Unable to verify smart contract

[akalu]

Hi, currently i am taking the course :"Solidity contract development" in the module n°16 "Zksync plug in" we check a box for verification before deploying the smart contract, in the video everything goes smoothly, but i have a this[poping out whenever I try to verify in the same way as in the video
this appears in the log : WARNING: You are currently using Node.js v22.11.0, which is not supported by Hardhat. This can lead to unexpected behavior. See https://hardhat.org/nodejs-versions
Error in plugin @matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-verify: The address provided as argument contains a contract, but its bytecode doesn't match any of your local contracts.

  Possible causes are:
    - Contract code changed after the deployment was executed. This includes code for seemingly unrelated contracts.
    - A solidity file was added, moved, deleted or renamed after the deployment was executed. This includes files for seemingly unrelated contracts.
    - Solidity compiler settings were modified after the deployment was executed (like the optimizer, target EVM, etc.).
    - The given address is wrong.
    - The selected network is wrong.

ZkSyncVerifyPluginError: The address provided as argument contains a contract, but its bytecode doesn't match any of your local contracts.

  Possible causes are:
    - Contract code changed after the deployment was executed. This includes code for seemingly unrelated contracts.
    - A solidity file was added, moved, deleted or renamed after the deployment was executed. This includes files for seemingly unrelated contracts.
    - Solidity compiler settings were modified after the deployment was executed (like the optimizer, target EVM, etc.).
    - The given address is wrong.
    - The selected network is wrong.
at inferContractArtifacts (/opt/app/api/hardhat_env/node_modules/@matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-verify/src/plugin.ts:48:45)
at async OverriddenTaskDefinition.getContractInfo [as _action] (/opt/app/api/hardhat_env/node_modules/@matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-verify/src/task-actions.ts:310:31)
at async Environment._runTaskDefinition (/opt/app/api/hardhat_env/node_modules/hardhat/src/internal/core/runtime-environment.ts:359:14)
at async Environment.run (/opt/app/api/hardhat_env/node_modules/hardhat/src/internal/core/runtime-environment.ts:192:14)
at async OverriddenTaskDefinition.verifyContract [as _action] (/opt/app/api/hardhat_env/node_modules/@matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-verify/src/task-actions.ts:197:54)
at async Environment._runTaskDefinition (/opt/app/api/hardhat_env/node_modules/hardhat/src/internal/core/runtime-environment.ts:359:14)
at async Environment.run (/opt/app/api/hardhat_env/node_modules/hardhat/src/internal/core/runtime-environment.ts:192:14)
at async OverriddenTaskDefinition.verify [as _action] (/opt/app/api/hardhat_env/node_modules/@matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-verify/src/task-actions.ts:83:5)
at async Environment._runTaskDefinition (/opt/app/api/hardhat_env/node_modules/hardhat/src/internal/core/runtime-environment.ts:359:14)
at async Environment.run (/opt/app/api/hardhat_env/node_modules/hardhat/src/internal/core/runtime-environment.ts:192:14)

[EngrPips]

Hello, Please put your contract file inside a contracts folder, then retry the process.

[akalu]

thanks, yeah that was the problem

[EngrPips]

Anytime, Friend. Keep crushing it.

[H-code9]

Hi @akalu have you been able to rectify the issue?

[akalu]

yes, I just needed to put my contract in a folder