diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3efd44f..a63fef4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -188,9 +188,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Srtool build
         id: srtool_build
-        uses: chevdor/srtool-actions@v0.7.0
+        uses: chevdor/srtool-actions@v0.9.2
         with:
           chain: ${{ matrix.runtime }}
+          # todo: remove this again as soon as srtool is released for latest stable
+          tag: 1.74.0
           runtime_dir: polkadot-parachains/${{ matrix.runtime }}-runtime
 
       - name: Summary
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 840d4f4..f5f1d41 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e1235a0c8b242349a41d84c07774e17acf942e9fee383dda31c021ccaea9eedb"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.38",
@@ -2887,7 +2887,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "frame-benchmarking",
  "frame-benchmarking-cli",
  "futures 0.3.28",
- "hex-literal 0.4.1",
+ "hex-literal",
  "jsonrpsee",
  "launch-runtime",
  "log",
@@ -3015,7 +3015,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "frame-system-benchmarking",
  "frame-system-rpc-runtime-api",
  "frame-try-runtime",
- "hex-literal 0.3.4",
+ "hex-literal",
  "log",
  "pallet-asset-tx-payment",
  "pallet-aura",
@@ -3270,7 +3270,7 @@ checksum = "f5aa1e3ae159e592ad222dc90c5acbad632b527779ba88486abe92782ab268bd"
 dependencies = [
  "expander 0.0.4",
  "indexmap 1.9.3",
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 1.0.109",
@@ -3499,7 +3499,7 @@ version = "11.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "35d1461dc3a49bbd9bdf8955eca27f54cdcc6b38373bbd636e011a8594d23f3f"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.38",
@@ -3644,7 +3644,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e046ecdc04dd66f17d760525631f553ddcbea6f09423f78fcf52b47c97656cd0"
 dependencies = [
  "frame-support-procedural-tools-derive",
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.38",
@@ -4127,12 +4127,6 @@ version = "0.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hex-literal"
-version = "0.3.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7ebdb29d2ea9ed0083cd8cece49bbd968021bd99b0849edb4a9a7ee0fdf6a4e0"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hex-literal"
 version = "0.4.1"
@@ -4693,7 +4687,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "44e8ab85614a08792b9bff6c8feee23be78c98d0182d4c622c05256ab553892a"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 1.0.109",
@@ -4847,7 +4841,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "frame-system-benchmarking",
  "frame-system-rpc-runtime-api",
  "frame-try-runtime",
- "hex-literal 0.3.4",
+ "hex-literal",
  "log",
  "pallet-asset-tx-payment",
  "pallet-aura",
@@ -5884,7 +5878,7 @@ version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fc076939022111618a5026d3be019fd8b366e76314538ff9a1b59ffbcbf98bcd"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro-error",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -6230,7 +6224,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.1.0",
  "itertools 0.11.0",
  "petgraph",
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 1.0.109",
@@ -7323,7 +7317,7 @@ version = "9.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9d99ab20edb6dec19370dbda0a627739dde9cdfea9b4310e28b8a0a0ea0e83fc"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.38",
@@ -7624,9 +7618,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parity-scale-codec"
-version = "3.6.4"
+version = "3.6.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dd8e946cc0cc711189c0b0249fb8b599cbeeab9784d83c415719368bb8d4ac64"
+checksum = "881331e34fa842a2fb61cc2db9643a8fedc615e47cfcc52597d1af0db9a7e8fe"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec 0.7.4",
  "bitvec",
@@ -7639,11 +7633,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parity-scale-codec-derive"
-version = "3.6.4"
+version = "3.6.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2a296c3079b5fefbc499e1de58dc26c09b1b9a5952d26694ee89f04a43ebbb3e"
+checksum = "be30eaf4b0a9fba5336683b38de57bb86d179a35862ba6bfcf57625d006bde5b"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 2.0.2",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 1.0.109",
@@ -8685,7 +8679,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9de3d7ae1191401fe2476a69dece0853011d2c9fdcb7eb194cdead641f395abb"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
- "hex-literal 0.4.1",
+ "hex-literal",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "polkadot-core-primitives",
  "polkadot-parachain-primitives",
@@ -8875,7 +8869,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "frame-system",
  "frame-system-rpc-runtime-api",
  "futures 0.3.28",
- "hex-literal 0.4.1",
+ "hex-literal",
  "is_executable",
  "kvdb",
  "kvdb-rocksdb",
@@ -9201,7 +9195,17 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f4c021e1093a56626774e81216a4ce732a735e5bad4868a03f3ed65ca0c3919"
 dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
- "toml_edit",
+ "toml_edit 0.19.10",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro-crate"
+version = "2.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b00f26d3400549137f92511a46ac1cd8ce37cb5598a96d382381458b992a5d24"
+dependencies = [
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_edit 0.20.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9247,9 +9251,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.69"
+version = "1.0.78"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "134c189feb4956b20f6f547d2cf727d4c0fe06722b20a0eec87ed445a97f92da"
+checksum = "e2422ad645d89c99f8f3e6b88a9fdeca7fabeac836b1002371c4367c8f984aae"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -9749,7 +9753,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "frame-system-benchmarking",
