diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1674806..8d2fc94 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version = "0.5.2"
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 checksum = "d122413f284cf2d62fb1b7db97e02edb8cda96d769b16e443a4f6195e35662b0"
 dependencies = [
- "crypto-common",
+ "crypto-common 0.1.7",
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ dependencies = [
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  "once_cell",
  "rand 0.8.6",
- "secp256k1",
+ "secp256k1 0.30.0",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_with",
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-version = "1.5.7"
+version = "1.6.0"
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-checksum = "23e8604b0c092fabc80d075ede181c9b9e596249c70b99253082d7e689836529"
+checksum = "62ddde5968de6044d67af107ad835bc0069a7ca245870b94c5958a7d8712b184"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-dyn-abi",
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@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-version = "1.5.7"
+version = "1.6.0"
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-checksum = "cc2db5c583aaef0255aa63a4fe827f826090142528bba48d1bf4119b62780cad"
+checksum = "a475bb02d9cef2dbb99065c1664ab3fe1f9352e21d6d5ed3f02cdbfc06ed1abc"
 dependencies = [
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  "alloy-primitives",
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "winnow 0.7.15",
+ "winnow",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.5.7"
+version = "1.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e9dbe713da0c737d9e5e387b0ba790eb98b14dd207fe53eef50e19a5a8ec3dac"
+checksum = "7c36c9d7f9021601b04bfef14a4b64849f6d73116a4e91e071d7fbfe10247901"
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  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-sol-type-parser",
@@ -374,9 +374,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.5.7"
+version = "1.6.0"
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-checksum = "de3b431b4e72cd8bd0ec7a50b4be18e73dab74de0dba180eef171055e5d5926e"
+checksum = "4885c1409b6936c4898e646ef58baf6ec54edaf6d8179f79df805a7b85b7cf3e"
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  "bytes",
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  "foldhash 0.2.0",
- "hashbrown 0.16.1",
+ "hashbrown 0.17.1",
  "indexmap 2.14.0",
  "itoa",
  "k256",
@@ -395,8 +395,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "rapidhash",
  "ruint",
  "rustc-hash",
+ "secp256k1 0.31.1",
  "serde",
- "sha3",
+ "sha3 0.11.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -585,9 +586,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.5.7"
+version = "1.6.0"
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-checksum = "ab81bab693da9bb79f7a95b64b394718259fdd7e41dceeced4cad57cb71c4f6a"
+checksum = "840128ed2b2971d6d4668a553fe403a82683d3acc646c73e75887e7157408033"
 dependencies = [
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@@ -599,9 +600,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.5.7"
+version = "1.6.0"
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-checksum = "489f1620bb7e2483fb5819ed01ab6edc1d2f93939dce35a5695085a1afd1d699"
+checksum = "63ec265e5d65d725175f6ca7711c970824c90ef9c0d1f1973711d4150ee612dd"
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  "alloy-sol-macro-input",
@@ -611,16 +612,16 @@ dependencies = [
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  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "sha3",
+ "sha3 0.11.0",
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-version = "1.5.7"
+version = "1.6.0"
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-checksum = "56cef806ad22d4392c5fc83cf8f2089f988eb99c7067b4e0c6f1971fc1cca318"
+checksum = "89bf01077f18650876cfa682eb1f949967b5cde03f1a51c955c469d2c9b4aa67"
 dependencies = [
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@@ -636,19 +637,19 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-checksum = "a6df77fea9d6a2a75c0ef8d2acbdfd92286cc599983d3175ccdc170d3433d249"
+checksum = "857b470ecdd2ed38beaf82ad1a38c516a8ff75266750f38b9eeed001d575241b"
 dependencies = [
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- "winnow 0.7.15",
+ "winnow",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.5.7"
+version = "1.6.0"
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-checksum = "64612d29379782a5dde6f4b6570d9c756d734d760c0c94c254d361e678a6591f"
+checksum = "384cf252de0db2dec52821eac037a7f57e2aa33fe5b900ce6fe39973402341f1"
 dependencies = [
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 [[package]]
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+version = "2.1.1"
 dependencies = [
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 [[package]]
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+version = "0.7.2"
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-checksum = "56624a96882bb8c26d61312ae18cb45868e5a9992ea73c58e45c3101e56a1e60"
