diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2e175a5..a0f5b0d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -734,6 +734,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "annotate-snippets"
+version = "0.12.16"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f211a51805bc641f3ad5b7664c77d2547af685cc33b4cd8d31964027a46f13f1"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "memchr",
+ "unicode-width",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anstream"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -795,7 +806,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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+version = "5.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "blake3",
@@ -1084,6 +1095,12 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "arraydeque"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7d902e3d592a523def97af8f317b08ce16b7ab854c1985a0c671e6f15cebc236"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayref"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -1527,7 +1544,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
  "serde",
  "wasm-bindgen",
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1669,16 +1686,6 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "core-foundation"
-version = "0.9.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "91e195e091a93c46f7102ec7818a2aa394e1e1771c3ab4825963fa03e45afb8f"
-dependencies = [
- "core-foundation-sys",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
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 checksum = "773648b94d0e5d620f64f280777445740e61fe701025087ec8b57f45c791888b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "core_detect"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f8f80099a98041a3d1622845c271458a2d73e688351bf3cb999266764b81d48"
+
 [[package]]
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@@ -2078,6 +2091,29 @@ version = "0.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "edd0f118536f44f5ccd48bcb8b111bdc3de888b58c74639dfb034a357d0f206d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "encoding_rs"
+version = "0.8.42"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e985e0451871ad22fb8d2b6b076e2028a502a0d3950998c2c5c0a4f9b5d9679"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "core_detect",
+ "multiversion_no_op",
+ "rustversion",
+ "scopeguard",
+ "simdutf8",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "encoding_rs_io"
+version = "0.1.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fba3fe847045ecff794b9c138293a80db914678c453ad63fbf0c6a9eb6e00b22"
+dependencies = [
+ "encoding_rs",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "enum-ordinalize"
 version = "4.4.1"
@@ -2464,6 +2500,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "granit-parser"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e20f99e46474f56bd905c56e817ebddcf377a611f94c53ac4649e4d3fa3c0cd0"
+dependencies = [
+ "arraydeque",
+ "smallvec",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "group"
 version = "0.13.0"
@@ -2976,7 +3022,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "simd_cesu8",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "walkdir",
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3221,6 +3267,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "multiversion_no_op"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "743fb55ba31b18fb1ecef6bdc9aa2743314978ac084044301a7eee33fb99a20d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nix"
 version = "0.31.3"
@@ -3429,7 +3481,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "redox_syscall",
  "smallvec",
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4204,7 +4256,7 @@ version = "0.7.0"
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 checksum = "26d1e2536ce4f35f4846aa13bff16bd0ff40157cdb14cc056c7b14ba41233ba0"
 dependencies = [
- "core-foundation 0.10.1",
+ "core-foundation",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "jni",
  "log",
@@ -4266,12 +4318,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wait-timeout",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
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-version = "1.0.23"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9774ba4a74de5f7b1c1451ed6cd5285a32eddb5cccb8cc655a4e50009e06477f"
-
 [[package]]
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@@ -4292,9 +4338,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.29.0"
+version = "0.29.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "efd8c6152246053fa3497fa5e5d1ddc49ec1882fe24cf1ef3e529b03562c3c6a"
+checksum = "96eb0b46528062e949d16000877f27e37a535d2c431c49e102e73268f503a104"
 dependencies = [
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  "async-trait",
@@ -4361,9 +4407,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.38.0"
+version = "0.38.1"
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-checksum = "f201fce78c610eda6da22ee8d9ad7a84c4a7ffe8e91b5603b6c025f53742ce73"
+checksum = "7debc3e4627e16065ae43ac24ce329de65f71a7ee1cc86943073de3d43f5d004"
 dependencies = [
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  "async-trait",
@@ -4373,7 +4419,6 @@ dependencies = [
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  "chrono",
  "clap",
- "core-foundation 0.9.4",
  "dashmap",
  "dirs",
  "enum_dispatch",
@@ -4401,11 +4446,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustls-post-quantum",
  "saorsa-pqc",
  "serde",
+ "serde-saphyr",
  "serde_json",
- "serde_yaml",
  "slab",
  "socket2",
- "system-configuration",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "time",
  "tinyvec",
@@ -4522,7 +4566,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
- "core-foundation 0.10.1",
+ "core-foundation",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
  "security-framework-sys",