  "frame-system-rpc-runtime-api",
  "frame-try-runtime",
- "hex-literal 0.4.1",
+ "hex-literal",
  "log",
  "pallet-authority-discovery",
  "pallet-authorship",
@@ -10247,7 +10251,7 @@ version = "9.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "88a074891d17c03c58b1314c9add361a5a7fb28d4d3addd7a32dca8b119bd877"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.38",
@@ -11211,7 +11215,7 @@ version = "9.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "71bd05d3f24c0c2489c57b90a76db883c23c25577718ca05c9b0181fd427f501"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.38",
@@ -11297,7 +11301,7 @@ version = "2.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "abf2c68b89cafb3b8d918dd07b42be0da66ff202cf1155c5739a4e0c1ea0dc19"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 1.0.109",
@@ -11514,18 +11518,18 @@ checksum = "388a1df253eca08550bef6c72392cfe7c30914bf41df5269b68cbd6ff8f570a3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.190"
+version = "1.0.193"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "91d3c334ca1ee894a2c6f6ad698fe8c435b76d504b13d436f0685d648d6d96f7"
+checksum = "25dd9975e68d0cb5aa1120c288333fc98731bd1dd12f561e468ea4728c042b89"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.190"
+version = "1.0.193"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "67c5609f394e5c2bd7fc51efda478004ea80ef42fee983d5c67a65e34f32c0e3"
+checksum = "43576ca501357b9b071ac53cdc7da8ef0cbd9493d8df094cd821777ea6e894d3"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -11926,7 +11930,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "Inflector",
  "blake2",
  "expander 2.0.0",
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.38",
@@ -12431,7 +12435,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b232943ee7ca83a6d56face33b8af12e9fb470a15a53835f4e12a6e452a41c1c"
 dependencies = [
  "Inflector",
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.38",
@@ -13447,14 +13451,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_spanned",
  "toml_datetime",
- "toml_edit",
+ "toml_edit 0.19.10",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_datetime"
-version = "0.6.2"
+version = "0.6.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5a76a9312f5ba4c2dec6b9161fdf25d87ad8a09256ccea5a556fef03c706a10f"
+checksum = "7cda73e2f1397b1262d6dfdcef8aafae14d1de7748d66822d3bfeeb6d03e5e4b"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -13469,7 +13473,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_spanned",
  "toml_datetime",
- "winnow",
+ "winnow 0.4.6",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_edit"
+version = "0.20.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "396e4d48bbb2b7554c944bde63101b5ae446cff6ec4a24227428f15eb72ef338"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap 2.1.0",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "winnow 0.5.37",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -13577,7 +13592,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e0f4ac73c340c95608556d9a52545c227be6b262ab3f3039a4dc005aad449bff"
 dependencies = [
  "expander 2.0.0",
- "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.38",
@@ -14636,7 +14651,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "frame-system-benchmarking",
  "frame-system-rpc-runtime-api",
  "frame-try-runtime",
- "hex-literal 0.4.1",
+ "hex-literal",
  "log",
  "pallet-authority-discovery",
  "pallet-authorship",
@@ -15002,6 +15017,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winnow"
+version = "0.5.37"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a7cad8365489051ae9f054164e459304af2e7e9bb407c958076c8bf4aef52da5"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winreg"
 version = "0.50.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c066078..34621da 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,139 @@ members = [
 [profile.release]
 panic = "unwind"
 
+[workspace.dependencies]
+assert_cmd = "2.0"
+async-trait = "0.1.71"
+clap = { version = "4.3.11", features = ["derive"] }
+parity-scale-codec = { version = "3.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+futures = { version = "0.3.28", features = ["compat"] }
+hex-literal = "0.4.1"
+jsonrpsee = { version = "0.16.3", features = ["server"] }
+log = { version = "0.4.20", default-features = false }
+nix = "0.24"
+parachain-info = { package = "staging-parachain-info", default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
+scale-info = { version = "2.0.1", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.167", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.100"
+smallvec = "1.6.1"
+tempfile = "3.3.0"
+
+# encointer deps
+encointer-balances-tx-payment = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+encointer-balances-tx-payment-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+encointer-primitives = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+pallet-encointer-balances = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+pallet-encointer-bazaar = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+pallet-encointer-bazaar-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+pallet-encointer-ceremonies = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+pallet-encointer-ceremonies-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+pallet-encointer-communities = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+pallet-encointer-communities-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+pallet-encointer-faucet = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+pallet-encointer-reputation-commitments = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+pallet-encointer-scheduler = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+# rpc [std]
