diff --git a/circuits/package.json b/circuits/package.json
index bfd6ab42ad..2599da4a36 100644
--- a/circuits/package.json
+++ b/circuits/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@zk-kit/circuits": "^0.3.0",
-    "circomkit": "^0.0.20",
+    "circomkit": "^0.0.21",
     "circomlib": "^2.0.5",
     "maci-core": "^1.1.2",
     "maci-crypto": "^1.1.2",
diff --git a/circuits/ts/compile.ts b/circuits/ts/compile.ts
index 3ec91c94cc..f88a2ac751 100644
--- a/circuits/ts/compile.ts
+++ b/circuits/ts/compile.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export const compileCircuits = async (cWitness?: boolean, outputPath?: string):
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-for-of
   for (let i = 0; i < circuitsConfigs.length; i += 1) {
     const circuit = circuitsConfigs[i];
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log(`Compiling ${circuit.name}...`);
+
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
     const outPath = await circomkitInstance.compile(circuit.name, circuit);
 
diff --git a/circuits/ts/genZkeys.ts b/circuits/ts/genZkeys.ts
index 18f3d41cb6..d56a31fa3d 100644
--- a/circuits/ts/genZkeys.ts
+++ b/circuits/ts/genZkeys.ts
@@ -45,9 +45,12 @@ export const generateZkeys = async (outputPath?: string): Promise<void> => {
   for (let i = 0; i < circuitsConfigs.length; i += 1) {
     const circuit = circuitsConfigs[i];
 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log(`Generating zKey for ${circuit.name}...`);
+
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
     const { proverKeyPath } = await circomkitInstance.setup(circuit.name);
-    // rename to zkey as circomkit changes to pkey
+    // rename the zkey
     const zkeyPath = path.resolve(circomKitConfig.dirBuild, circuit.name, `${circuit.name}.0.zkey`);
     fs.renameSync(proverKeyPath, zkeyPath);
   }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 038a8ed78d..dc72e90c0e 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^0.3.0
         version: 0.3.0
       circomkit:
-        specifier: ^0.0.20
-        version: 0.0.20
+        specifier: ^0.0.21
+        version: 0.0.21
       circomlib:
         specifier: ^2.0.5
         version: 2.0.5
@@ -6908,7 +6908,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       chai: 4.4.0
       child_process: 1.0.2
-      ffjavascript: 0.2.62
+      ffjavascript: 0.2.63
       fnv-plus: 1.3.1
       r1csfile: 0.0.41
       snarkjs: 0.5.0
@@ -6916,8 +6916,8 @@ packages:
       util: 0.12.5
     dev: false
 
-  /circomkit@0.0.20:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-rzCJFV1WNshAhOrlSW1rnz3tTRoVjsQ3gkO4T0sNcrYa3mNRQxc02O4d7pUS7mKhAGDFgo2VpIkz3zfPcoLhrA==}
+  /circomkit@0.0.21:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-DlMifIquyKOf4mSOjW6TostDwiXsuQp+Fox+3hR+cvARfthPR7LZq42I5PaT8B5Hr970LGnK6qTEFQvI1IfmgQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=12.0.0'}
     hasBin: true
     dependencies: