diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
index ed395d692d..cee96c0f9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@7f0a61df502599e1f1f50880aaa7ec1e2c0592f2
+      - uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@0184f5a228ee06430bb9e67d65f73a1a6767496a
 
   checks:
     if: "!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore(release):')"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a7050591cc..83065ae861 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: create release
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VERSION_BUMP_COMMIT_PAT }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AUTONOMI_PAT }}
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_PREFIX }}-${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}
           release_name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: upload artifacts as assets
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VERSION_BUMP_COMMIT_PAT }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AUTONOMI_PAT }}
         shell: bash
         run: |
           (
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: "0"
-          token: ${{ secrets.VERSION_BUMP_COMMIT_PAT }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.AUTONOMI_PAT }}
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
       # Required for the creation of tags
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo login "${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }}"
           # The use of 'awk' suppresses the annoying instrumentation output that makes the log
           # difficult to read.
-          release-plz release --git-token ${{ secrets.VERSION_BUMP_COMMIT_PAT }} | \
+          release-plz release --git-token ${{ secrets.AUTONOMI_PAT }} | \
             awk '{ if (!/^\s*in release with input/ && !/^\s{4}/) print }'
 
       - name: post notification to slack on failure
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0791380b8e..6aed4810fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 *When editing this file, please respect a line length of 100.*
 
+## 2024-12-21
+
+### Network
+
+#### Fixed
+
+- Do not dial back when a new peer is detected. This resulted in a large number of open connections,
+  in turn causing increased CPU usage.
+
+### Client
+
+#### Changed
+
+- Remove the 'dial error' output on the `file upload` command
+
 ## 2024-12-18
 
