fix: replace byte array literals to fix clippy warnings

[gzordrai]

Short description

Replaced byte array literals to fix clippy::byte_char_slices warnings (Rust >= 1.81.0).

Issue

Resolves: #949

Checklist

All of these should be ticked off before you submit the PR.

• I ran just verify locally and it succeeded.
• Issue was given go ahead and is linked above OR I have included justification for a minor change.
• Unit tests for my changes are included OR no functionality was changed.