From 112120f1dbc39b182ecbcff268df80ef571a4746 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrei Marinica <andrei.marinica@multiversx.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:48:02 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] ed25519-dalek reverted downgrade

---
 Cargo.lock                 | 520 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
 vm/Cargo.toml              |   2 +-
 vm/src/crypto_functions.rs |  27 +-
 3 files changed, 281 insertions(+), 268 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fecbf652fe..afd520f5eb 100755
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "adler2"
+version = "2.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "512761e0bb2578dd7380c6baaa0f4ce03e84f95e960231d1dec8bf4d7d6e2627"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "aes"
 version = "0.8.4"
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "miniz_oxide",
+ "miniz_oxide 0.7.4",
  "object",
  "rustc-demangle",
 ]
@@ -296,8 +302,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "93f2635620bf0b9d4576eb7bb9a38a55df78bd1205d26fa994b25911a69f212f"
 dependencies = [
  "bitcoin_hashes",
- "rand 0.8.5",
- "rand_core 0.6.4",
+ "rand",
+ "rand_core",
  "serde",
  "unicode-normalization",
 ]
@@ -308,27 +314,12 @@ version = "0.11.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "90064b8dee6815a6470d60bad07bbbaee885c0e12d04177138fa3291a01b7bc4"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "bitflags"
-version = "1.3.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "2.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b048fb63fd8b5923fc5aa7b340d8e156aec7ec02f0c78fa8a6ddc2613f6f71de"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "block-buffer"
-version = "0.9.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4152116fd6e9dadb291ae18fc1ec3575ed6d84c29642d97890f4b4a3417297e4"
-dependencies = [
- "generic-array",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "block-buffer"
 version = "0.10.4"
@@ -395,15 +386,18 @@ checksum = "1fd0f2584146f6f2ef48085050886acf353beff7305ebd1ae69500e27c67f64b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bytes"
-version = "1.6.1"
+version = "1.7.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a12916984aab3fa6e39d655a33e09c0071eb36d6ab3aea5c2d78551f1df6d952"
+checksum = "8318a53db07bb3f8dca91a600466bdb3f2eaadeedfdbcf02e1accbad9271ba50"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.1.7"
+version = "1.1.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "26a5c3fd7bfa1ce3897a3a3501d362b2d87b7f2583ebcb4a949ec25911025cbc"
+checksum = "50d2eb3cd3d1bf4529e31c215ee6f93ec5a3d536d9f578f93d9d33ee19562932"
+dependencies = [
+ "shlex",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
@@ -458,9 +452,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.5.11"
+version = "4.5.16"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "35723e6a11662c2afb578bcf0b88bf6ea8e21282a953428f240574fcc3a2b5b3"
+checksum = "ed6719fffa43d0d87e5fd8caeab59be1554fb028cd30edc88fc4369b17971019"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_builder",
  "clap_derive",
@@ -468,9 +462,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_builder"
-version = "4.5.11"
+version = "4.5.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "49eb96cbfa7cfa35017b7cd548c75b14c3118c98b423041d70562665e07fb0fa"
+checksum = "216aec2b177652e3846684cbfe25c9964d18ec45234f0f5da5157b207ed1aab6"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "anstyle",
@@ -480,9 +474,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_derive"
-version = "4.5.11"
+version = "4.5.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5d029b67f89d30bbb547c89fd5161293c0aec155fc691d7924b64550662db93e"
+checksum = "501d359d5f3dcaf6ecdeee48833ae73ec6e42723a1e52419c79abf9507eec0a0"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -536,6 +530,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "vault",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "const-oid"
+version = "0.9.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c2459377285ad874054d797f3ccebf984978aa39129f6eafde5cdc8315b612f8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "convert_case"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -566,15 +566,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation-sys"
-version = "0.8.6"
+version = "0.8.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "06ea2b9bc92be3c2baa9334a323ebca2d6f074ff852cd1d7b11064035cd3868f"
+checksum = "773648b94d0e5d620f64f280777445740e61fe701025087ec8b57f45c791888b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cpufeatures"
-version = "0.2.12"
+version = "0.2.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "53fe5e26ff1b7aef8bca9c6080520cfb8d9333c7568e1829cef191a9723e5504"
+checksum = "51e852e6dc9a5bed1fae92dd2375037bf2b768725bf3be87811edee3249d09ad"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
@@ -702,22 +702,25 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "curve25519-dalek"
-version = "3.2.0"
+version = "4.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b9fdf9972b2bd6af2d913799d9ebc165ea4d2e65878e329d9c6b372c4491b61"
+checksum = "97fb8b7c4503de7d6ae7b42ab72a5a59857b4c937ec27a3d4539dba95b5ab2be"
 dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
- "digest 0.9.0",
- "rand_core 0.5.1",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "curve25519-dalek-derive",
+ "digest",
+ "fiat-crypto",
+ "rustc_version",
  "subtle",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "derive_arbitrary"
-version = "1.3.2"
+name = "curve25519-dalek-derive"
+version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "67e77553c4162a157adbf834ebae5b415acbecbeafc7a74b0e886657506a7611"
+checksum = "f46882e17999c6cc590af592290432be3bce0428cb0d5f8b6715e4dc7b383eb3"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -725,12 +728,24 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "digest"
-version = "0.9.0"
+name = "der"
+version = "0.7.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d3dd60d1080a57a05ab032377049e0591415d2b31afd7028356dbf3cc6dcb066"
+checksum = "f55bf8e7b65898637379c1b74eb1551107c8294ed26d855ceb9fd1a09cfc9bc0"
 dependencies = [
- "generic-array",
+ "const-oid",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "derive_arbitrary"