 ### General
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3f92d029c6..ba48c53005 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d122413f284cf2d62fb1b7db97e02edb8cda96d769b16e443a4f6195e35662b0"
 dependencies = [
  "crypto-common",
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
+ "generic-array",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "derive_more",
  "once_cell",
  "serde",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
+ "sha2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ruint",
  "rustc-hash",
  "serde",
- "sha3 0.10.8",
+ "sha3",
  "tiny-keccak",
 ]
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "async-trait",
  "auto_impl",
- "elliptic-curve 0.13.8",
+ "elliptic-curve",
  "k256",
  "thiserror 2.0.6",
 ]
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-bootstrap"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-logging",
  "ant-protocol",
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-build-info"
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.1.21"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "tracing",
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-cli"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-bootstrap",
  "ant-build-info",
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "dirs-next",
  "eyre",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "indicatif",
  "prettytable",
  "rand 0.8.5",
@@ -838,11 +838,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-evm"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 dependencies = [
  "custom_debug",
  "evmlib",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "lazy_static",
  "libp2p",
  "rand 0.8.5",
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-logging"
-version = "0.2.41"
+version = "0.2.42"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "color-eyre",
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-metrics"
-version = "0.1.21"
+version = "0.1.22"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "color-eyre",
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-networking"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm-siv",
  "ant-bootstrap",
@@ -913,15 +913,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "blsttc",
  "bytes",
  "custom_debug",
- "exponential-backoff",
  "eyre",
  "futures",
  "getrandom 0.2.15",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "hkdf",
  "hyper 0.14.31",
  "itertools 0.12.1",
- "lazy_static",
  "libp2p",
  "libp2p-identity",
  "prometheus-client",
@@ -930,11 +928,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "rayon",
  "rmp-serde",
  "serde",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
+ "sha2",
  "strum",
  "sysinfo",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
- "tiny-keccak",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "uuid",
@@ -973,7 +970,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "eyre",
  "file-rotate",
  "futures",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "itertools 0.12.1",
  "libp2p",
  "num-traits",
@@ -1005,7 +1002,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-node-manager"
-version = "0.11.4"
+version = "0.11.5"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-bootstrap",
  "ant-build-info",
@@ -1048,7 +1045,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-node-rpc-client"
-version = "0.6.37"
+version = "0.6.38"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-build-info",
  "ant-logging",
@@ -1059,7 +1056,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "blsttc",
  "clap",
  "color-eyre",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "libp2p",
  "libp2p-identity",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
@@ -1085,7 +1082,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "custom_debug",
  "dirs-next",
  "exponential-backoff",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "lazy_static",
  "libp2p",
  "prost 0.9.0",
@@ -1093,7 +1090,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rmp-serde",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
+ "sha2",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "tiny-keccak",
  "tonic 0.6.2",
@@ -1104,12 +1101,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-registers"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 dependencies = [
  "blsttc",
  "crdts",
  "eyre",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "proptest",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "rmp-serde",
@@ -1141,7 +1138,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-service-management"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-bootstrap",
  "ant-evm",
@@ -1168,7 +1165,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-token-supplies"
-version = "0.1.59"
+version = "0.1.60"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs-next",
  "reqwest 0.11.27",
@@ -1219,7 +1216,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ark-serialize 0.3.0",
  "ark-std 0.3.0",
  "derivative",
- "num-bigint 0.4.6",
+ "num-bigint",
  "num-traits",
  "paste",
  "rustc_version 0.3.3",
@@ -1239,7 +1236,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "derivative",
  "digest 0.10.7",
  "itertools 0.10.5",
- "num-bigint 0.4.6",
+ "num-bigint",
  "num-traits",
  "paste",
  "rustc_version 0.4.1",
@@ -1272,7 +1269,7 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "db2fd794a08ccb318058009eefdf15bcaaaaf6f8161eb3345f907222bac38b20"
 dependencies = [
- "num-bigint 0.4.6",
+ "num-bigint",
  "num-traits",
  "quote",
  "syn 1.0.109",
@@ -1284,7 +1281,7 @@ version = "0.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7abe79b0e4288889c4574159ab790824d0033b9fdcb2a112a3182fac2e514565"
 dependencies = [
- "num-bigint 0.4.6",
+ "num-bigint",
  "num-traits",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1309,7 +1306,7 @@ checksum = "adb7b85a02b83d2f22f89bd5cac66c9c89474240cb6207cb1efc16d098e822a5"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-std 0.4.0",
  "digest 0.10.7",
- "num-bigint 0.4.6",
+ "num-bigint",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1353,12 +1350,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ascii"
-version = "1.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d92bec98840b8f03a5ff5413de5293bfcd8bf96467cf5452609f939ec6f5de16"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "asn1-rs"
 version = "0.6.2"
@@ -1575,15 +1566,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "autocfg"
-version = "0.1.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0dde43e75fd43e8a1bf86103336bc699aa8d17ad1be60c76c0bdfd4828e19b78"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg 1.4.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -1592,7 +1574,7 @@ checksum = "ace50bade8e6234aa140d9a2f552bbee1db4d353f69b8217bc503490fc1a9f26"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autonomi"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "ant-bootstrap",
@@ -1611,7 +1593,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "evmlib",
  "eyre",
  "futures",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "instant",
  "js-sys",
  "libp2p",
@@ -1622,12 +1604,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "self_encryption",
  "serde",
  "serde-wasm-bindgen",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
- "sn_bls_ckd",
- "sn_curv",
+ "sha2",
  "test-utils",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
- "tiny_http",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
@@ -1705,12 +1684,6 @@ version = "0.2.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4cbbc9d0964165b47557570cce6c952866c2678457aca742aafc9fb771d30270"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "base16ct"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "349a06037c7bf932dd7e7d1f653678b2038b9ad46a74102f1fc7bd7872678cce"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "base16ct"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -1838,59 +1811,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest 0.10.7",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "block-buffer"
-version = "0.7.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c0940dc441f31689269e10ac70eb1002a3a1d3ad1390e030043662eb7fe4688b"
-dependencies = [
- "block-padding 0.1.5",
- "byte-tools",
- "byteorder",
- "generic-array 0.12.4",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "block-buffer"
-version = "0.9.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4152116fd6e9dadb291ae18fc1ec3575ed6d84c29642d97890f4b4a3417297e4"
-dependencies = [
- "block-padding 0.2.1",
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "block-buffer"
 version = "0.10.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3078c7629b62d3f0439517fa394996acacc5cbc91c5a20d8c658e77abd503a71"
 dependencies = [
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "block-padding"
-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fa79dedbb091f449f1f39e53edf88d5dbe95f895dae6135a8d7b881fb5af73f5"
-dependencies = [
- "byte-tools",
+ "generic-array",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "block-padding"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8d696c370c750c948ada61c69a0ee2cbbb9c50b1019ddb86d9317157a99c2cae"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "block-padding"
 version = "0.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a8894febbff9f758034a5b8e12d87918f56dfc64a8e1fe757d65e29041538d93"
 dependencies = [
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
+ "generic-array",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1956,7 +1892,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "blstrs 0.6.2",
  "ff 0.12.1",
  "group 0.12.1",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "hex_fmt",
  "pairing 0.22.0",
  "rand 0.8.5",
@@ -2020,12 +1956,6 @@ version = "1.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c3ac9f8b63eca6fd385229b3675f6cc0dc5c8a5c8a54a59d4f52ffd670d87b0c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "byte-tools"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e3b5ca7a04898ad4bcd41c90c5285445ff5b791899bb1b0abdd2a2aa791211d7"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bytemuck"
 version = "1.20.0"
@@ -2083,7 +2013,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "blst",
  "cc",
  "glob",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "libc",
  "once_cell",
  "serde",
@@ -2222,12 +2152,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "chunked_transfer"
-version = "1.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6e4de3bc4ea267985becf712dc6d9eed8b04c953b3fcfb339ebc87acd9804901"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ciborium"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -2328,15 +2252,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "error-code",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cloudabi"
-version = "0.0.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ddfc5b9aa5d4507acaf872de71051dfd0e309860e88966e1051e462a077aac4f"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "clru"
 version = "0.6.2"
@@ -2460,7 +2375,7 @@ checksum = "4b0485bab839b018a8f1723fc5391819fea5f8f0f32288ef8a735fd096b6160c"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cpufeatures",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "proptest",
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -2702,25 +2617,13 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7a81dae078cea95a014a339291cec439d2f232ebe854a9d672b796c6afafa9b7"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crypto-bigint"
-version = "0.4.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ef2b4b23cddf68b89b8f8069890e8c270d54e2d5fe1b143820234805e4cb17ef"
-dependencies = [
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
- "rand_core 0.6.4",
- "subtle",
- "zeroize",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-bigint"
 version = "0.5.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0dc92fb57ca44df6db8059111ab3af99a63d5d0f8375d9972e319a379c6bab76"
 dependencies = [
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
+ "generic-array",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "subtle",
  "zeroize",
@@ -2732,21 +2635,11 @@ version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1bfb12502f3fc46cca1bb51ac28df9d618d813cdc3d2f25b9fe775a34af26bb3"
 dependencies = [
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
+ "generic-array",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "typenum",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crypto-mac"
