diff --git a/.github/workflows/hosting-photo-storage-example.yml b/.github/workflows/hosting-photo-storage-example.yml
index 8bd933b96..79d856ec1 100644
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index c9d3a0631..726cd2938 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hosting-static-website-example.yaml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/hosting-unity-webgl-example.yaml b/.github/workflows/hosting-unity-webgl-example.yaml
index 769b8d53f..75de5cc34 100644
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       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
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index dc9426e7c..1d66ffab9 100644
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index cdf457627..f4ba8f4ac 100644
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index 004c1f8c2..324bb047b 100644
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/motoko-calc-example.yaml b/.github/workflows/motoko-calc-example.yaml
index 57fd57697..761d72095 100644
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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
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index d3ac82d30..d4096411e 100644
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index d955d8c8c..f6515abb4 100644
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index 9d5d40e43..b2654c5c8 100644
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@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
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index 676825f57..081d82c33 100644
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index fb4488213..9974d4d31 100644
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index ad3b2bc16..55c739951 100644
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index edf9795b7..3bd1a9fd2 100644
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index 7c7e8435f..55569b651 100644
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index 5c1fb5ea6..856fff060 100644
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index b99dfd015..69e3bd2c6 100644
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index ebd1e4565..368f7b473 100644
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index a314786b3..64ca208d0 100644
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index f19891c6b..4f363d5fc 100644
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index 8f6117e63..185b8dc5f 100644
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/motoko-threshold-ecdsa-example.yaml b/.github/workflows/motoko-threshold-ecdsa-example.yaml
index ff05143fa..750da5ebb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/motoko-threshold-ecdsa-example.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/motoko-threshold-ecdsa-example.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/motoko-threshold-ecdsa-example.yaml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/motoko-token-transfer-example.yml b/.github/workflows/motoko-token-transfer-example.yml
index fc4cc2fd4..88182e4ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/motoko-token-transfer-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/motoko-token-transfer-example.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/motoko-token-transfer-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/motoko-token-transfer-from-example.yml b/.github/workflows/motoko-token-transfer-from-example.yml
index a9532fa12..602dd6ddb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/motoko-token-transfer-from-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/motoko-token-transfer-from-example.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/motoko-token-transfer-from-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/motoko-vetkd-example.yml b/.github/workflows/motoko-vetkd-example.yml
index c6ffae834..c6b96c61f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/motoko-vetkd-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/motoko-vetkd-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/motoko-vetkd-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/motoko-whoami-example.yaml b/.github/workflows/motoko-whoami-example.yaml
index 533073d9b..be7c2cf76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/motoko-whoami-example.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/motoko-whoami-example.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/motoko-whoami-example.yaml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh b/.github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
index c36d51657..f9add67be 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ echo "$HOME/Library/Application Support/org.dfinity.dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 source "$HOME/Library/Application Support/org.dfinity.dfx/env"
 dfx cache install
 
+# check the current ic-commit found in the main branch, check if it differs from the one in this PR branch
+# if so, update the  dfx cache with the latest ic artifacts
+if [ -f "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.ic-commit" ]; then
+    stable_sha=$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dfinity/examples/master/.ic-commit)
+    current_sha=$(sed <"$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.ic-commit" 's/#.*$//' | sed '/^$/d')
+    arch="x86_64-darwin"
+    if [ "$current_sha" != "$stable_sha" ]; then
+      export current_sha
+      export arch
+      sh "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/update-dfx-cache.sh"
+    fi
+fi
+
 # Install ic-repl
 version=0.7.0
 curl --location --output ic-repl "https://github.com/chenyan2002/ic-repl/releases/download/$version/ic-repl-macos"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/provision-linux.sh b/.github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
index c417e5e08..0062e962d 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ rm install-dfx.sh
 echo "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 source "$HOME/.local/share/dfx/env"
 dfx cache install
+# check the current ic-commit found in the main branch, check if it differs from the one in this PR branch
+# if so, update the  dfx cache with the latest ic artifacts
+if [ -f "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.ic-commit" ]; then
+    stable_sha=$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dfinity/examples/master/.ic-commit)
+    current_sha=$(sed <"$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.ic-commit" 's/#.*$//' | sed '/^$/d')
+    arch="x86_64-linux"
+    if [ "$current_sha" != "$stable_sha" ]; then
+      export current_sha
+      export arch
+      sh "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/update-dfx-cache.sh"
+    fi
+fi
 
 # Install ic-repl
 version=0.7.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-basic-bitcoin-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-basic-bitcoin-example.yml
