diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f24eeb0..71945ac 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-protocol"
-version = "2.0.2"
+version = "2.0.3"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "blake3",
@@ -1497,9 +1497,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "const-hex"
-version = "1.18.1"
+version = "1.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "531185e432bb31db1ecda541e9e7ab21468d4d844ad7505e0546a49b4945d49b"
+checksum = "20d9a563d167a9cce0f94153382b33cb6eded6dfabff03c69ad65a28ea1514e0"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
@@ -2397,9 +2397,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "h2"
-version = "0.4.13"
+version = "0.4.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2f44da3a8150a6703ed5d34e164b875fd14c2cdab9af1252a9a1020bde2bdc54"
+checksum = "171fefbc92fe4a4de27e0698d6a5b392d6a0e333506bc49133760b3bcf948733"
 dependencies = [
  "atomic-waker",
  "bytes",
@@ -2858,16 +2858,6 @@ version = "2.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d98f6fed1fde3f8c21bc40a1abb88dd75e67924f9cffc3ef95607bad8017f8e2"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "iri-string"
-version = "0.7.12"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "25e659a4bb38e810ebc252e53b5814ff908a8c58c2a9ce2fae1bbec24cbf4e20"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr",
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "is_terminal_polyfill"
 version = "1.70.2"
@@ -3466,18 +3456,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project"
-version = "1.1.11"
+version = "1.1.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1749c7ed4bcaf4c3d0a3efc28538844fb29bcdd7d2b67b2be7e20ba861ff517"
+checksum = "cbf0d9e68100b3a7989b4901972f265cd542e560a3a8a724e1e20322f4d06ce9"
 dependencies = [
  "pin-project-internal",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-internal"
-version = "1.1.11"
+version = "1.1.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d9b20ed30f105399776b9c883e68e536ef602a16ae6f596d2c473591d6ad64c6"
+checksum = "a990e22f43e84855daf260dded30524ef4a9021cc7541c26540500a50b624389"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -4305,9 +4295,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "saorsa-core"
-version = "0.24.1"
+version = "0.24.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9966410bc0996de6a2e8adbc4d0919a0f18f8e5c3655aaf00cc1bed28720d82f"
+checksum = "03e194874b524ad2a50d0976eb4ebcb81aea326dfb475373de9a2942a90cb2cc"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4420,9 +4410,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "saorsa-transport"
-version = "0.33.0"
+version = "0.34.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9df373519d88540825f435bf3c5c6e300377871b28f16cdd461db3c3f4bb5323"
+checksum = "31ebc09fb51e2c325e61ff09892f1256c60ef4f3beb881fd2980befe3e53e9bc"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4669,9 +4659,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_with"
-version = "3.18.0"
+version = "3.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dd5414fad8e6907dbdd5bc441a50ae8d6e26151a03b1de04d89a5576de61d01f"
+checksum = "f05839ce67618e14a09b286535c0d9c94e85ef25469b0e13cb4f844e5593eb19"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "chrono",
@@ -4688,9 +4678,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_with_macros"
-version = "3.18.0"
+version = "3.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d3db8978e608f1fe7357e211969fd9abdcae80bac1ba7a3369bb7eb6b404eb65"
+checksum = "cf2ebbe86054f9b45bc3881e865683ccfaccce97b9b4cb53f3039d67f355a334"
 dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -5149,9 +5139,9 @@ checksum = "1f3ccbac311fea05f86f61904b462b55fb3df8837a366dfc601a0161d0532f20"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
-version = "1.52.1"
+version = "1.52.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b67dee974fe86fd92cc45b7a95fdd2f99a36a6d7b0d431a231178d3d670bbcc6"
+checksum = "110a78583f19d5cdb2c5ccf321d1290344e71313c6c37d43520d386027d18386"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "libc",
@@ -5258,20 +5248,20 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tower-http"
-version = "0.6.8"
+version = "0.6.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d4e6559d53cc268e5031cd8429d05415bc4cb4aefc4aa5d6cc35fbf5b924a1f8"
+checksum = "a28f0d049ccfaa566e14e9663d304d8577427b368cb4710a20528690287a738b"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "bytes",
  "futures-util",
  "http",
  "http-body",
- "iri-string",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "tower",
  "tower-layer",
  "tower-service",
+ "url",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f625afb..510e822 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ant-protocol"
-version = "2.0.2"
+version = "2.0.3"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "Wire protocol for the Autonomi decentralized network (WithAutonomi fork)"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 # these through `ant_protocol::{transport, pqc, evm}` re-exports so the
 # version is pinned in exactly one place. Changing these versions is a
 # breaking change for both downstream crates.
-saorsa-core = "0.24.1"
+saorsa-core = "0.24.2"
 saorsa-pqc = "0.5"
 evmlib = "0.8.1"