-version = "0.11.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "25fab6889090c8133f3deb8f73ba3c65a7f456f66436fc012a1b1e272b1e103e"
-dependencies = [
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
- "subtle",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "csv"
 version = "1.3.1"
@@ -2777,19 +2670,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cipher",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "curve25519-dalek"
-version = "3.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b9fdf9972b2bd6af2d913799d9ebc165ea4d2e65878e329d9c6b372c4491b61"
-dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
- "digest 0.9.0",
- "rand_core 0.5.1",
- "subtle",
- "zeroize",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "curve25519-dalek"
 version = "4.1.3"
@@ -2933,16 +2813,6 @@ version = "0.1.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "092966b41edc516079bdf31ec78a2e0588d1d0c08f78b91d8307215928642b2b"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "der"
-version = "0.6.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1a467a65c5e759bce6e65eaf91cc29f466cdc57cb65777bd646872a8a1fd4de"
-dependencies = [
- "const-oid",
- "zeroize",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "der"
 version = "0.7.9"
@@ -2962,7 +2832,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "asn1-rs",
  "displaydoc",
  "nom",
- "num-bigint 0.4.6",
+ "num-bigint",
  "num-traits",
  "rusticata-macros",
 ]
@@ -3032,22 +2902,13 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6184e33543162437515c2e2b48714794e37845ec9851711914eec9d308f6ebe8"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "digest"
-version = "0.8.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f3d0c8c8752312f9713efd397ff63acb9f85585afbf179282e720e7704954dd5"
-dependencies = [
- "generic-array 0.12.4",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
 version = "0.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d3dd60d1080a57a05ab032377049e0591415d2b31afd7028356dbf3cc6dcb066"
 dependencies = [
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
+ "generic-array",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3056,7 +2917,7 @@ version = "0.10.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9ed9a281f7bc9b7576e61468ba615a66a5c8cfdff42420a70aa82701a3b1e292"
 dependencies = [
- "block-buffer 0.10.4",
+ "block-buffer",
  "const-oid",
  "crypto-common",
  "subtle",
@@ -3168,30 +3029,18 @@ version = "1.0.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "92773504d58c093f6de2459af4af33faa518c13451eb8f2b5698ed3d36e7c813"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ecdsa"
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-checksum = "ded997c9d5f13925be2a6fd7e66bf1872597f759fd9dd93513dd7e92e5a5ee08"
-dependencies = [
- "rand_core 0.3.1",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_jitter"
-version = "0.1.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1166d5c91dc97b88d1decc3285bb0a99ed84b05cfd0bc2341bdf2d43fc41e39b"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "rand_core 0.4.2",
- "winapi",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_os"
-version = "0.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7b75f676a1e053fc562eafbb47838d67c84801e38fc1ba459e8f180deabd5071"
-dependencies = [
- "cloudabi",
- "fuchsia-cprng",
- "libc",
- "rand_core 0.4.2",
- "rdrand",
- "winapi",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_pcg"
-version = "0.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "abf9b09b01790cfe0364f52bf32995ea3c39f4d2dd011eac241d2914146d0b44"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg 0.1.8",
- "rand_core 0.4.2",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_xorshift"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cbf7e9e623549b0e21f6e97cf8ecf247c1a8fd2e8a992ae265314300b2455d5c"
-dependencies = [
- "rand_core 0.3.1",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_xorshift"
-version = "0.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "77d416b86801d23dde1aa643023b775c3a462efc0ed96443add11546cdf1dca8"
-dependencies = [
- "rand_core 0.5.1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_xorshift"
 version = "0.3.0"
@@ -7952,15 +7527,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "yasna",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rdrand"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "678054eb77286b51581ba43620cc911abf02758c91f93f479767aed0f90458b2"
-dependencies = [
- "rand_core 0.3.1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
 version = "0.5.8"
@@ -8124,24 +7690,13 @@ version = "0.1.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4389f1d5789befaf6029ebd9f7dac4af7f7e3d61b69d4f30e2ac02b57e7712b0"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rfc6979"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7743f17af12fa0b03b803ba12cd6a8d9483a587e89c69445e3909655c0b9fabb"
-dependencies = [
- "crypto-bigint 0.4.9",
- "hmac 0.12.1",
- "zeroize",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rfc6979"
 version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f8dd2a808d456c4a54e300a23e9f5a67e122c3024119acbfd73e3bf664491cb2"
 dependencies = [
- "hmac 0.12.1",
+ "hmac",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
@@ -8269,7 +7824,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ark-ff 0.4.2",
  "bytes",
  "fastrlp",
- "num-bigint 0.4.6",
+ "num-bigint",
  "num-traits",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "primitive-types",
@@ -8530,54 +8085,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "untrusted 0.9.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "sec1"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3be24c1842290c45df0a7bf069e0c268a747ad05a192f2fd7dcfdbc1cba40928"
-dependencies = [
- "base16ct 0.1.1",
- "der 0.6.1",
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
- "pkcs8 0.9.0",
- "subtle",
- "zeroize",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "sec1"
 version = "0.7.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d3e97a565f76233a6003f9f5c54be1d9c5bdfa3eccfb189469f11ec4901c47dc"
 dependencies = [
- "base16ct 0.2.0",
- "der 0.7.9",
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
- "pkcs8 0.10.2",
+ "base16ct",
+ "der",
+ "generic-array",
+ "pkcs8",
  "subtle",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "secp256k1"
-version = "0.20.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "97d03ceae636d0fed5bae6a7f4f664354c5f4fcedf6eef053fef17e49f837d0a"
-dependencies = [
- "rand 0.6.5",
- "secp256k1-sys",
- "serde",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "secp256k1-sys"
-version = "0.4.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "957da2573cde917463ece3570eab4a0b3f19de6f1646cde62e6fd3868f566036"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "self_encryption"
 version = "0.30.0"
@@ -8589,7 +8110,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "brotli",
  "bytes",
  "cbc",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "itertools 0.10.5",
  "lazy_static",
  "num_cpus",
@@ -8663,15 +8184,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_bytes"
-version = "0.11.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "387cc504cb06bb40a96c8e04e951fe01854cf6bc921053c954e4a606d9675c6a"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
 version = "1.0.210"
@@ -8744,7 +8256,7 @@ checksum = "8e28bdad6db2b8340e449f7108f020b3b092e8583a9e3fb82713e1d4e71fe817"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "chrono",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "indexmap 1.9.3",
  "indexmap 2.7.0",
  "serde",
@@ -8809,31 +8321,6 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bbfa15b3dddfee50a0fff136974b3e1bde555604ba463834a7eb7deb6417705d"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "sha2"
-version = "0.8.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a256f46ea78a0c0d9ff00077504903ac881a1dafdc20da66545699e7776b3e69"
-dependencies = [
- "block-buffer 0.7.3",
- "digest 0.8.1",
- "fake-simd",
- "opaque-debug 0.2.3",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "sha2"
-version = "0.9.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4d58a1e1bf39749807d89cf2d98ac2dfa0ff1cb3faa38fbb64dd88ac8013d800"
-dependencies = [
- "block-buffer 0.9.0",
- "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
- "digest 0.9.0",
- "opaque-debug 0.3.1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "sha2"
 version = "0.10.8"
@@ -8845,18 +8332,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest 0.10.7",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "sha3"
-version = "0.9.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f81199417d4e5de3f04b1e871023acea7389672c4135918f05aa9cbf2f2fa809"
-dependencies = [
- "block-buffer 0.9.0",
- "digest 0.9.0",
- "keccak",
- "opaque-debug 0.3.1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "sha3"
 version = "0.10.8"
@@ -8923,16 +8398,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "signature"
-version = "1.6.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "74233d3b3b2f6d4b006dc19dee745e73e2a6bfb6f93607cd3b02bd5b00797d7c"
-dependencies = [
- "digest 0.10.7",
- "rand_core 0.6.4",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "signature"
 version = "2.2.0"
@@ -8955,7 +8420,7 @@ version = "0.4.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8f92a496fb766b417c996b9c5e57daf2f7ad3b0bebe1ccfca4856390e3d3bb67"
 dependencies = [
- "autocfg 1.4.0",
+ "autocfg",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8967,51 +8432,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "sn_bls_ckd"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8cc1905b0d5c8c8dd4cfafa1b064645e8eb57c26ad93a491acbaa2dc59c3d8c2"
-dependencies = [
- "hex 0.3.2",
- "hkdf",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
- "sn_curv",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "sn_curv"
-version = "0.10.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a7b53f6b7e77c36e00b5469e77386c11d5a8d863300acb4bd373227894e3a117"
-dependencies = [
- "curve25519-dalek 3.2.0",
- "digest 0.9.0",
- "ff-zeroize",
- "generic-array 0.14.7",
- "hex 0.4.3",
- "hmac 0.11.0",
- "lazy_static",
- "merkle-cbt",
- "num-bigint 0.4.6",
- "num-integer",
- "num-traits",
- "p256",
- "pairing-plus",
- "rand 0.6.5",
- "rand 0.7.3",
- "secp256k1",
- "serde",
- "serde_bytes",
- "serde_derive",
- "sha2 0.8.2",
- "sha2 0.9.9",
- "sha3 0.9.1",
- "thiserror 1.0.69",
- "typenum",
- "zeroize",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "snow"
 version = "0.9.6"
@@ -9021,11 +8441,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "blake2",
  "chacha20poly1305",
- "curve25519-dalek 4.1.3",
+ "curve25519-dalek",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "ring 0.17.8",
  "rustc_version 0.4.1",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
+ "sha2",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
@@ -9066,16 +8486,6 @@ version = "0.9.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6980e8d7511241f8acf4aebddbb1ff938df5eebe98691418c4468d0b72a96a67"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "spki"
-version = "0.6.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "67cf02bbac7a337dc36e4f5a693db6c21e7863f45070f7064577eb4367a3212b"
-dependencies = [
- "base64ct",
- "der 0.6.1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "spki"
 version = "0.7.3"
@@ -9083,7 +8493,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d91ed6c858b01f942cd56b37a94b3e0a1798290327d1236e4d9cf4eaca44d29d"
 dependencies = [
  "base64ct",
- "der 0.7.9",
+ "der",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9323,7 +8733,7 @@ checksum = "3369f5ac52d5eb6ab48c6b4ffdc8efbcad6b89c765749064ba298f2c68a16a76"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test-utils"
-version = "0.4.12"
+version = "0.4.13"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "color-eyre",
@@ -9457,19 +8867,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "crunchy",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tiny_http"
-version = "0.11.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e0d6ef4e10d23c1efb862eecad25c5054429a71958b4eeef85eb5e7170b477ca"
-dependencies = [
- "ascii",
- "chunked_transfer",
- "log",
- "time",
- "url",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tinystr"
 version = "0.7.6"
@@ -10001,7 +9398,7 @@ checksum = "76f64bba2c53b04fcab63c01a7d7427eadc821e3bc48c34dc9ba29c501164b52"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "crunchy",
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "static_assertions",
 ]
 