index 672647463..0e4b747d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-basic-bitcoin-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-basic-bitcoin-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-basic-bitcoin-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-basic-dao-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-basic-dao-example.yml
index 8e524a7b5..bb51d14b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-basic-dao-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-basic-dao-example.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-basic-dao-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-canister-info-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-canister-info-example.yml
index e5cb1d0f9..0b173a953 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-canister-info-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-canister-info-example.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-canister-info-example.yml
       - .github/workflows/rust-canister-info-skip.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-composite_query-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-composite_query-example.yml
index e835811e1..28f25e166 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-composite_query-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-composite_query-example.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-composite_query-example.yml
       - .github/workflows/rust-composite_query-skip.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-counter-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-counter-example.yml
index 8d7341a2c..6a56707dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-counter-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-counter-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-counter-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-defi-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-defi-example.yml
index 385c69520..a709edbf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-defi-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-defi-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-defi-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-dip721-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-dip721-example.yml
index 989c7a936..c80731ee8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-dip721-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-dip721-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-dip721-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-encrypted-notes-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-encrypted-notes-example.yml
index 22e7180cd..ffb7a0929 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-encrypted-notes-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-encrypted-notes-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-encrypted-notes-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-encrypted-notes-vetkd-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-encrypted-notes-vetkd-example.yml
index b8f82ca2c..722dada56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-encrypted-notes-vetkd-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-encrypted-notes-vetkd-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-encrypted-notes-vetkd-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-hello-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-hello-example.yml
index 9c64dbdc0..c1199fe18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-hello-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-hello-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-hello-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-icp-transfer-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-icp-transfer-example.yml
index e3e83c552..59fa671e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-icp-transfer-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-icp-transfer-example.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-icp-transfer-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-nft-wallet-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-nft-wallet-example.yml
index 30925ded9..2247cebf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-nft-wallet-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-nft-wallet-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-nft-wallet-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-performance_counters-example.yaml b/.github/workflows/rust-performance_counters-example.yaml
index 008022422..031733393 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-performance_counters-example.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-performance_counters-example.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-performance_counters-example.yaml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-periodic_tasks-example.yaml b/.github/workflows/rust-periodic_tasks-example.yaml
index f95b73821..9c4230915 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-periodic_tasks-example.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-periodic_tasks-example.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-periodic_tasks-example.yaml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-pub-sub-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-pub-sub-example.yml
index 5aded17b1..bdc0b65fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-pub-sub-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-pub-sub-example.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-pub-sub-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-qrcode-example.yaml b/.github/workflows/rust-qrcode-example.yaml
index a3b1d91e2..b7d330b51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-qrcode-example.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-qrcode-example.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-qrcode-example.yaml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-send-http-get-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-send-http-get-example.yml
index 2f9acbdd2..86d048247 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-send-http-get-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-send-http-get-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-send-http-get-example.yaml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-send-http-post-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-send-http-post-example.yml
index 4a1c457a0..d45c85a2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-send-http-post-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-send-http-post-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-send-http-post-example.yaml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-threshold-ecdsa-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-threshold-ecdsa-example.yml
index 282e70394..516604882 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-threshold-ecdsa-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-threshold-ecdsa-example.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-threshold-ecdsa-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-token-transfer-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-token-transfer-example.yml