@@ -4572,6 +4616,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde-saphyr"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b8050abb251097357e24aff63ba2c52a6309ecb7d23a5474023df960a02694d8"
+dependencies = [
+ "annotate-snippets",
+ "encoding_rs_io",
+ "granit-parser",
+ "num-traits",
+ "serde_core",
+ "smallvec",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_core"
 version = "1.0.228"
@@ -4646,19 +4704,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.118",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_yaml"
-version = "0.9.34+deprecated"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6a8b1a1a2ebf674015cc02edccce75287f1a0130d394307b36743c2f5d504b47"
-dependencies = [
- "indexmap 2.14.0",
- "itoa",
- "ryu",
- "serde",
- "unsafe-libyaml",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "serdect"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -4914,27 +4959,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.118",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "system-configuration"
-version = "0.7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a13f3d0daba03132c0aa9767f98351b3488edc2c100cda2d2ec2b04f3d8d3c8b"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "core-foundation 0.9.4",
- "system-configuration-sys",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "system-configuration-sys"
-version = "0.6.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8e1d1b10ced5ca923a1fcb8d03e96b8d3268065d724548c0211415ff6ac6bac4"
-dependencies = [
- "core-foundation-sys",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tap"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -5350,12 +5374,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "unsafe-libyaml"
-version = "0.2.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "673aac59facbab8a9007c7f6108d11f63b603f7cabff99fabf650fea5c32b861"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "untrusted"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -5573,47 +5591,46 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows"
-version = "0.61.3"
+version = "0.62.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9babd3a767a4c1aef6900409f85f5d53ce2544ccdfaa86dad48c91782c6d6893"
+checksum = "527fadee13e0c05939a6a05d5bd6eec6cd2e3dbd648b9f8e447c6518133d8580"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-collections",
  "windows-core",
  "windows-future",
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
  "windows-numerics",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-collections"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3beeceb5e5cfd9eb1d76b381630e82c4241ccd0d27f1a39ed41b2760b255c5e8"
+checksum = "23b2d95af1a8a14a3c7367e1ed4fc9c20e0a26e79551b1454d72583c97cc6610"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-core"
-version = "0.61.2"
+version = "0.62.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c0fdd3ddb90610c7638aa2b3a3ab2904fb9e5cdbecc643ddb3647212781c4ae3"
+checksum = "b8e83a14d34d0623b51dce9581199302a221863196a1dde71a7663a4c2be9deb"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-implement",
  "windows-interface",
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
  "windows-result",
  "windows-strings",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-future"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fc6a41e98427b19fe4b73c550f060b59fa592d7d686537eebf9385621bfbad8e"
+checksum = "e1d6f90251fe18a279739e78025bd6ddc52a7e22f921070ccdc67dde84c605cb"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-core",
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
  "windows-threading",
 ]
 
@@ -5639,12 +5656,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.118",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-link"
-version = "0.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5e6ad25900d524eaabdbbb96d20b4311e1e7ae1699af4fb28c17ae66c80d798a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-link"
 version = "0.2.1"
@@ -5653,30 +5664,30 @@ checksum = "f0805222e57f7521d6a62e36fa9163bc891acd422f971defe97d64e70d0a4fe5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-numerics"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9150af68066c4c5c07ddc0ce30421554771e528bde427614c61038bc2c92c2b1"
+checksum = "6e2e40844ac143cdb44aead537bbf727de9b044e107a0f1220392177d15b0f26"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-core",
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-result"
-version = "0.3.4"
+version = "0.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "56f42bd332cc6c8eac5af113fc0c1fd6a8fd2aa08a0119358686e5160d0586c6"
+checksum = "7781fa89eaf60850ac3d2da7af8e5242a5ea78d1a11c49bf2910bb5a73853eb5"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-strings"
-version = "0.4.2"
+version = "0.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "56e6c93f3a0c3b36176cb1327a4958a0353d5d166c2a35cb268ace15e91d3b57"
+checksum = "7837d08f69c77cf6b07689544538e017c1bfcf57e34b4c0ff58e6c2cd3b37091"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5694,7 +5705,7 @@ version = "0.61.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ae137229bcbd6cdf0f7b80a31df61766145077ddf49416a728b02cb3921ff3fc"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5715,11 +5726,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-threading"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b66463ad2e0ea3bbf808b7f1d371311c80e115c0b71d60efc142cafbcfb057a6"
+checksum = "3949bd5b99cafdf1c7ca86b43ca564028dfe27d66958f2470940f73d86d75b37"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d0d9599..fcff2f1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ant-protocol"
-version = "4.0.0"
+version = "5.0.0"
 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 = { version = "0.29.0", default-features = false }
+saorsa-core = { version = "0.29.1", default-features = false }
 saorsa-pqc = { version = "0.5.2", default-features = false }
 evmlib = { version = "0.10.0", default-features = false }