+checksum = "b7f43a50ac4fdca5df8e885c21b835997f0a1cdee65494a6847694a98652d9d8"
 dependencies = [
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@@ -1257,6 +1258,15 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "block-buffer"
+version = "0.12.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cdd35008169921d80bc60d3d0ab416eecb028c4cd653352907921d95084790be"
+dependencies = [
+ "hybrid-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "blst"
 version = "0.3.16"
@@ -1435,7 +1445,7 @@ version = "0.4.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "773f3b9af64447d2ce9850330c473515014aa235e6a783b02db81ff39e4a3dad"
 dependencies = [
- "crypto-common",
+ "crypto-common 0.1.7",
  "inout",
  "zeroize",
 ]
@@ -1687,6 +1697,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "typenum",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crypto-common"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ce6e4c961d6cd6c9a86db418387425e8bdeaf05b3c8bc1411e6dca4c252f1453"
+dependencies = [
+ "hybrid-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ctr"
 version = "0.9.2"
@@ -1760,9 +1779,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dashmap"
-version = "6.1.0"
+version = "6.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5041cc499144891f3790297212f32a74fb938e5136a14943f338ef9e0ae276cf"
+checksum = "e6361d5c062261c78a176addb82d4c821ae42bed6089de0e12603cd25de2059c"
 dependencies = [
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  "crossbeam-utils",
@@ -1861,12 +1880,22 @@ version = "0.10.7"
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 checksum = "9ed9a281f7bc9b7576e61468ba615a66a5c8cfdff42420a70aa82701a3b1e292"
 dependencies = [
- "block-buffer",
+ "block-buffer 0.10.4",
  "const-oid",
- "crypto-common",
+ "crypto-common 0.1.7",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "digest"
+version = "0.11.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f1dd6dbb5841937940781866fa1281a1ff7bd3bf827091440879f9994983d5c2"
+dependencies = [
+ "block-buffer 0.12.0",
+ "crypto-common 0.2.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs"
 version = "5.0.1"
@@ -1986,9 +2015,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
-version = "1.15.0"
+version = "1.16.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "48c757948c5ede0e46177b7add2e67155f70e33c07fea8284df6576da70b3719"
+checksum = "91622ff5e7162018101f2fea40d6ebf4a78bbe5a49736a2020649edf9693679e"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -2161,7 +2190,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
- "sha3",
+ "sha3 0.10.9",
  "subtle",
  "zeroize",
 ]
@@ -2174,7 +2203,7 @@ checksum = "c9fb5a367b9846933e271a3c2a992930743f82ae5e8cb7faa780715a80fa0b15"
 dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "sha2",
- "sha3",
+ "sha3 0.10.9",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
@@ -2186,7 +2215,7 @@ checksum = "2f5626bf5534df4ebdbd2536465d7eaa8a9dc2cdeb7e036e0ecf291dcc80ffb6"
 dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "sha2",
- "sha3",
+ "sha3 0.10.9",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
@@ -2472,8 +2501,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "allocator-api2",
  "equivalent",
  "foldhash 0.2.0",
- "serde",
- "serde_core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2481,6 +2508,11 @@ name = "hashbrown"
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ed5909b6e89a2db4456e54cd5f673791d7eca6732202bbf2a9cc504fe2f9b84a"
+dependencies = [
+ "foldhash 0.2.0",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_core",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "heapless"
@@ -2601,6 +2633,15 @@ version = "1.10.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6dbf3de79e51f3d586ab4cb9d5c3e2c14aa28ed23d180cf89b4df0454a69cc87"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hybrid-array"
+version = "0.4.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9155a582abd142abc056962c29e3ce5ff2ad5469f4246b537ed42c5deba857da"
+dependencies = [
+ "typenum",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper"
 version = "1.9.0"
@@ -3035,6 +3076,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "keccak"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9e24a010dd405bd7ed803e5253182815b41bf2e6a80cc3bfc066658e03a198aa"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures 0.3.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "keccak-asm"
 version = "0.1.7"
@@ -3147,9 +3198,9 @@ checksum = "112b39cec0b298b6c1999fee3e31427f74f676e4cb9879ed1a121b43661a4154"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1b27834086c65ec3f9387b096d66e99f221cf081c2b738042aa252bcd41204e3"
+checksum = "59a9dbbfc75d2688ed057456ce8a3ee3f48d12eec09229f560f3643b9f275653"
 dependencies = [
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  "quote",
@@ -3241,9 +3292,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c6673768db2d862beb9b39a78fdcb1a69439615d5794a1be50caa9bc92c81967"