+version = "1.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "67e77553c4162a157adbf834ebae5b415acbecbeafc7a74b0e886657506a7611"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -739,7 +754,7 @@ version = "0.10.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9ed9a281f7bc9b7576e61468ba615a66a5c8cfdff42420a70aa82701a3b1e292"
 dependencies = [
- "block-buffer 0.10.4",
+ "block-buffer",
  "crypto-common",
  "subtle",
 ]
@@ -773,24 +788,25 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ed25519"
-version = "1.5.3"
+version = "2.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "91cff35c70bba8a626e3185d8cd48cc11b5437e1a5bcd15b9b5fa3c64b6dfee7"
+checksum = "115531babc129696a58c64a4fef0a8bf9e9698629fb97e9e40767d235cfbcd53"
 dependencies = [
+ "pkcs8",
  "signature",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ed25519-dalek"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "2.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c762bae6dcaf24c4c84667b8579785430908723d5c889f469d76a41d59cc7a9d"
+checksum = "4a3daa8e81a3963a60642bcc1f90a670680bd4a77535faa384e9d1c79d620871"
 dependencies = [
  "curve25519-dalek",
  "ed25519",
- "rand 0.7.3",
  "serde",
- "sha2 0.9.9",
+ "sha2",
+ "subtle",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
@@ -1037,9 +1053,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fastrand"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9fc0510504f03c51ada170672ac806f1f105a88aa97a5281117e1ddc3368e51a"
+checksum = "e8c02a5121d4ea3eb16a80748c74f5549a5665e4c21333c6098f283870fbdea6"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "fiat-crypto"
+version = "0.2.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "28dea519a9695b9977216879a3ebfddf92f1c08c05d984f8996aecd6ecdc811d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "first-contract"
@@ -1060,12 +1082,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "flate2"
-version = "1.0.30"
+version = "1.0.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5f54427cfd1c7829e2a139fcefea601bf088ebca651d2bf53ebc600eac295dae"
+checksum = "324a1be68054ef05ad64b861cc9eaf1d623d2d8cb25b4bf2cb9cdd902b4bf253"
 dependencies = [
  "crc32fast",
- "miniz_oxide",
+ "miniz_oxide 0.8.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1296,17 +1318,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "version_check",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "getrandom"
-version = "0.1.16"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8fc3cb4d91f53b50155bdcfd23f6a4c39ae1969c2ae85982b135750cccaf5fce"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "libc",
- "wasi 0.9.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.2.15"
@@ -1316,7 +1327,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "js-sys",
  "libc",
- "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
+ "wasi",
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
@@ -1341,9 +1352,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "h2"
-version = "0.4.5"
+version = "0.4.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fa82e28a107a8cc405f0839610bdc9b15f1e25ec7d696aa5cf173edbcb1486ab"
+checksum = "524e8ac6999421f49a846c2d4411f337e53497d8ec55d67753beffa43c5d9205"
 dependencies = [
  "atomic-waker",
  "bytes",
@@ -1398,7 +1409,7 @@ version = "0.12.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6c49c37c09c17a53d937dfbb742eb3a961d65a994e6bcdcf37e7399d0cc8ab5e"
 dependencies = [
- "digest 0.10.7",
+ "digest",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1502,9 +1513,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper-util"
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3ab92f4f49ee4fb4f997c784b7a2e0fa70050211e0b6a287f898c3c9785ca956"
+checksum = "cde7055719c54e36e95e8719f95883f22072a48ede39db7fc17a4e1d5281e9b9"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures-channel",
@@ -1548,9 +1559,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
-version = "2.2.6"
+version = "2.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "168fb715dda47215e360912c096649d23d58bf392ac62f73919e831745e40f26"
+checksum = "93ead53efc7ea8ed3cfb0c79fc8023fbb782a5432b52830b6518941cebe6505c"
 dependencies = [
  "equivalent",
  "hashbrown",
@@ -1606,9 +1617,9 @@ checksum = "49f1f14873335454500d59611f1cf4a4b0f786f9ac11f4312a78e4cf2566695b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
-version = "0.3.69"
+version = "0.3.70"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "29c15563dc2726973df627357ce0c9ddddbea194836909d655df6a75d2cf296d"
+checksum = "1868808506b929d7b0cfa8f75951347aa71bb21144b7791bae35d9bccfcfe37a"
 dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
@@ -1709,9 +1720,9 @@ checksum = "bbd2bcb4c963f2ddae06a2efc7e9f3591312473c50c6685e1f298068316e66fe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.155"
+version = "0.2.158"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "97b3888a4aecf77e811145cadf6eef5901f4782c53886191b2f693f24761847c"
+checksum = "d8adc4bb1803a324070e64a98ae98f38934d91957a99cfb3a43dcbc01bc56439"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "linked-list-repeat"
@@ -1862,15 +1873,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "adler",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "miniz_oxide"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e2d80299ef12ff69b16a84bb182e3b9df68b5a91574d3d4fa6e41b65deec4df1"
+dependencies = [
+ "adler2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mio"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4569e456d394deccd22ce1c1913e6ea0e54519f577285001215d33557431afe4"
+checksum = "80e04d1dcff3aae0704555fe5fee3bcfaf3d1fdf8a7e521d5b9d2b42acb52cec"
 dependencies = [
  "hermit-abi",
  "libc",
- "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
+ "wasi",
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
@@ -1944,7 +1964,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "multiversx-chain-vm"
 version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "bitflags",
  "colored",
  "ed25519-dalek",
  "hex",
@@ -1953,9 +1973,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "multiversx-chain-vm-executor",
  "num-bigint",
  "num-traits",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand",
  "rand_seeder",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
+ "sha2",
  "sha3",
 ]
 