@@ -10858,7 +10255,7 @@ version = "2.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c7e468321c81fb07fa7f4c636c3972b9100f0346e5b6a9f2bd0603a52f7ed277"
 dependencies = [
- "curve25519-dalek 4.1.3",
+ "curve25519-dalek",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "serde",
  "zeroize",
@@ -10913,7 +10310,7 @@ version = "5.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7fd9dddecfdbc7c17ae93da6d28a5a9c4f5564abe7b735d2530c7a159b6b55e8"
 dependencies = [
- "hex 0.4.3",
+ "hex",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "serde",
@@ -11099,7 +10496,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "crc32fast",
  "crossbeam-utils",
  "flate2",
- "hmac 0.12.1",
+ "hmac",
  "pbkdf2",
  "sha1",
  "time",
diff --git a/ant-bootstrap/Cargo.toml b/ant-bootstrap/Cargo.toml
index 9f4714c4b0..b71fecaec0 100644
--- a/ant-bootstrap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-bootstrap/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-bootstrap"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 
 [features]
 local = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.0" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1" }
 atomic-write-file = "0.2.2"
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
 clap = { version = "4.2.1", features = ["derive", "env"] }
diff --git a/ant-bootstrap/src/cache_store.rs b/ant-bootstrap/src/cache_store.rs
index cb3732148c..4f9a0fd495 100644
--- a/ant-bootstrap/src/cache_store.rs
+++ b/ant-bootstrap/src/cache_store.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl BootstrapCacheStore {
         &self.config
     }
 
