diff --git a/packages/cactus-core/package.json b/packages/cactus-core/package.json
index ee84f241ef..c173200c6f 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-core/package.json
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
     "http-errors": "2.0.0",
     "http-errors-enhanced-cjs": "2.0.1",
     "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
-    "safe-stable-stringify": "2.4.3",
+    "safe-stable-stringify": "2.5.0",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/body-parser": "1.19.4",
     "@types/express": "5.0.0",
-    "@types/http-errors": "2.0.2",
+    "@types/http-errors": "2.0.4",
     "node-mocks-http": "1.14.0",
     "uuid": "10.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-bungee-hermes/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-bungee-hermes/package.json
index d8e9c564a5..ceea8620e6 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-bungee-hermes/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-bungee-hermes/package.json
@@ -71,24 +71,24 @@
     "fs-extra": "11.2.0",
     "http-errors-enhanced-cjs": "2.0.1",
     "key-encoder": "2.0.3",
-    "merkletreejs": "0.3.11",
+    "merkletreejs": "0.4.0",
     "safe-stable-stringify": "2.5.0",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1",
     "uuid": "10.0.0",
-    "web3": "1.6.1",
-    "web3-core": "1.6.1"
+    "web3": "4.4.0",
+    "web3-core": "4.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@hyperledger/cactus-test-geth-ledger": "2.1.0",
     "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling": "2.1.0",
     "@types/body-parser": "1.19.4",
-    "@types/crypto-js": "4.0.1",
+    "@types/crypto-js": "4.1.1",
     "@types/express": "5.0.0",
     "@types/fs-extra": "11.0.4",
     "@types/tape": "4.13.4",
     "@types/uuid": "10.0.0",
     "express": "4.21.2",
-    "fabric-network": "2.2.20",
+    "fabric-network": "2.5.0-snapshot.23",
     "socket.io": "4.6.2"
   },
   "engines": {