce96d82e8cb0ffb2c342ad1f"
-  integrity sha512-2ZRCWULNDeSduhgS7iNbApyECSsCOtyHgPn9AuSFlpnB7z0Z7SfIRSuycG8zDqbnIPxrkumKrsT4O4oG0uxjiA==
+warp-contracts-plugin-vm2@1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/warp-contracts-plugin-vm2/-/warp-contracts-plugin-vm2-1.0.0.tgz#f55914a228102f3bda7dafc197c395078fa0e190"
+  integrity sha512-3XubaZ9eeRbBtMDwmTAewZk6WYgtcg9g44vATqH5vmn2wdPWIBcrBX3gA7XQIDbqPcLPpIgifMDZiQJSNwYZDA==
   dependencies:
-    "@idena/vrf-js" "^1.0.1"
-    archiver "^5.3.0"
-    arweave "^1.12.4"
-    async-mutex "^0.4.0"
-    bignumber.js "9.1.1"
-    elliptic "^6.5.4"
-    events "3.3.0"
-    fast-copy "^3.0.0"
-    level "^8.0.0"
-    memory-level "^1.0.0"
-    safe-stable-stringify "2.4.1"
-    stream-buffers "^3.0.2"
-    unzipit "^1.4.0"
-    vm2 "3.9.13"
-    warp-isomorphic "1.0.0"
-    warp-wasm-metering "1.0.1"
+    bignumber.js "^9.1.1"
+    vm2 "^3.9.16"
 
 warp-isomorphic@1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"