-    /// Create a empty CacheStore with the given configuration
+    /// Create an empty CacheStore with the given configuration
     pub fn new(config: BootstrapCacheConfig) -> Result<Self> {
         info!("Creating new CacheStore with config: {:?}", config);
         let cache_path = config.cache_file_path.clone();
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ impl BootstrapCacheStore {
         Ok(store)
     }
 
-    /// Create a empty CacheStore from the given peers argument.
+    /// Create an empty CacheStore from the given peers argument.
     /// This also modifies the cfg if provided based on the PeersArgs.
     /// And also performs some actions based on the PeersArgs.
     ///
diff --git a/ant-bootstrap/src/contacts.rs b/ant-bootstrap/src/contacts.rs
index b121f54e0c..61e5026991 100644
--- a/ant-bootstrap/src/contacts.rs
+++ b/ant-bootstrap/src/contacts.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const MAINNET_CONTACTS: &[&str] = &[
 const FETCH_TIMEOUT_SECS: u64 = 30;
 /// Maximum number of endpoints to fetch at a time
 const MAX_CONCURRENT_FETCHES: usize = 3;
-/// The max number of retries for a endpoint on failure.
+/// The max number of retries for an endpoint on failure.
 const MAX_RETRIES_ON_FETCH_FAILURE: usize = 3;
 
 /// Discovers initial peers from a list of endpoints
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ impl ContactsFetcher {
         Ok(bootstrap_addresses)
     }
 