@@ -1970,11 +1990,11 @@ name = "multiversx-price-aggregator-sc"
 version = "0.52.3"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
- "getrandom 0.2.15",
+ "getrandom",
  "multiversx-sc",
  "multiversx-sc-modules",
  "multiversx-sc-scenario",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1990,7 +2010,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "multiversx-sc"
 version = "0.52.3"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
  "multiversx-sc-codec",
  "multiversx-sc-derive",
@@ -2099,7 +2119,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pathdiff",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
+ "sha2",
  "unwrap-infallible",
 ]
 
@@ -2142,13 +2162,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "pbkdf2",
  "pem",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand",
  "reqwest",
  "scrypt",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_repr",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
+ "sha2",
  "sha3",
  "tokio",
  "uuid",
@@ -2289,9 +2309,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "object"
-version = "0.36.2"
+version = "0.36.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3f203fa8daa7bb185f760ae12bd8e097f63d17041dcdcaf675ac54cdf863170e"
+checksum = "27b64972346851a39438c60b341ebc01bba47464ae329e55cf343eb93964efd9"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
@@ -2302,19 +2322,13 @@ version = "1.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3fdb12b2476b595f9358c5161aa467c2438859caa136dec86c26fdd2efe17b92"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "opaque-debug"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c08d65885ee38876c4f86fa503fb49d7b507c2b62552df7c70b2fce627e06381"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl"
 version = "0.10.66"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9529f4786b70a3e8c61e11179af17ab6188ad8d0ded78c5529441ed39d4bd9c1"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "bitflags",
  "cfg-if",
  "foreign-types",
  "libc",
@@ -2439,7 +2453,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "346f04948ba92c43e8469c1ee6736c7563d71012b17d40745260fe106aac2166"
 dependencies = [
  "base64ct",
- "rand_core 0.6.4",
+ "rand_core",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
@@ -2475,7 +2489,7 @@ version = "0.12.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f8ed6a7761f76e3b9f92dfb0a60a6a6477c61024b775147ff0973a02653abaf2"
 dependencies = [
- "digest 0.10.7",
+ "digest",
  "hmac",
 ]
 
