diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/ci/downloadsoljson2.sh b/apps/remix-ide/ci/downloadsoljson2.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c517f02fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/ci/downloadsoljson2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "Downloading specified soljson.js version based on defaultVersion in package.json"
+
+set -e
+
+# Check if curl and jq are installed
+if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "curl could not be found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "jq could not be found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Read the defaultVersion from package.json
+defaultVersion=$(jq -r '.defaultVersion' package.json)
+echo "Specified version from package.json: $defaultVersion"
+
+# Download the list.json file containing available versions
+curl -s https://binaries.soliditylang.org/wasm/list.json > list.json
+
+# Use jq to extract the path for the specified version from the builds array
+path=$(jq -r --arg version "$defaultVersion" '.builds[] | select(.path==$version) | .path' list.json)
+if [ -z "$path" ]; then
+    echo "The specified version $defaultVersion could not be found in the list"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Path for the specified version: $path"
+fullPath="https://binaries.soliditylang.org/bin/$path"
+echo "Download fullPath: $fullPath"
+
+# Ensure the target directory exists
+if [ ! -d "./apps/remix-ide/src/assets/js/soljson" ]; then
+    mkdir -p ./apps/remix-ide/src/assets/js/soljson
+fi
+
+# Download the file to ./apps/remix-ide/src/assets/js/soljson.js
+curl -s "$fullPath" > ./apps/remix-ide/src/assets/js/soljson.js
+
+# Copy the downloaded soljson.js to the specific version directory
+cp ./apps/remix-ide/src/assets/js/soljson.js "./apps/remix-ide/src/assets/js/soljson/$path"
+cp list.json ./apps/remix-ide/src/assets/list.json
+
+# Clean up by removing the list.json
+rm list.json
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/webpack.config.js b/apps/remix-ide/webpack.config.js
index f9cd3155e5..301883ceec 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/webpack.config.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/webpack.config.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const versionData = {
 
 const loadLocalSolJson = async () => {
   //execute apps/remix-ide/ci/downloadsoljson.sh
-  const child = require('child_process').execSync('bash ' + __dirname + '/ci/downloadsoljson.sh', { encoding: 'utf8', cwd: process.cwd(), shell: true })
+  const child = require('child_process').execSync('bash ' + __dirname + '/ci/downloadsoljson2.sh', { encoding: 'utf8', cwd: process.cwd(), shell: true })
   // show output
   //console.log(child)
 }
diff --git a/libs/remix-solidity/src/compiler/compiler.ts b/libs/remix-solidity/src/compiler/compiler.ts
index fd5f5be51e..85c475899b 100644
--- a/libs/remix-solidity/src/compiler/compiler.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-solidity/src/compiler/compiler.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export class Compiler {
    */
 
   onCompilerLoaded(version: string, license: string): void {
+    console.log('compiler loaded:', version)
     this.state.currentVersion = version
     this.state.compilerLicense = license
     this.event.trigger('compilerLoaded', [version, license])
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
index 0898fc76b3..0a6e2821e0 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {getValidLanguage} from '@remix-project/remix-solidity'
 import {CopyToClipboard} from '@remix-ui/clipboard'
 import {configFileContent} from './compilerConfiguration'
 import { appPlatformTypes, platformContext, onLineContext } from '@remix-ui/app'
+import * as packageJson from '../../../../../package.json'
 
 import './css/style.css'
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import { CompilerDropdown } from './components/compiler-dropdown'
 
 
 const defaultPath = 'compiler_config.json'
+console.log('local version', packageJson.defaultVersion)
 
 declare global {
   interface Window {
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ export const CompilerContainer = (props: CompilerContainerProps) => {
     downloaded: [],
     compilerLicense: null,
     selectedVersion: null,
-    defaultVersion: 'soljson-v0.8.24+commit.e11b9ed9.js', // this default version is defined: in makeMockCompiler (for browser test)
+    defaultVersion: packageJson.defaultVersion, // this default version is defined: in makeMockCompiler (for browser test)
     runs: '',
     compiledFileName: '',
     includeNightlies: false,
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/solidity-compiler.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/solidity-compiler.tsx
index 6481f5ddf4..4f5c768ae0 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/solidity-compiler.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/solidity-compiler.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ import { Toaster } from '@remix-ui/toaster' // eslint-disable-line
 import { ModalDialog } from '@remix-ui/modal-dialog' // eslint-disable-line
 import { Renderer } from '@remix-ui/renderer' // eslint-disable-line
 import { baseURLBin, baseURLWasm, pathToURL } from '@remix-project/remix-solidity'
-
+import * as packageJson from '../../../../../package.json'
 import './css/style.css'
 import { iSolJsonBinData, iSolJsonBinDataBuild } from '@remix-project/remix-lib'
 
+const defaultPath = 'compiler_config.json'
+console.log('local version', packageJson.defaultVersion)
+
 export const SolidityCompiler = (props: SolidityCompilerProps) => {
   const {
     api,
@@ -39,8 +42,9 @@ export const SolidityCompiler = (props: SolidityCompilerProps) => {
       handleHide: null
     },
     solJsonBinData: null,
-    defaultVersion: 'soljson-v0.8.25+commit.b61c2a91.js', // this default version is defined: in makeMockCompiler (for browser test)
+    defaultVersion: packageJson.defaultVersion, // this default version is defined: in makeMockCompiler (for browser test)
   })
+
   const [currentVersion, setCurrentVersion] = useState('')
   const [hideWarnings, setHideWarnings] = useState<boolean>(false)
   const [compileErrors, setCompileErrors] = useState<Record<string, CompileErrors>>({ [currentFile]: api.compileErrors })
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d32748ffce..7a859ee86a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Ethereum Remix Monorepo",
   "main": "index.js",
+  "defaultVersion": "soljson-v0.8.24+commit.e11b9ed9.js",
   "keywords": [
     "ethereum",
     "solidity",