-    /// Try to parse a response from a endpoint
+    /// Try to parse a response from an endpoint
     fn try_parse_response(response: &str, ignore_peer_id: bool) -> Result<Vec<Multiaddr>> {
         match serde_json::from_str::<CacheData>(response) {
             Ok(json_endpoints) => {
diff --git a/ant-build-info/Cargo.toml b/ant-build-info/Cargo.toml
index 084f626445..50987c156f 100644
--- a/ant-build-info/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-build-info/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-build-info"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.1.21"
 build = "build.rs"
 include = ["Cargo.toml", "src/**/*", "build.rs"]
 
diff --git a/ant-build-info/src/release_info.rs b/ant-build-info/src/release_info.rs
index cc425f22fc..fa9246b5e2 100644
--- a/ant-build-info/src/release_info.rs
+++ b/ant-build-info/src/release_info.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 pub const RELEASE_YEAR: &str = "2024";
 pub const RELEASE_MONTH: &str = "12";
 pub const RELEASE_CYCLE: &str = "1";
-pub const RELEASE_CYCLE_COUNTER: &str = "5";
+pub const RELEASE_CYCLE_COUNTER: &str = "6";
diff --git a/ant-cli/Cargo.toml b/ant-cli/Cargo.toml
index 51d6f7630e..7e009e48bd 100644
--- a/ant-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 name = "ant-cli"
 description = "CLI client for the Autonomi network"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ name = "files"
 harness = false
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.0" }
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20" }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.0" }
-autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.3.0", features = [
+ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.1" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1" }
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.3.1", features = [
     "fs",
     "vault",
     "registers",
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ tracing = { version = "~0.1.26" }
 walkdir = "2.5.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.3.0", features = ["fs"] }
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.3.1", features = ["fs"]}
 criterion = "0.5.1"
 eyre = "0.6.8"
 rand = { version = "~0.8.5", features = ["small_rng"] }
diff --git a/ant-evm/Cargo.toml b/ant-evm/Cargo.toml
index 58860d66f7..446c5ec9a4 100644
--- a/ant-evm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-evm/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-evm"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 
 [features]
 local = ["evmlib/local"]
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ test-utils = []
 
 [dependencies]
 custom_debug = "~0.6.1"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.5" }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.6" }
 hex = "~0.4.3"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 libp2p = { version = "0.54.1", features = ["identify", "kad"] }
diff --git a/ant-logging/Cargo.toml b/ant-logging/Cargo.toml
index 93c3b0f0ee..200bf48839 100644
--- a/ant-logging/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-logging/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-logging"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.2.41"
+version = "0.2.42"
 
 [dependencies]
 chrono = "~0.4.19"
diff --git a/ant-metrics/Cargo.toml b/ant-metrics/Cargo.toml
index f939882208..bc3f23e629 100644
--- a/ant-metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-metrics"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.1.21"
+version = "0.1.22"
 
 [[bin]]
 path = "src/main.rs"
diff --git a/ant-networking/Cargo.toml b/ant-networking/Cargo.toml
index 94e3418734..da438d95aa 100644
--- a/ant-networking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-networking/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-networking"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 
 [features]
 default = []
@@ -20,16 +20,15 @@ upnp = ["libp2p/upnp"]
 
 [dependencies]
 aes-gcm-siv = "0.11.1"
-ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.0" }
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.0" }
-ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.4" }
+ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.1" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.5" }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 bls = { package = "blsttc", version = "8.0.2" }
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 custom_debug = "~0.6.1"
-exponential-backoff = "2.0.0"
 futures = "~0.3.13"
 hex = "~0.4.3"
 hkdf = "0.12"
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ hyper = { version = "0.14", features = [
     "http1",
 ], optional = true }
 itertools = "~0.12.1"
-lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 libp2p = { version = "0.54.1", features = [
     "tokio",
     "dns",
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ sha2 = "0.10"
 strum = { version = "0.26.2", features = ["derive"] }
 sysinfo = { version = "0.30.8", default-features = false, optional = true }
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
-tiny-keccak = { version = "~2.0.2", features = ["sha3"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = [
     "io-util",
     "macros",
diff --git a/ant-networking/src/event/swarm.rs b/ant-networking/src/event/swarm.rs
index 6897ff8a08..b37165bd50 100644
--- a/ant-networking/src/event/swarm.rs
+++ b/ant-networking/src/event/swarm.rs
@@ -200,25 +200,25 @@ impl SwarmDriver {
                                 {
                                     let ilog2 = kbucket.range().0.ilog2();
                                     let num_peers = kbucket.num_entries();
-                                    let mut is_bucket_full = num_peers >= K_VALUE.into();
+                                    let is_bucket_full = num_peers >= K_VALUE.into();
 
                                     // check if peer_id is already a part of RT
                                     let already_present_in_rt = kbucket
                                         .iter()
                                         .any(|entry| entry.node.key.preimage() == &peer_id);
 
-                                    // If the bucket contains any of a bootstrap node,
-                                    // consider the bucket is not full and dial back
-                                    // so that the bootstrap nodes can be replaced.
-                                    if is_bucket_full {
-                                        if let Some(peers) = self.bootstrap_peers.get(&ilog2) {
-                                            if kbucket.iter().any(|entry| {
-                                                peers.contains(entry.node.key.preimage())
-                                            }) {
-                                                is_bucket_full = false;
-                                            }
-                                        }
-                                    }
+                                    // // If the bucket contains any of a bootstrap node,
+                                    // // consider the bucket is not full and dial back
+                                    // // so that the bootstrap nodes can be replaced.
+                                    // if is_bucket_full {
+                                    //     if let Some(peers) = self.bootstrap_peers.get(&ilog2) {
+                                    //         if kbucket.iter().any(|entry| {
+                                    //             peers.contains(entry.node.key.preimage())
+                                    //         }) {
+                                    //             is_bucket_full = false;
+                                    //         }
+                                    //     }
+                                    // }
 