@@ -2543,6 +2557,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "ping-pong-egld",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pkcs8"
+version = "0.10.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f950b2377845cebe5cf8b5165cb3cc1a5e0fa5cfa3e1f7f55707d8fd82e0a7b7"
+dependencies = [
+ "der",
+ "spki",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
 version = "0.3.30"
@@ -2551,12 +2575,11 @@ checksum = "d231b230927b5e4ad203db57bbcbee2802f6bce620b1e4a9024a07d94e2907ec"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ppv-lite86"
-version = "0.2.19"
+version = "0.2.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2288c0e17cc8d342c712bb43a257a80ebffce59cdb33d5000d8348f3ec02528b"
+checksum = "77957b295656769bb8ad2b6a6b09d897d94f05c41b069aede1fcdaa675eaea04"
 dependencies = [
  "zerocopy",
- "zerocopy-derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2669,19 +2692,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "nibble_vec",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rand"
-version = "0.7.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6a6b1679d49b24bbfe0c803429aa1874472f50d9b363131f0e89fc356b544d03"
-dependencies = [
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- "libc",
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+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.59.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1e38bc4d79ed67fd075bcc251a1c39b32a1776bbe92e5bef1f0bf1f8c531853b"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-targets"
 version = "0.48.5"
@@ -4061,23 +4087,13 @@ checksum = "589f6da84c646204747d1270a2a5661ea66ed1cced2631d546fdfb155959f9ec"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "winnow"
-version = "0.6.16"
+version = "0.6.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b480ae9340fc261e6be3e95a1ba86d54ae3f9171132a73ce8d4bbaf68339507c"
+checksum = "68a9bda4691f099d435ad181000724da8e5899daa10713c2d432552b9ccd3a6f"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "winreg"
-version = "0.52.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a277a57398d4bfa075df44f501a17cfdf8542d224f0d36095a2adc7aee4ef0a5"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy"
 version = "0.7.35"
@@ -4104,26 +4120,12 @@ name = "zeroize"
 version = "1.8.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ced3678a2879b30306d323f4542626697a464a97c0a07c9aebf7ebca65cd4dde"
-dependencies = [
- "zeroize_derive",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "zeroize_derive"
-version = "1.4.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ce36e65b0d2999d2aafac989fb249189a141aee1f53c612c1f37d72631959f69"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zip"
-version = "2.1.5"
+version = "2.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b895748a3ebcb69b9d38dcfdf21760859a4b0d0b0015277640c2ef4c69640e6f"
+checksum = "dc5e4288ea4057ae23afc69a4472434a87a2495cafce6632fd1c4ec9f5cf3494"
 dependencies = [
  "arbitrary",
  "crc32fast",
diff --git a/vm/Cargo.toml b/vm/Cargo.toml
index baf8ec3894..31bb9afcdf 100644
--- a/vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ bitflags = "=2.6.0"
 colored = "2.1.0"
 rand = { version= "0.8.5", optional = true }
 rand_seeder = { version= "0.2.2", optional = true }
-ed25519-dalek = { version = "1.0.1" , optional = true }
+ed25519-dalek = { version = "2.1.0" , optional = true }
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-chain-vm-executor]
 version = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs b/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs
index 9d61e9ccc9..fed81f654a 100644
--- a/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs
+++ b/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs
@@ -18,19 +18,30 @@ pub fn keccak256(data: &[u8]) -> [u8; KECCAK256_RESULT_LEN] {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "wasm-incopatible")]
 pub fn verify_ed25519(key: &[u8], message: &[u8], signature: &[u8]) -> bool {
-    use ed25519_dalek::*;
+    use ed25519_dalek::{Signature, VerifyingKey, Verifier};
 
-    let public = PublicKey::from_bytes(key);
-    if public.is_err() {
+    let key_32: [u8; 32] = if let Ok(key_32) = key.try_into() {
+        key_32
+    } else {
         return false;
-    }
+    };
+    let signature_64: [u8; 64] = if let Ok(signature_64) = signature.try_into() {
+        signature_64
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    };
 
-    let sig = Signature::from_bytes(signature);
-    if sig.is_err() {
+    let verifying_key_result = VerifyingKey::from_bytes(&key_32);
+    let verifying_key = if let Ok(verifying_key) = verifying_key_result {
+        verifying_key
+    } else {
         return false;
-    }
+    };
+
+    let sig = Signature::from_bytes(&signature_64);
 
-    public.unwrap().verify(message, &sig.unwrap()).is_ok()
+    let result = verifying_key.verify(message, &sig);
+    result.is_ok()
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "wasm-incopatible"))]

From 2a1327911f10710f6c9ed22a3a44e5e0ef67af03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrei Marinica <andrei.marinica@multiversx.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:49:07 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] wasm-incompatible feature typo

---
 framework/scenario/Cargo.toml                | 4 ++--
 vm/Cargo.toml                                | 2 +-
 vm/src/crypto_functions.rs                   | 6 +++---
 vm/src/tx_mock.rs                            | 8 ++++----
 vm/src/tx_mock/blockchain_rng_unsupported.rs | 2 +-
 5 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml b/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml
index 9cf7f2a553..0e13cb71dd 100644
--- a/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml
+++ b/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ colored = "2.0"
 unwrap-infallible = "0.1.5"
 
 [features]
-default = ["wasm-incopatible"]
-wasm-incopatible = ["multiversx-chain-vm/wasm-incopatible"]
+default = ["wasm-incompatible"]
+wasm-incompatible = ["multiversx-chain-vm/wasm-incompatible"]
 run-go-tests = []
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
diff --git a/vm/Cargo.toml b/vm/Cargo.toml
index 31bb9afcdf..568c7e512c 100644
--- a/vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ categories = ["cryptography::cryptocurrencies", "development-tools::debugging"]
 
