diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/spec/specTestVersioning.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/spec/specTestVersioning.ts
index 37167c9bd5a1..06b02ab5304e 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/spec/specTestVersioning.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/spec/specTestVersioning.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {DownloadTestsOptions} from "@lodestar/spec-test-util/downloadTests";
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
 export const ethereumConsensusSpecsTests: DownloadTestsOptions = {
-  specVersion: "v1.4.0-beta.6",
+  specVersion: "v1.5.0-alpha.1",
   // Target directory is the host package root: 'packages/*/spec-tests'
   outputDir: path.join(__dirname, "../../spec-tests"),
   specTestsRepoUrl: "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests",
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/spec/utils/specTestIterator.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/spec/utils/specTestIterator.ts
index 6aa683cb6530..88d7cbdea9e6 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/spec/utils/specTestIterator.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/spec/utils/specTestIterator.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const coveredTestRunners = [
 // ],
 // ```
 export const defaultSkipOpts: SkipOpts = {
-  skippedForks: ["eip6110"],
+  skippedForks: ["electra", "eip7594"],
   // TODO: capella
   // BeaconBlockBody proof in lightclient is the new addition in v1.3.0-rc.2-hotfix
   // Skip them for now to enable subsequently
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const defaultSkipOpts: SkipOpts = {
     "capella/light_client/single_merkle_proof/BeaconBlockBody",
     "deneb/light_client/single_merkle_proof/BeaconBlockBody",
   ],
-  skippedRunners: ["merkle_proof"],
+  skippedRunners: ["merkle_proof", "networking"],
 };
 
 /**