diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a9b3d107..5eec1af6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ docs/node_modules
 docs/build
 
 # zombienet stuff
-**/zombienet-macos
+**/zombienet-macos-arm64
+**/zombienet-macos-x64
+**/zombienet-linux-arm64
 **/zombienet-linux-x64
 **/bin-*
diff --git a/evm-template/scripts/zombienet.sh b/evm-template/scripts/zombienet.sh
index 8385174c..2dabdf12 100755
--- a/evm-template/scripts/zombienet.sh
+++ b/evm-template/scripts/zombienet.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,41 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ZOMBIENET_V=v1.3.91
+ZOMBIENET_V=v1.3.106
 POLKADOT_V=v1.6.0
 
+# Detect the operating system
 case "$(uname -s)" in
     Linux*)     MACHINE=Linux;;
     Darwin*)    MACHINE=Mac;;
     *)          exit 1
 esac
 
+# Detect the architecture
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+
+# Set the executable name based on the OS and architecture
 if [ $MACHINE = "Linux" ]; then
-  ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-linux-x64
+  if [ $ARCH = "x86_64" ]; then
+    ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-linux-x64
+  elif [ $ARCH = "arm64" ] || [ $ARCH = "aarch64" ]; then
+    ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-linux-arm64
+  else
+    echo "Unsupported Linux architecture: $ARCH"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 elif [ $MACHINE = "Mac" ]; then
-  ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-macos
+  if [ $ARCH = "x86_64" ]; then
+    ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-macos-x86
+  elif [ $ARCH = "arm64" ]; then
+    ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-macos-arm64
+  else
+    echo "Unsupported macOS architecture: $ARCH"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 fi
 
+echo "Using binary: $ZOMBIENET_BIN"
+
 BIN_DIR=bin-$POLKADOT_V
 
 build_polkadot() {
diff --git a/generic-template/scripts/zombienet.sh b/generic-template/scripts/zombienet.sh
index 8385174c..2dabdf12 100755
--- a/generic-template/scripts/zombienet.sh
+++ b/generic-template/scripts/zombienet.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,41 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ZOMBIENET_V=v1.3.91
+ZOMBIENET_V=v1.3.106
 POLKADOT_V=v1.6.0
 
+# Detect the operating system
 case "$(uname -s)" in
     Linux*)     MACHINE=Linux;;
     Darwin*)    MACHINE=Mac;;
     *)          exit 1
 esac
 
+# Detect the architecture
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+
+# Set the executable name based on the OS and architecture
 if [ $MACHINE = "Linux" ]; then
-  ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-linux-x64
+  if [ $ARCH = "x86_64" ]; then
+    ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-linux-x64
+  elif [ $ARCH = "arm64" ] || [ $ARCH = "aarch64" ]; then
+    ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-linux-arm64
+  else
+    echo "Unsupported Linux architecture: $ARCH"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 elif [ $MACHINE = "Mac" ]; then
-  ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-macos
+  if [ $ARCH = "x86_64" ]; then
+    ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-macos-x86
+  elif [ $ARCH = "arm64" ]; then
+    ZOMBIENET_BIN=zombienet-macos-arm64
+  else
+    echo "Unsupported macOS architecture: $ARCH"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 fi
 
+echo "Using binary: $ZOMBIENET_BIN"
+
 BIN_DIR=bin-$POLKADOT_V
 
 build_polkadot() {