                                     (is_bucket_full, already_present_in_rt, ilog2)
                                 } else {
diff --git a/ant-node-manager/Cargo.toml b/ant-node-manager/Cargo.toml
index 093b6adedc..8fd0e12d5a 100644
--- a/ant-node-manager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-node-manager/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-node-manager"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.11.4"
+version = "0.11.5"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "antctl"
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ tcp = []
 websockets = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.0" }
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5" }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.0" }
+ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.1" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1" }
 ant-releases = { version = "0.4.0" }
-ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.4" }
+ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.5" }
 chrono = "~0.4.19"
 clap = { version = "4.4.6", features = ["derive", "env"] }
 colored = "2.0.4"
diff --git a/ant-node-rpc-client/Cargo.toml b/ant-node-rpc-client/Cargo.toml
index 378fbcb36b..18f0a7ba70 100644
--- a/ant-node-rpc-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-node-rpc-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-node-rpc-client"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.6.37"
+version = "0.6.38"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "antnode_rpc_client"
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 nightly = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20" }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.0", features = ["rpc"] }
-ant-node = { path = "../ant-node", version = "0.3.0" }
-ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.4" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1", features=["rpc"] }
+ant-node = { path = "../ant-node", version = "0.3.1" }
+ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.5" }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 bls = { package = "blsttc", version = "8.0.1" }
 clap = { version = "4.2.1", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/ant-node/Cargo.toml b/ant-node/Cargo.toml
index e9f6b798d2..cc724a9359 100644
--- a/ant-node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-node/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ otlp = ["ant-logging/otlp"]
 upnp = ["ant-networking/upnp"]
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.0" }
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5" }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41" }
-ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.3.0" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.0" }
-ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.4" }
-ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.4" }
+ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.1" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42" }
+ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.3.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.5" }
+ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.5" }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 bls = { package = "blsttc", version = "8.0.1" }
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ walkdir = "~2.5.0"
 xor_name = "5.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.0", features = ["rpc"] }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1", features = ["rpc"] }
 assert_fs = "1.0.0"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.5" }
-autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.3.0", features = ["registers"] }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.6" }
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.3.1", features = ["registers"] }
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.2", default-features = false, features = [
     "rustls-tls-manual-roots",
 ] }
diff --git a/ant-protocol/Cargo.toml b/ant-protocol/Cargo.toml
index 77afdcb05b..22a0571f1c 100644
--- a/ant-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ default = []
 rpc = ["tonic", "prost"]
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5" }
-ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.4" }
-bincode = "1.3.3"
 bls = { package = "blsttc", version = "8.0.2" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.5" }
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 color-eyre = "0.6.3"
 crdts = { version = "7.3", default-features = false, features = ["merkle"] }
diff --git a/ant-protocol/src/storage/scratchpad.rs b/ant-protocol/src/storage/scratchpad.rs
index 416bdfc9bb..348ad3a0bf 100644
--- a/ant-protocol/src/storage/scratchpad.rs
+++ b/ant-protocol/src/storage/scratchpad.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use xor_name::XorName;
 
-/// Scratchpad, an mutable address for encrypted data
+/// Scratchpad, a mutable address for encrypted data
 #[derive(
     Hash, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Ord, Clone, custom_debug::Debug, Serialize, Deserialize,
 )]
diff --git a/ant-registers/Cargo.toml b/ant-registers/Cargo.toml
index 5c54f01f6f..5f02031c5a 100644
--- a/ant-registers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-registers/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-registers"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 
 [features]
 test-utils = []
diff --git a/ant-service-management/Cargo.toml b/ant-service-management/Cargo.toml
index 8fadb57777..f6fce7719d 100644
--- a/ant-service-management/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-service-management/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-service-management"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.0" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5" }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.0", features = ["rpc"] }
+ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1", features = ["rpc"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 dirs-next = "2.0.0"
 libp2p = { version = "0.54.1", features = ["kad"] }
diff --git a/ant-token-supplies/Cargo.toml b/ant-token-supplies/Cargo.toml
index 95aa9ceac7..8bf9a7445b 100644
--- a/ant-token-supplies/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-token-supplies/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-token-supplies"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.1.59"
+version = "0.1.60"
 
