diff --git a/rust/Earthfile b/rust/Earthfile
index 2afaf65c99..03efded8e1 100644
--- a/rust/Earthfile
+++ b/rust/Earthfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION 0.8
 
-IMPORT github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-ci/earthly/rust:v3.2.23 AS rust-ci
+IMPORT github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-ci/earthly/rust:clippy-allow-panics-in-tests AS rust-ci
 
 COPY_SRC:
     FUNCTION
diff --git a/rust/clippy.toml b/rust/clippy.toml
index 0358cdb508..7bada5473b 100644
--- a/rust/clippy.toml
+++ b/rust/clippy.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 allow-unwrap-in-tests = true
 allow-expect-in-tests = true
+allow-panic-in-tests = true
diff --git a/rust/rustfmt.toml b/rust/rustfmt.toml
index b0f20832c9..905bde2d0b 100644
--- a/rust/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/rust/rustfmt.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ max_width = 100
 
 # Comments:
 normalize_comments = true
-normalize_doc_attributes = true
+normalize_doc_attributes = false
 wrap_comments = true
 comment_width = 90      # small excess is okay but prefer 80
 format_code_in_doc_comments = true