+pallet-encointer-bazaar-rpc = "2.0.0"
+pallet-encointer-ceremonies-rpc = "2.0.0"
+pallet-encointer-communities-rpc = "2.0.0"
+
+# polkadot-sdk [no_std]
+cumulus-pallet-aura-ext = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
+cumulus-pallet-dmp-queue = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
+cumulus-pallet-parachain-system = { default-features = false, features = ["parameterized-consensus-hook"], version = "0.3.0" }
+cumulus-pallet-xcm = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
+cumulus-pallet-xcmp-queue = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
+cumulus-primitives-core = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
+cumulus-primitives-timestamp = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
+cumulus-primitives-utility = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
+frame-benchmarking = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+frame-executive = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+frame-rpc-system = { package = "substrate-frame-rpc-system", version = "24.0.0" }
+frame-support = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+frame-system = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+frame-system-benchmarking = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+frame-system-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
+frame-try-runtime = { default-features = false, version = "0.30.0" }
+kusama-runtime-constants = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+pallet-asset-tx-payment = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+pallet-aura = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
+pallet-balances = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+pallet-collective = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+pallet-insecure-randomness-collective-flip = { default-features = false, version = "12.0.0" }
+pallet-membership = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+pallet-proxy = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+pallet-scheduler = { default-features = false, version = "25.0.0" }
+pallet-timestamp = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
+pallet-transaction-payment = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+pallet-transaction-payment-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+pallet-treasury = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
+pallet-utility = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+pallet-xcm = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+parachains-common = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+polkadot-core-primitives = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+polkadot-parachain-primitives = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+polkadot-runtime-common = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+sp-api = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
+sp-block-builder = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
+sp-consensus-aura = { default-features = false, version = "0.28.0" }
+sp-core = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+sp-inherents = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
+sp-io = { default-features = false, version = "26.0.0" }
+sp-offchain = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
+sp-runtime = { default-features = false, version = "27.0.0" }
+sp-session = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
+sp-std = { default-features = false, version = "11.0.0" }
+sp-transaction-pool = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
+sp-version = { default-features = false, version = "25.0.0" }
+substrate-wasm-builder = { version = "13.0.0" }
+try-runtime-cli = { default-features = false, version = "0.34.0" }
+xcm = { package = "staging-xcm", default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+xcm-builder = { package = "staging-xcm-builder", default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+xcm-executor = { package = "staging-xcm-executor", default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+
+# std stuff
+cumulus-client-cli = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-client-collator = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-client-consensus-aura = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-client-consensus-common = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-client-consensus-proposer = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-client-consensus-relay-chain = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-client-network = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-client-service = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-primitives-parachain-inherent = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-relay-chain-inprocess-interface = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-relay-chain-interface = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-relay-chain-rpc-interface = "0.3.0"
+frame-benchmarking-cli = "28.0.0"
+pallet-transaction-payment-rpc = "26.0.0"
+polkadot-cli = "3.0.0"
+polkadot-primitives = "3.0.0"
+polkadot-service = "3.0.0"
+sc-basic-authorship = "0.30.0"
+sc-chain-spec = "23.0.0"
+sc-cli = "0.32.0"
+sc-client-api = "24.0.0"
+sc-consensus = "0.29.0"
+sc-executor = "0.28.0"
+sc-network = "0.30.0"
+sc-network-common = "0.29.0"
+sc-network-sync = "0.29.0"
+sc-rpc = "25.0.0"
+sc-service = "0.31.0"
+sc-sysinfo = "23.0.0"
+sc-telemetry = "11.0.0"
+sc-tracing = "24.0.0"
+sc-transaction-pool = "24.0.0"
+sc-transaction-pool-api = "24.0.0"
+sp-blockchain = "24.0.0"