 [features]
 # not supported when compiling to wasm
-wasm-incopatible = ["rand", "rand_seeder", "ed25519-dalek"]
+wasm-incompatible = ["rand", "rand_seeder", "ed25519-dalek"]
 
 [dependencies]
 num-bigint = "0.4"
diff --git a/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs b/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs
index fed81f654a..a1277ceac5 100644
--- a/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs
+++ b/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn keccak256(data: &[u8]) -> [u8; KECCAK256_RESULT_LEN] {
     hasher.finalize().into()
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "wasm-incopatible")]
+#[cfg(feature = "wasm-incompatible")]
 pub fn verify_ed25519(key: &[u8], message: &[u8], signature: &[u8]) -> bool {
     use ed25519_dalek::{Signature, VerifyingKey, Verifier};
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn verify_ed25519(key: &[u8], message: &[u8], signature: &[u8]) -> bool {
     result.is_ok()
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "wasm-incopatible"))]
+#[cfg(not(feature = "wasm-incompatible"))]
 pub fn verify_ed25519(_key: &[u8], _message: &[u8], _signature: &[u8]) -> bool {
-    panic!("verify_ed25519 not supported for wasm builds, feature `wasm-incopatible` needs to be enabled")
+    panic!("verify_ed25519 not supported for wasm builds, feature `wasm-incompatible` needs to be enabled")
 }
diff --git a/vm/src/tx_mock.rs b/vm/src/tx_mock.rs
index bd508d569e..ce63ddfe7a 100644
--- a/vm/src/tx_mock.rs
+++ b/vm/src/tx_mock.rs
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ pub use tx_panic::*;
 pub use tx_result::*;
 pub use tx_result_calls::*;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "wasm-incopatible")]
+#[cfg(feature = "wasm-incompatible")]
 mod blockchain_rng;
-#[cfg(feature = "wasm-incopatible")]
+#[cfg(feature = "wasm-incompatible")]
 pub use blockchain_rng::BlockchainRng;
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "wasm-incopatible"))]
+#[cfg(not(feature = "wasm-incompatible"))]
 mod blockchain_rng_unsupported;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "wasm-incopatible"))]
+#[cfg(not(feature = "wasm-incompatible"))]
 pub use blockchain_rng_unsupported::BlockchainRng;
diff --git a/vm/src/tx_mock/blockchain_rng_unsupported.rs b/vm/src/tx_mock/blockchain_rng_unsupported.rs
index 698be4ac11..6339cbaffc 100644
--- a/vm/src/tx_mock/blockchain_rng_unsupported.rs
+++ b/vm/src/tx_mock/blockchain_rng_unsupported.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ impl BlockchainRng {
     }
 
     pub fn next_bytes(&mut self, _length: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        panic!("BlockchainRng not supported for wasm builds, feature `wasm-incopatible` needs to be enabled")
+        panic!("BlockchainRng not supported for wasm builds, feature `wasm-incompatible` needs to be enabled")
     }
 }

From 12d3da51879b2cdf88aeea15e1ffc906c94d633c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrei Marinica <andrei.marinica@multiversx.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:53:54 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] dependency upgrade