index 473f7f116..4ca0f0521 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-token-transfer-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-token-transfer-example.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-token-transfer-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-token-transfer-from-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-token-transfer-from-example.yml
index bb411bfd8..905f04903 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-token-transfer-from-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-token-transfer-from-example.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-token-transfer-from-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-vetkd-example.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-vetkd-example.yml
index 94e06370f..99168127e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-vetkd-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-vetkd-example.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/provision-darwin.sh
       - .github/workflows/provision-linux.sh
       - .github/workflows/rust-vetkd-example.yml
+      - .ic-commit
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-dfx-cache.sh b/.github/workflows/update-dfx-cache.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..37264a057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-dfx-cache.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Download latest ic artifacts
+curl -O "https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/$current_sha/binaries/$arch/replica.gz"
+curl -O "https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/$current_sha/binaries/$arch/canister_sandbox.gz"
+curl -O "https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/$current_sha/binaries/$arch/ic-admin.gz"
+curl -O "https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/$current_sha/binaries/$arch/ic-btc-adapter.gz"
+curl -O "https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/$current_sha/binaries/$arch/ic-https-outcalls-adapter.gz"
+curl -O "https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/$current_sha/binaries/$arch/ic-nns-init.gz"
+curl -O "https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/$current_sha/binaries/$arch/ic-starter.gz"
+curl -O "https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/$current_sha/binaries/$arch/sandbox_launcher.gz"
+curl -O "https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/$current_sha/binaries/$arch/sns.gz"
+
+# Overwrite artifacts in dfx cache
+gzip -d replica.gz && chmod +x replica && mv replica $(dfx cache show)
+gzip -d canister_sandbox.gz && chmod +x canister_sandbox && mv canister_sandbox $(dfx cache show)
+gzip -d ic-starter.gz && chmod +x ic-starter && mv ic-starter $(dfx cache show)
+gzip -d sandbox_launcher.gz && chmod +x sandbox_launcher && mv sandbox_launcher $(dfx cache show)
+gzip -d ic-admin.gz && chmod +x ic-admin && mv ic-admin $(dfx cache show)
+gzip -d ic-btc-adapter.gz && chmod +x ic-btc-adapter && mv ic-btc-adapter $(dfx cache show)
+gzip -d ic-https-outcalls-adapter.gz && chmod +x ic-https-outcalls-adapter && mv ic-https-outcalls-adapter $(dfx cache show)
+gzip -d ic-nns-init.gz && chmod +x ic-nns-init && mv ic-nns-init $(dfx cache show)
+gzip -d sns.gz && chmod +x sns && mv sns $(dfx cache show)
+
+echo "dfx cache updated with latest ic artifacts"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-ic-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/update-ic-commit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb597539c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-ic-commit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# A GitHub Actions workflow that regularly creates a pull request to update the IC artifacts
+name: IC Artifacts Update
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # create a new pull request every monday
+    - cron:  '0 0 * * MON'
+
+jobs:
+  ic-update:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+        # First, check if there is a newer version and update the file referencing the version
+      - name: Check new ic version
+        id: update
+        run: |
+          # Not all ic commits are built and released, so we go through the last commits until we found one
+          # which has associated artefacts
+          while read -r sha
+          do
+              echo "sha: $sha"
+              # Send a HEAD to the URL to see if it exists
+              if curl --fail --head --silent --location \
+                  "https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/$sha/binaries/x86_64-linux/ic-test-state-machine.gz"
+              then
+                  echo "$sha appears to have associated binary, using"
+                  latest_sha="$sha"
+                  break
+              else
+                  echo "$sha does not seem to have associated binary"
+              fi
+          done < <(curl \
+              -SsL \
+              -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+              -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+              https://api.github.com/repos/dfinity/ic/commits | jq -cMr '.[] | .sha')
+
+          # If we couldn't find any sha with associated artefacts, abort
+          if [ -z "${latest_sha:-}" ]
+          then
+              echo no sha found
+              exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Compare the current and latest shas, and potentially update the relevant files
+          current_sha=$(sed <.ic-commit 's/#.*$//' | sed '/^$/d')
+
+          echo current sha is "$current_sha"
+
+          if [ "$current_sha" != "$latest_sha" ]; then
+            echo "updating $current_sha to $latest_sha"
+            sed -i -e \
+              "s/$current_sha/$latest_sha/g" \
+              ".ic-commit"
+          else
+            echo "not updating $current_sha"
+            echo "updated=0" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+          cat ".ic-commit"
+
+      # If the ic commit was updated, create a PR.
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        if: ${{ steps.update.outputs.updated == '1' }}
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          base: master
+          add-paths: ./.ic-commit
+          commit-message: Update commit of IC artifacts
+          committer: GitHub <noreply@github.com>
+          author: SDK <team-sdk@dfinity.org>
+          branch: bot-ic-update
+          delete-branch: true
+          title: 'Update commit of IC artifacts'
diff --git a/.ic-commit b/.ic-commit
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b38a1293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ic-commit
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+63acf4f88b20ec0c6384f4e18f0f6f69fc5d9b9f
\ No newline at end of file