diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8d2fc94..1fa1899 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4365,9 +4365,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "saorsa-core"
-version = "0.24.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0c1267928da1bcc91748c314f95f7952bc01c0359a4ac70a0b111b0386898934"
+version = "0.24.5-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/saorsa-labs/saorsa-core?branch=codex/remove-bootstrap-cache#ac285f212185486b1d1ee6eee33932865413f42f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4481,8 +4480,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "saorsa-transport"
 version = "0.34.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "852400712537856ab6fec5293be4290daf0130df0dbcb249a6e8280f9257665f"
+source = "git+https://github.com/saorsa-labs/saorsa-transport?branch=codex/remove-bootstrap-cache#00447926f8847d5de99c271fb689740f749177f6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 438312b..1561370 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -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 = "0.24.4"
+saorsa-core = { git = "https://github.com/saorsa-labs/saorsa-core", branch = "codex/remove-bootstrap-cache" }
 saorsa-pqc = "0.5"
 evmlib = "0.8.1"