diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d6534ec427..c711564306 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-bootstrap"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-logging",
  "ant-protocol",
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-build-info"
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.1.21-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "tracing",
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-cli"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-bootstrap",
  "ant-build-info",
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-evm"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "custom_debug",
  "evmlib",
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-logging"
-version = "0.2.41"
+version = "0.2.42-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "color-eyre",
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-metrics"
-version = "0.1.21"
+version = "0.1.22-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "color-eyre",
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-networking"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm-siv",
  "ant-bootstrap",
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-node"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-bootstrap",
  "ant-build-info",
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-node-manager"
-version = "0.11.4"
+version = "0.11.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-bootstrap",
  "ant-build-info",
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-node-rpc-client"
-version = "0.6.37"
+version = "0.6.38-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-build-info",
  "ant-logging",
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-protocol"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-build-info",
  "ant-evm",
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-registers"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "blsttc",
  "crdts",
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-service-management"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-bootstrap",
  "ant-evm",
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-token-supplies"
-version = "0.1.59"
+version = "0.1.60-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs-next",
  "reqwest 0.11.27",
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ checksum = "ace50bade8e6234aa140d9a2f552bbee1db4d353f69b8217bc503490fc1a9f26"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autonomi"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "ant-bootstrap",
@@ -3356,7 +3356,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "evm-testnet"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-evm",
  "clap",
@@ -3367,7 +3367,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "evmlib"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "dirs-next",
@@ -6284,7 +6284,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nat-detection"
-version = "0.2.12"
+version = "0.2.13-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-build-info",
  "ant-networking",
@@ -6401,7 +6401,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "node-launchpad"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-bootstrap",
  "ant-build-info",
@@ -9321,7 +9321,7 @@ checksum = "3369f5ac52d5eb6ab48c6b4ffdc8efbcad6b89c765749064ba298f2c68a16a76"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test-utils"
-version = "0.4.12"
+version = "0.4.13-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "color-eyre",
diff --git a/ant-bootstrap/Cargo.toml b/ant-bootstrap/Cargo.toml
index 9f4714c4b0..b3501f71ba 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-rc.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-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1-rc.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-build-info/Cargo.toml b/ant-build-info/Cargo.toml
index 084f626445..c666d266d8 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-rc.1"
 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 69aa0a7c3e..17c5353399 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-rc.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-rc.1" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21-rc.1" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1-rc.1" }
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.3.1-rc.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-rc.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 88ce78eaeb..7e1769bd89 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-rc.1"
 
 [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-rc.1" }
 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 8fb4cf86f4..fed6bc9bc6 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-rc.1"
 
 [dependencies]
 chrono = "~0.4.19"
diff --git a/ant-metrics/Cargo.toml b/ant-metrics/Cargo.toml
index 1a57195b2f..ba8e03578c 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-rc.1"
 
 [[bin]]
 path = "src/main.rs"
diff --git a/ant-networking/Cargo.toml b/ant-networking/Cargo.toml
index d23fff4e84..5531177173 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-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 default = []
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ 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-rc.1" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1-rc.1" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.5-rc.1" }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 custom_debug = "~0.6.1"
diff --git a/ant-node-manager/Cargo.toml b/ant-node-manager/Cargo.toml
index 23b4ecc1f4..a5c40a3745 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-rc.1"
 
 [[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-rc.1" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6-rc.1" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1-rc.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-rc.1" }
 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 c58e8cadc7..64768b60c9 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-rc.1"
 
 [[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-rc.1" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1-rc.1", features=["rpc"] }
+ant-node = { path = "../ant-node", version = "0.3.1-rc.1" }
+ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.5-rc.1" }
 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 63add89f00..511662de94 100644
--- a/ant-node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-node/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "The Autonomi node binary"
 name = "ant-node"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
@@ -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-rc.1" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6-rc.1" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42-rc.1" }
+ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.3.1-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1-rc.1" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.5-rc.1" }
+ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.5-rc.1" }
 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-rc.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-rc.1" }
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.3.1-rc.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 d84d5b5404..b6d6269522 100644
--- a/ant-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-protocol"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 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" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6-rc.1" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.5-rc.1" }
 bls = { package = "blsttc", version = "8.0.1" }
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 color-eyre = "0.6.2"
diff --git a/ant-registers/Cargo.toml b/ant-registers/Cargo.toml
index 5c54f01f6f..cbdc0a4cbb 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-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 test-utils = []
diff --git a/ant-service-management/Cargo.toml b/ant-service-management/Cargo.toml
index 8fadb57777..d4abf916a2 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-rc.1"
 
 [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-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6-rc.1" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.42-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1-rc.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..e9fcfb63a2 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-rc.1"
 
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/autonomi/Cargo.toml b/autonomi/Cargo.toml
index 40e8ad3feb..71d8e93778 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-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ registers = []
 vault = ["registers"]
 
 [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-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6-rc.1" }
+ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.3.1-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1-rc.1" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.5-rc.1" }
 bip39 = "2.0.0"
 blst = "0.3.13"
 blstrs = "0.7.1"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ 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-rc.1" }
 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.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ 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-rc.1", 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/evm-testnet/Cargo.toml b/evm-testnet/Cargo.toml
index da64a097db..240887467a 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-rc.1"
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6-rc.1" }
 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-rc.1" }
 tokio = { version = "1.40", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "signal"] }
 
 [lints]
diff --git a/evmlib/Cargo.toml b/evmlib/Cargo.toml
index 770c23788e..0e2665949b 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-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 wasm-bindgen = ["alloy/wasm-bindgen"]
diff --git a/nat-detection/Cargo.toml b/nat-detection/Cargo.toml
index cbca793e61..52beb1a26e 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-rc.1"
 
 [[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-rc.1" }
+ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.3.1-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1-rc.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 1709de4dac..c8cf65efde 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-rc.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-rc.1" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.21-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.6-rc.1" }
+ant-node-manager = { version = "0.11.5-rc.1", path = "../ant-node-manager" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.3.1-rc.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-rc.1", path = "../ant-service-management" }
 arboard = "3.4.1"
 atty = "0.2.14"
 better-panic = "0.3.0"
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/test-utils/Cargo.toml b/test-utils/Cargo.toml
index 89409905b8..f0b0464a9b 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-rc.1"
 
 [dependencies]
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 color-eyre = "~0.6.2"
 dirs-next = "~2.0.0"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.5" }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.6-rc.1" }
 libp2p = { version = "0.54.1", features = ["identify", "kad"] }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 serde = { version = "1.0.133", features = ["derive"] }