diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c453a69107c..606e2ddc5b4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0
 	github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-communication-go v1.0.8
-	github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go v1.2.16
+	github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go v1.2.18
 	github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-crypto-go v1.2.9
 	github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-es-indexer-go v1.4.13
 	github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-logger-go v1.0.13
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 817f1936e63..37d03fadd60 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ github.com/multiversx/concurrent-map v0.1.4 h1:hdnbM8VE4b0KYJaGY5yJS2aNIW9TFFsUY
 github.com/multiversx/concurrent-map v0.1.4/go.mod h1:8cWFRJDOrWHOTNSqgYCUvwT7c7eFQ4U2vKMOp4A/9+o=
 github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-communication-go v1.0.8 h1:sTx4Vmx+QCpngUFq/LF/Ka8bevlK2vMxfclE284twfc=
 github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-communication-go v1.0.8/go.mod h1:+oaUowpq+SqrEmAsMPGwhz44g7L81loWb6AiNQU9Ms4=
-github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go v1.2.16 h1:m0hUNmZQjGJxKDLQOHoM9jSaeDfVTbyd+mqiS8+NckE=
-github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go v1.2.16/go.mod h1:BILOGHUOIG5dNNX8cgkzCNfDaVtoYrJRYcPnpxRMH84=
+github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go v1.2.18 h1:fnub2eFL7XYOLrKKVZAPPsaM1TWEnaK5qqY3FLUv168=
+github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go v1.2.18/go.mod h1:BILOGHUOIG5dNNX8cgkzCNfDaVtoYrJRYcPnpxRMH84=
 github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-crypto-go v1.2.9 h1:OEfF2kOQrtzUl273Z3DEcshjlTVUfPpJMd0R0SvTrlU=
 github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-crypto-go v1.2.9/go.mod h1:fkaWKp1rbQN9wPKya5jeoRyC+c/SyN/NfggreyeBw+8=
 github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-es-indexer-go v1.4.13 h1:3Ayaw9bSpeNOF+Z3L/11MN1rIJH8Rc6dqtt+o4Wfdno=