---
 Cargo.lock                    | 24 ++++++++++++------------
 data/codec-derive/Cargo.toml  |  4 ++--
 data/codec/Cargo.toml         |  2 +-
 framework/derive/Cargo.toml   |  4 ++--
 framework/meta-lib/Cargo.toml |  4 ++--
 vm/Cargo.toml                 |  2 +-
 6 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index afd520f5eb..b7fe71048c 100755
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayvec"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.7.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
+checksum = "7c02d123df017efcdfbd739ef81735b36c5ba83ec3c59c80a9d7ecc718f92e50"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "atomic-waker"
@@ -2675,9 +2675,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
-version = "1.0.36"
+version = "1.0.37"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0fa76aaf39101c457836aec0ce2316dbdc3ab723cdda1c6bd4e6ad4208acaca7"
+checksum = "b5b9d34b8991d19d98081b46eacdd8eb58c6f2b201139f7c5f643cc155a633af"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
@@ -2724,9 +2724,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_seeder"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cf2890aaef0aa82719a50e808de264f9484b74b442e1a3a0e5ee38243ac40bdb"
+checksum = "4a9febe641d2842ffc76ee962668a17578767c4e01735e4802b21ed9a24b2e4e"
 dependencies = [
  "rand_core",
 ]
@@ -3357,9 +3357,9 @@ checksum = "13c2bddecc57b384dee18652358fb23172facb8a2c51ccc10d74c157bdea3292"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.72"
+version = "2.0.76"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dc4b9b9bf2add8093d3f2c0204471e951b2285580335de42f9d2534f3ae7a8af"
+checksum = "578e081a14e0cefc3279b0472138c513f37b41a08d5a3cca9b6e4e8ceb6cd525"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -3865,9 +3865,9 @@ checksum = "c62a0a307cb4a311d3a07867860911ca130c3494e8c2719593806c08bc5d0484"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasmparser"
-version = "0.214.0"
+version = "0.216.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5309c1090e3e84dad0d382f42064e9933fdaedb87e468cc239f0eabea73ddcb6"
+checksum = "bcdee6bea3619d311fb4b299721e89a986c3470f804b6d534340e412589028e3"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "bitflags",
@@ -3879,9 +3879,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasmprinter"
-version = "0.214.0"
+version = "0.216.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "58d4f2b3f7bd2ba10f99e03f885ff90d5db3455e163bccecebbbf60406bd8980"
+checksum = "8f82916f3892e53620639217d6ec78fe15c678352a3fbf3f3745b6417d0bd70f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "termcolor",
diff --git a/data/codec-derive/Cargo.toml b/data/codec-derive/Cargo.toml
index 934b041232..707de3c33a 100644
--- a/data/codec-derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/data/codec-derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ default = ["syn/full", "syn/parsing", "syn/extra-traits"]
 
 [dependencies]
 proc-macro2 = "=1.0.86"
-quote = "=1.0.36"
-syn = "=2.0.72"
+quote = "=1.0.37"
+syn = "=2.0.76"
 hex = "=0.4.3"
diff --git a/data/codec/Cargo.toml b/data/codec/Cargo.toml
index b09697b84c..be2e7f39f4 100644
--- a/data/codec/Cargo.toml
+++ b/data/codec/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ version = "=0.20.1"
 optional = true
 
 [dependencies]
-arrayvec = { version = "=0.7.4", default-features = false }
+arrayvec = { version = "=0.7.6", default-features = false }
 num-bigint = { version = "0.4", optional = true } # can only be used in std contexts
 unwrap-infallible = "0.1.5"
 
diff --git a/framework/derive/Cargo.toml b/framework/derive/Cargo.toml
index 50f6ef6dd0..d4246c314b 100644
--- a/framework/derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/framework/derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ categories = ["cryptography::cryptocurrencies", "development-tools::procedural-m
 
 [dependencies]
 proc-macro2 = "=1.0.86"
-quote = "=1.0.36"
-syn = "=2.0.72"
+quote = "=1.0.37"
+syn = "=2.0.76"
 hex = "=0.4.3"
 radix_trie = "=0.2.1"
 
diff --git a/framework/meta-lib/Cargo.toml b/framework/meta-lib/Cargo.toml
index f3149ee0c8..484e9034cb 100644
--- a/framework/meta-lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/framework/meta-lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ colored = "2.0"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 convert_case = "0.6.0"
 hex = "0.4"
-wasmparser = "0.214"
-wasmprinter = "0.214"
+wasmparser = "0.216"
+wasmprinter = "0.216"
 semver = "1.0.20"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
diff --git a/vm/Cargo.toml b/vm/Cargo.toml
index 568c7e512c..b823a5df66 100644
--- a/vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ hex-literal = "=0.4.1"
 bitflags = "=2.6.0"
 colored = "2.1.0"
 rand = { version= "0.8.5", optional = true }
-rand_seeder = { version= "0.2.2", optional = true }
+rand_seeder = { version= "0.3.0", optional = true }
 ed25519-dalek = { version = "2.1.0" , optional = true }
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-chain-vm-executor]

From 259aaf2ee02f6fc5483ace28190473279d468e99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrei Marinica <andrei.marinica@multiversx.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:13:45 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] rand_seeder & ed25519-dalek no longer wasm-incompatible

---
 vm/Cargo.toml              | 6 +++---
 vm/src/crypto_functions.rs | 8 +-------
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vm/Cargo.toml b/vm/Cargo.toml
index b823a5df66..7e5349688d 100644
--- a/vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ categories = ["cryptography::cryptocurrencies", "development-tools::debugging"]
 
 [features]
 # not supported when compiling to wasm
-wasm-incompatible = ["rand", "rand_seeder", "ed25519-dalek"]
+wasm-incompatible = ["rand"]
 