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/autonomi/Cargo.toml b/autonomi/Cargo.toml
index c910bf216c..e6936d12b4 100644
--- a/autonomi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/autonomi/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "Autonomi client API"
 name = "autonomi"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -33,21 +33,17 @@ registers = []
 vault = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.0" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5" }
-ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.3.0" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.0" }
-ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.4" }
+ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6" }
+ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.3.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.5" }
 bip39 = "2.0.0"
 blst = "0.3.13"
 blstrs = "0.7.1"
 bls = { package = "blsttc", version = "8.0.1" }
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 const-hex = "1.12.0"
-curv = { version = "0.10.1", package = "sn_curv", default-features = false, features = [
-    "num-bigint",
-] }
-eip2333 = { version = "0.2.1", package = "sn_bls_ckd" }
 futures = "0.3.30"
 hex = "~0.4.3"
 libp2p = "0.54.1"
@@ -69,19 +65,18 @@ xor_name = "5.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 alloy = { version = "0.7.3", default-features = false, features = ["contract", "json-rpc", "network", "node-bindings", "provider-http", "reqwest-rustls-tls", "rpc-client", "rpc-types", "signer-local", "std"] }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42" }
 eyre = "0.6.5"
 sha2 = "0.10.6"
 # Do not specify the version field. Release process expects even the local dev deps to be published.
 # Removing the version field is a workaround.
 test-utils = { path = "../test-utils" }
-tiny_http = "0.11"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
 wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.43"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.7"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.5", features = ["wasm-bindgen"] }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.6", features = ["wasm-bindgen"] }
 # See https://github.com/sebcrozet/instant/blob/7bd13f51f5c930239fddc0476a837870fb239ed7/README.md#using-instant-for-a-wasm-platform-where-performancenow-is-not-available
 instant = { version = "0.1", features = ["wasm-bindgen", "inaccurate"] }
 js-sys = "0.3.70"
diff --git a/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs b/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
index c6fede1c2b..73e1add961 100644
--- a/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ impl Client {
             for addr in peers {
                 if let Err(err) = network_clone.dial(addr.clone()).await {
                     error!("Failed to dial addr={addr} with err: {err:?}");
-                    eprintln!("addr={addr} Failed to dial: {err:?}");
                 };
             }
         });
diff --git a/evm-testnet/Cargo.toml b/evm-testnet/Cargo.toml
index da64a097db..340318956a 100644
--- a/evm-testnet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/evm-testnet/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "evm-testnet"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6" }
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive"] }
 dirs-next = "~2.0.0"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.5" }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.6" }
 tokio = { version = "1.40", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "signal"] }
 
 [lints]
diff --git a/evmlib/Cargo.toml b/evmlib/Cargo.toml
index 536fcb6446..a6b390814c 100644
--- a/evmlib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/evmlib/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "evmlib"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 
 [features]
 wasm-bindgen = ["alloy/wasm-bindgen"]
diff --git a/nat-detection/Cargo.toml b/nat-detection/Cargo.toml
index cbca793e61..68f101c533 100644
--- a/nat-detection/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nat-detection/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "nat-detection"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.2.12"
+version = "0.2.13"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "nat-detection"
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 nightly = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20" }
-ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.3.0" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.0" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21" }
+ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.3.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1" }
 clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"] }
 clap-verbosity-flag = "2.2.0"
 color-eyre = { version = "0.6", default-features = false }
diff --git a/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml b/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
index 7af8c70d94..77656350a2 100644
--- a/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "TUI for running nodes on the Autonomi network"
 name = "node-launchpad"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ path = "src/bin/tui/main.rs"
 nightly = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.0" }
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5" }
-ant-node-manager = { version = "0.11.4", path = "../ant-node-manager" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.0" }
+ant-bootstrap = { path = "../ant-bootstrap", version = "0.1.1" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6" }
+ant-node-manager = { version = "0.11.5", path = "../ant-node-manager" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1" }
 ant-releases = { version = "0.4.0" }
-ant-service-management = { version = "0.4.4", path = "../ant-service-management" }
+ant-service-management = { version = "0.4.5", path = "../ant-service-management" }
 arboard = "3.4.1"
 atty = "0.2.14"
 better-panic = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/node-launchpad/src/error.rs b/node-launchpad/src/error.rs
index 14005a87a6..fb2a41c2fb 100644
--- a/node-launchpad/src/error.rs
+++ b/node-launchpad/src/error.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use ratatui::{
 
 /// Error popup is a popup that is used to display error messages to the user.
 ///
-/// It accepts a title, a message and a error message.
+/// It accepts a title, a message and an error message.
 /// Handles key events to hide the popup (Enter and Esc keys).
 ///
 /// How to use:
diff --git a/release-cycle-info b/release-cycle-info
index 2d3c9fa1ee..1654433584 100644
--- a/release-cycle-info
+++ b/release-cycle-info
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 release-year: 2024
 release-month: 12
 release-cycle: 1
-release-cycle-counter: 5
+release-cycle-counter: 6
diff --git a/release-plz.toml b/release-plz.toml
index 1c975e3207..4425d0b634 100644
--- a/release-plz.toml
+++ b/release-plz.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ changelog_update = false
 git_release_enable = false
 semver_check = false
 
+[[package]]
+name = "evm-testnet"
+release = false
+
 [[package]]
 name = "test-utils"
 release = false
diff --git a/test-utils/Cargo.toml b/test-utils/Cargo.toml
index 402bcf03bc..49adb604bd 100644
--- a/test-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "test-utils"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.4.12"
+version = "0.4.13"
 
 [dependencies]
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 color-eyre = "0.6.3"
 dirs-next = "~2.0.0"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.5" }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.6" }
 libp2p = { version = "0.54.1", features = ["identify", "kad"] }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 serde = { version = "1.0.133", features = ["derive"] }