diff --git a/arithmetic/Cargo.toml b/arithmetic/Cargo.toml
index 99192dc0..81850f6d 100644
--- a/arithmetic/Cargo.toml
+++ b/arithmetic/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 ark-bls12-381 = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false, features = [ "curve" ] }
 ark-ff = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
 ark-poly = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
-ark-serialize =  { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
+ark-serialize =  { version = "^0.5.0", default-features = false }
 ark-std = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
 displaydoc = { version = "0.2.3", default-features = false }
 rand_chacha = { version = "0.3.0", default-features = false }
diff --git a/hyperplonk/Cargo.toml b/hyperplonk/Cargo.toml
index 90a8cda0..f754d54b 100644
--- a/hyperplonk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hyperplonk/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ arithmetic = { path = "../arithmetic" }
 ark-ec = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
 ark-ff = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
 ark-poly = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
-ark-serialize = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false, features = [ "derive" ] }
+ark-serialize = { version = "^0.5.0", default-features = false, features = [ "derive" ] }
 ark-std = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
 displaydoc = { version = "0.2.3", default-features = false }
 rayon = { version = "1.5.2", default-features = false, optional = true }
diff --git a/subroutines/Cargo.toml b/subroutines/Cargo.toml
index 78d9260f..d323348d 100644
--- a/subroutines/Cargo.toml
+++ b/subroutines/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ark-bls12-381 = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false, features = [ "cur
 ark-ec = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
 ark-ff = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
 ark-poly = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
-ark-serialize =  { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
+ark-serialize =  { version = "^0.5.0", default-features = false }
 ark-std = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
 derivative = { version = "2", features = ["use_core"] }
 displaydoc = { version = "0.2.3", default-features = false }
diff --git a/transcript/Cargo.toml b/transcript/Cargo.toml
index eac798d4..7bbcf2ea 100644
--- a/transcript/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transcript/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 
 ark-ff = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
-ark-serialize =  { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
+ark-serialize =  { version = "^0.5.0", default-features = false }
 ark-std = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
 displaydoc = { version = "0.2.3", default-features = false }
 merlin = { version = "3.0.0", default-features = false }