 [dependencies]
 num-bigint = "0.4"
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ hex-literal = "=0.4.1"
 bitflags = "=2.6.0"
 colored = "2.1.0"
 rand = { version= "0.8.5", optional = true }
-rand_seeder = { version= "0.3.0", optional = true }
-ed25519-dalek = { version = "2.1.0" , optional = true }
+rand_seeder = "0.3.0"
+ed25519-dalek = "2.1.0"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-chain-vm-executor]
 version = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs b/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs
index a1277ceac5..3dae63aad7 100644
--- a/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs
+++ b/vm/src/crypto_functions.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ pub fn keccak256(data: &[u8]) -> [u8; KECCAK256_RESULT_LEN] {
     hasher.finalize().into()
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "wasm-incompatible")]
 pub fn verify_ed25519(key: &[u8], message: &[u8], signature: &[u8]) -> bool {
-    use ed25519_dalek::{Signature, VerifyingKey, Verifier};
+    use ed25519_dalek::{Signature, Verifier, VerifyingKey};
 
     let key_32: [u8; 32] = if let Ok(key_32) = key.try_into() {
         key_32
@@ -43,8 +42,3 @@ pub fn verify_ed25519(key: &[u8], message: &[u8], signature: &[u8]) -> bool {
     let result = verifying_key.verify(message, &sig);
     result.is_ok()
 }
-
-#[cfg(not(feature = "wasm-incompatible"))]
-pub fn verify_ed25519(_key: &[u8], _message: &[u8], _signature: &[u8]) -> bool {
-    panic!("verify_ed25519 not supported for wasm builds, feature `wasm-incompatible` needs to be enabled")
-}

From 82cd85aa89ab08e087cb0d18e17151a2f3f6f782 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrei Vasilescu <vasilescuandrei24@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:38:51 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] updated bech32 crate v0.11

---
 Cargo.lock                                             | 4 ++--
 framework/scenario/Cargo.toml                          | 2 +-
 framework/scenario/src/bech32.rs                       | 9 ++++-----
 sdk/core/Cargo.toml                                    | 2 +-
 sdk/core/src/crypto/public_key.rs                      | 5 +++--
 sdk/core/src/data/address.rs                           | 8 ++++----
 sdk/scenario-format/Cargo.toml                         | 2 +-
 sdk/scenario-format/src/value_interpreter/functions.rs | 5 ++---
 tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/Cargo.toml                | 2 +-
 tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/src/helper_types.rs       | 4 +---
 10 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b7fe71048c..ac352c58c6 100755
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bech32"
-version = "0.9.1"
+version = "0.11.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d86b93f97252c47b41663388e6d155714a9d0c398b99f1005cbc5f978b29f445"
+checksum = "d965446196e3b7decd44aa7ee49e31d630118f90ef12f97900f262eb915c951d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "benchmark-common"
diff --git a/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml b/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml
index 0e13cb71dd..796ab19bf0 100644
--- a/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml
+++ b/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ base64 = "0.22"
 num-bigint = "0.4"
 num-traits = "0.2"
 hex = "0.4"
-bech32 = "0.9"
+bech32 = "0.11"
 log = "0.4.17"
 sha2 = "0.10.6"
 serde = "1.0"
diff --git a/framework/scenario/src/bech32.rs b/framework/scenario/src/bech32.rs
index aa224cee95..ef934cf225 100644
--- a/framework/scenario/src/bech32.rs
+++ b/framework/scenario/src/bech32.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-use bech32::{FromBase32, ToBase32, Variant};
+use bech32::{Bech32, Hrp};
 use multiversx_sc::types::heap::Address;
 
 pub fn decode(bech32_address: &str) -> Address {
-    let (_, dest_address_bytes_u5, _) = bech32::decode(bech32_address)
+    let (_hrp, dest_address_bytes) = bech32::decode(bech32_address)
         .unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("bech32 decode error for {bech32_address}: {err}"));
-    let dest_address_bytes = Vec::<u8>::from_base32(&dest_address_bytes_u5).unwrap();
     if dest_address_bytes.len() != 32 {
         panic!("Invalid address length after decoding")
     }
@@ -13,6 +12,6 @@ pub fn decode(bech32_address: &str) -> Address {
 }
 
 pub fn encode(address: &Address) -> String {
-    bech32::encode("erd", address.as_bytes().to_base32(), Variant::Bech32)
-        .expect("bech32 encode error")
+    let hrp = Hrp::parse("erd").expect("invalid hrp");
+    bech32::encode::<Bech32>(hrp, address.as_bytes()).expect("bech32 encode error")
 }
diff --git a/sdk/core/Cargo.toml b/sdk/core/Cargo.toml
index e84f8cd4cb..2387e4cce8 100644
--- a/sdk/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ hex = "0.4.3"
 base64 = "0.22"
 pbkdf2 = { version = "0.12.2", default-features = false }
 zeroize = "1.4.2"
-bech32 = "0.9"
+bech32 = "0.11"
 itertools = "0.13.0"
 pem = "3.0.2"
 log = "0.4.17"
diff --git a/sdk/core/src/crypto/public_key.rs b/sdk/core/src/crypto/public_key.rs
index 89b5211262..473a0388fe 100644
--- a/sdk/core/src/crypto/public_key.rs
+++ b/sdk/core/src/crypto/public_key.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 
 use super::private_key::PrivateKey;
 use anyhow::Result;
-use bech32::{self, ToBase32, Variant};
+use bech32::{self, Bech32, Hrp};
 use serde::{
     de::{Deserialize, Deserializer},
     ser::{Serialize, Serializer},
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ impl PublicKey {
     }
 