+checksum = "521739c6d2bac4aa25192232afe6841231376b2b26d4d9fae5ecf8ca5772e441"
 
 [[package]]
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@@ -4314,9 +4365,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.24.3"
+version = "0.24.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6d7d172c24312750ed8196ec9d58eb763e8aca259f836ce1f5c21cf70023a93e"
+checksum = "0c1267928da1bcc91748c314f95f7952bc01c0359a4ac70a0b111b0386898934"
 dependencies = [
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@@ -4376,7 +4427,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sha2",
- "sha3",
+ "sha3 0.10.9",
  "subtle",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "time",
@@ -4417,7 +4468,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sha2",
- "sha3",
+ "sha3 0.10.9",
  "subtle",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "time",
@@ -4564,10 +4615,21 @@ checksum = "b50c5943d326858130af85e049f2661ba3c78b26589b8ab98e65e80ae44a1252"
 dependencies = [
  "bitcoin_hashes",
  "rand 0.8.6",
- "secp256k1-sys",
+ "secp256k1-sys 0.10.1",
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "secp256k1"
+version = "0.31.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2c3c81b43dc2d8877c216a3fccf76677ee1ebccd429566d3e67447290d0c42b2"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitcoin_hashes",
+ "rand 0.9.4",
+ "secp256k1-sys 0.11.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "secp256k1-sys"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -4577,6 +4639,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "secp256k1-sys"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dcb913707158fadaf0d8702c2db0e857de66eb003ccfdda5924b5f5ac98efb38"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "security-framework"
 version = "3.7.0"
@@ -4775,7 +4846,17 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "77fd7028345d415a4034cf8777cd4f8ab1851274233b45f84e3d955502d93874"
 dependencies = [
  "digest 0.10.7",
- "keccak",
+ "keccak 0.1.6",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sha3"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "be176f1a57ce4e3d31c1a166222d9768de5954f811601fb7ca06fc8203905ce1"
+dependencies = [
+ "digest 0.11.3",
+ "keccak 0.2.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4962,9 +5043,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn-solidity"
-version = "1.5.7"
+version = "1.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "53f425ae0b12e2f5ae65542e00898d500d4d318b4baf09f40fd0d410454e9947"
+checksum = "ec005042c7d952febc1a3ef5b0f6674e9054aa836877a31c90b20e25b3d31744"
 dependencies = [
  "paste",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -5239,7 +5320,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.14.0",
  "toml_datetime",
  "toml_parser",
- "winnow 1.0.2",
+ "winnow",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5248,7 +5329,7 @@ version = "1.1.2+spec-1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a2abe9b86193656635d2411dc43050282ca48aa31c2451210f4202550afb7526"
 dependencies = [
- "winnow 1.0.2",
+ "winnow",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5268,9 +5349,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tower-http"
-version = "0.6.10"
+version = "0.6.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "68d6fdd9f81c2819c9a8b0e0cd91660e7746a8e6ea2ba7c6b2b057985f6bcb51"
+checksum = "4cfcf7e2740e6fc6d4d688b4ef00650406bb94adf4731e43c096c3a19fe40840"
 dependencies = [
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  "bytes",
@@ -5425,7 +5506,7 @@ version = "0.5.1"
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 checksum = "fc1de2c688dc15305988b563c3854064043356019f97a4b46276fe734c4f07ea"
 dependencies = [
- "crypto-common",
+ "crypto-common 0.1.7",
  "subtle",
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@@ -6106,18 +6187,9 @@ checksum = "d6bbff5f0aada427a1e5a6da5f1f98158182f26556f345ac9e04d36d0ebed650"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.7.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "df79d97927682d2fd8adb29682d1140b343be4ac0f08fd68b7765d9c059d3945"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "winnow"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2ee1708bef14716a11bae175f579062d4554d95be2c6829f518df847b7b3fdd0"
+checksum = "0592e1c9d151f854e6fd382574c3a0855250e1d9b2f99d9281c6e6391af352f1"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 24ac9b9..438312b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ant-protocol"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "Wire protocol for the Autonomi decentralized network (WithAutonomi fork)"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 # these through `ant_protocol::{transport, pqc, evm}` re-exports so the
 # version is pinned in exactly one place. Changing these versions is a
 # breaking change for both downstream crates.
-saorsa-core = "0.24.3"
+saorsa-core = "0.24.4"
 saorsa-pqc = "0.5"
 evmlib = "0.8.1"