diff --git a/.github/workflows/esp32-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/esp32-build.yaml
index 09326bc75..a4dd23ba8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/esp32-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/esp32-build.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         idf-version:
         - '4.4.6'
-        - '5.0.4'
+        - '5.0.5'
         - '5.1.2'
 
     steps:
@@ -65,28 +65,32 @@ jobs:
         DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y -q \
             doxygen erlang-base erlang-dialyzer \
             libglib2.0-0 libpixman-1-0 \
-            gcc g++ zlib1g-dev
+            gcc g++ zlib1g-dev libsdl2-2.0-0 libslirp0
 
     - name: Install qemu binary from espressif/qemu
-      if: matrix.idf-version != '5.1.2'
       run: |
         set -eu
-        QEMU_VER=esp-develop-20220919
-        QEMU_DIST=qemu-${QEMU_VER}.tar.bz2
-        QEMU_SHA256=f6565d3f0d1e463a63a7f81aec94cce62df662bd42fc7606de4b4418ed55f870
-        wget --no-verbose https://github.com/espressif/qemu/releases/download/${QEMU_VER}/${QEMU_DIST}
-        echo "${QEMU_SHA256} *${QEMU_DIST}" | sha256sum --check --strict -
-        tar -xf ${QEMU_DIST} -C /opt
+        QEMU_VER=esp-develop-8.2.0-20240122
+        #QEMU_RISCV32_DIST=qemu-riscv32-softmmu-esp_develop_8.2.0_20240122-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+        #QEMU_RISCV32_SHA256=95ac86d7b53bf98b5ff19c33aa926189b849f5a0daf8f41e160bc86c5e31abd4
+        #wget --no-verbose https://github.com/espressif/qemu/releases/download/${QEMU_VER}/${QEMU_RISCV32_DIST}
+        #echo "${QEMU_RISCV32_SHA256} *${QEMU_RISCV32_DIST}" | sha256sum --check --strict -
+        #tar -xf ${QEMU_RISCV32_DIST} -C /opt && rm ${QEMU_RISCV32_DIST}
+        QEMU_XTENSA_DIST=qemu-xtensa-softmmu-esp_develop_8.2.0_20240122-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+        QEMU_XTENSA_SHA256=e7c72ef5705ad1444d391711088c8717fc89f42e9bf6d1487f9c2a326b8cfa83
+        wget --no-verbose https://github.com/espressif/qemu/releases/download/${QEMU_VER}/${QEMU_XTENSA_DIST}
+        echo "${QEMU_XTENSA_SHA256} *${QEMU_XTENSA_DIST}" | sha256sum --check --strict -
+        tar -xf ${QEMU_XTENSA_DIST} -C /opt && rm ${QEMU_XTENSA_DIST}
 
     - name: Install pytest and pytest-embedded plugins
       run: |
         set -e
         . $IDF_PATH/export.sh
-        pip install pytest==7.0.1 \
-            pytest-embedded==1.2.5 \
-            pytest-embedded-serial-esp==1.2.5 \
-            pytest-embedded-idf==1.2.5 \
-            pytest-embedded-qemu==1.2.5
+        pip install pytest==7.4.4 \
+            pytest-embedded==1.6.4 \
+            pytest-embedded-serial-esp==1.6.4 \
+            pytest-embedded-idf==1.6.4 \
+            pytest-embedded-qemu==1.6.4
 
     - name: Build ESP32 tests using idf.py
       working-directory: ./src/platforms/esp32/test/
diff --git a/src/platforms/esp32/test/sdkconfig.defaults b/src/platforms/esp32/test/sdkconfig.defaults
index 5f8724e9b..38c25b95c 100644
--- a/src/platforms/esp32/test/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/src/platforms/esp32/test/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_CUSTOM=y
 CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHSIZE_4MB=y
+CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHSIZE_DETECT=n
 CONFIG_ESP_INT_WDT_TIMEOUT_MS=10000
 CONFIG_ETH_USE_OPENETH=y
 CONFIG_AVM_RTC_SLOW_MAX_SIZE=1024