     pub fn to_address(&self) -> Result<String> {
-        let address = bech32::encode("erd", self.0.to_base32(), Variant::Bech32)?;
+        let hrp = Hrp::parse("erd")?;
+        let address = bech32::encode::<Bech32>(hrp, &self.0)?;
         Ok(address)
     }
 
diff --git a/sdk/core/src/data/address.rs b/sdk/core/src/data/address.rs
index f8ac4212c3..49d92ea608 100644
--- a/sdk/core/src/data/address.rs
+++ b/sdk/core/src/data/address.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
 
 use crate::crypto::public_key::PublicKey;
 use anyhow::Result;
-use bech32::{FromBase32, ToBase32, Variant};
+use bech32::{Bech32, Hrp};
 use serde::{
     de::{Deserialize, Deserializer},
     ser::{Serialize, Serializer},
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ impl Address {
     }
 
     pub fn from_bech32_string(bech32: &str) -> Result<Self> {
-        let (_, data, _) = bech32::decode(bech32)?;
-        let data = Vec::<u8>::from_base32(&data)?;
+        let (_hrp, data) = bech32::decode(bech32)?;
 
         let mut bits: [u8; 32] = [0u8; 32];
         bits.copy_from_slice(&data);
@@ -31,7 +30,8 @@ impl Address {
     }
 
     pub fn to_bech32_string(&self) -> Result<String> {
-        let address = bech32::encode("erd", self.0.to_base32(), Variant::Bech32)?;
+        let hrp = Hrp::parse("erd")?;
+        let address = bech32::encode::<Bech32>(hrp, &self.0)?;
         Ok(address)
     }
 
diff --git a/sdk/scenario-format/Cargo.toml b/sdk/scenario-format/Cargo.toml
index b66e3403ce..a79c6c31a7 100644
--- a/sdk/scenario-format/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/scenario-format/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ num-bigint = "0.4"
 num-traits = "0.2"
 hex = "0.4"
 sha3 = "0.10.8"
-bech32 = "0.9.0"
+bech32 = "0.11.0"
diff --git a/sdk/scenario-format/src/value_interpreter/functions.rs b/sdk/scenario-format/src/value_interpreter/functions.rs
index 32895e84d7..b4ce547ad7 100644
--- a/sdk/scenario-format/src/value_interpreter/functions.rs
+++ b/sdk/scenario-format/src/value_interpreter/functions.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::value_interpreter::*;
-use bech32::FromBase32;
 use sha3::{Digest, Keccak256};
 
 pub const SC_ADDRESS_NUM_LEADING_ZEROS: usize = 8;
@@ -71,6 +70,6 @@ pub(crate) fn sc_address_expression(input: &str, vm_type: &VMIdentifier) -> Vec<
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn bech32(input: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
-    let (_, decoded, _) = bech32::decode(input).expect("bech32 decode error");
-    Vec::<u8>::from_base32(&decoded).expect("bech32 base64 decode error")
+    let (_hrp, decoded) = bech32::decode(input).expect("bech32 decode error");
+    decoded
 }
diff --git a/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/Cargo.toml b/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/Cargo.toml
index 58236c7f78..838f8a1dc2 100644
--- a/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ version = "0.52.3"
 path = "../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies]
-bech32 = "0.9"
+bech32 = "0.11"
 num-bigint = "0.4"
 num-traits = "0.2"
 hex = "0.4"
diff --git a/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/src/helper_types.rs b/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/src/helper_types.rs
index d2cb746a51..e012ef2cb6 100644
--- a/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/src/helper_types.rs
+++ b/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/src/helper_types.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use bech32::FromBase32;
 use multiversx_sc::types::heap::Address;
 
 use crate::constants::*;
@@ -79,8 +78,7 @@ impl TransactionType {
 }
 
 pub fn bech32_to_bytes(bech32_address: &str) -> Address {
-    let (_, dest_address_bytes_u5, _) = bech32::decode(bech32_address).unwrap();
-    let dest_address_bytes = Vec::<u8>::from_base32(&dest_address_bytes_u5).unwrap();
+    let (_hrp, dest_address_bytes) = bech32::decode(bech32_address).unwrap();
     if dest_address_bytes.len() != ADDRESS_LEN {
         panic!("Invalid address length after decoding")
     }