+sp-consensus = "0.28.0"
+sp-keyring = "27.0.0"
+sp-keystore = "0.30.0"
+sp-timestamp = "22.0.0"
+substrate-build-script-utils = "8.0.0"
+substrate-prometheus-endpoint = "0.15.0"
+
+
 #only while debugging/developping
 #[patch."https://github.com/encointer/pallets"]
 #encointer-balances-tx-payment = { path = "../pallets/balances-tx-payment" }
diff --git a/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml b/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml
index a3ff0a4..2b46952 100644
--- a/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,103 +11,103 @@ name = "encointer-collator"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-async-trait = "0.1.71"
-clap = { version = "4.3.11", features = ["derive"] }
-codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.0.0" }
-futures = { version = "0.3.28", features = ["compat"] }
-hex-literal = "0.4.1"
-jsonrpsee = { version = "0.16.3", features = ["server"] }
-log = "0.4.20"
-serde = { version = "1.0.167", features = ["derive"] }
+async-trait = { workspace = true }
+clap = { workspace = true }
+futures = { workspace = true }
+hex-literal = { workspace = true }
+jsonrpsee = { workspace = true }
+log = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+parity-scale-codec = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
 
 # added by encointer
-parachains-common = "3.0.0"
-serde_json = "1.0.100"
+parachains-common = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
 
 # Parachain runtimes
 launch-runtime = { package = "launch-runtime", path = "launch-runtime" }
 parachain-runtime = { package = "encointer-runtime", path = "encointer-runtime" }
+#parachain-runtime = { package = "encointer-kusama-runtime", git = "https://github.com/brenzi/runtimes.git", branch = "main" }
 
 # encointer dependencies
-encointer-balances-tx-payment-rpc-runtime-api = "2.0.0"
-pallet-encointer-bazaar-rpc = "2.0.0"
-pallet-encointer-bazaar-rpc-runtime-api = "2.0.0"
-pallet-encointer-ceremonies-rpc = "2.0.0"
-pallet-encointer-ceremonies-rpc-runtime-api = "2.0.0"
-pallet-encointer-communities-rpc = "2.0.0"
-pallet-encointer-communities-rpc-runtime-api = "2.0.0"
+encointer-balances-tx-payment-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+pallet-encointer-bazaar-rpc = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-bazaar-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+pallet-encointer-ceremonies-rpc = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-ceremonies-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+pallet-encointer-communities-rpc = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-communities-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
 
 # Substrate dependencies
-frame-benchmarking = "24.0.0"
-frame-benchmarking-cli = "28.0.0"
-sc-basic-authorship = "0.30.0"
-sc-chain-spec = "23.0.0"
-sc-cli = "0.32.0"
-sc-client-api = "24.0.0"
-sc-consensus = "0.29.0"
-sc-executor = "0.28.0"
-sc-network = "0.30.0"
-sc-network-common = "0.29.0"
-sc-network-sync = "0.29.0"
-sc-rpc = "25.0.0"
-sc-service = "0.31.0"
-sc-sysinfo = "23.0.0"
-sc-telemetry = "11.0.0"
-sc-tracing = "24.0.0"
-sc-transaction-pool = "24.0.0"
-sp-api = "22.0.0"
-sp-block-builder = "22.0.0"
-sp-blockchain = "24.0.0"
-sp-consensus = "0.28.0"
-sp-consensus-aura = "0.28.0"
-sp-core = "24.0.0"
-sp-inherents = "22.0.0"
-sp-io = "26.0.0"
-sp-keyring = "27.0.0"
-sp-keystore = "0.30.0"
-sp-offchain = "22.0.0"
-sp-runtime = { default-features = false, version = "27.0.0" }
-#sp-serializer =
-sp-session = "23.0.0"
-sp-timestamp = "22.0.0"
-sp-transaction-pool = "22.0.0"
-substrate-prometheus-endpoint = "0.15.0"
-try-runtime-cli = { optional = true, version = "0.34.0" }
+frame-benchmarking = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+frame-benchmarking-cli = { workspace = true }
+sc-basic-authorship = { workspace = true }
+sc-chain-spec = { workspace = true }
+sc-cli = { workspace = true }
+sc-client-api = { workspace = true }
+sc-consensus = { workspace = true }
+sc-executor = { workspace = true }
+sc-network = { workspace = true }
+sc-network-common = { workspace = true }
+sc-network-sync = { workspace = true }
+sc-rpc = { workspace = true }
+sc-service = { workspace = true }
+sc-sysinfo = { workspace = true }
+sc-telemetry = { workspace = true }
+sc-tracing = { workspace = true }
+sc-transaction-pool = { workspace = true }
+sp-api = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+sp-block-builder = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+sp-blockchain = { workspace = true }
+sp-consensus = { workspace = true }
+sp-consensus-aura = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+sp-core = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+sp-inherents = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+sp-io = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+sp-keyring = { workspace = true }
+sp-keystore = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+sp-offchain = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+sp-runtime = { workspace = true }
+sp-session = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+sp-timestamp = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+sp-transaction-pool = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+substrate-prometheus-endpoint = { workspace = true }
+try-runtime-cli = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 # RPC related dependencies
-frame-rpc-system = { package = "substrate-frame-rpc-system", version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-transaction-payment-rpc = "26.0.0"
-sc-transaction-pool-api = "24.0.0"
+frame-rpc-system = { workspace = true }
+pallet-transaction-payment-rpc = { workspace = true }
+sc-transaction-pool-api = { workspace = true }
 
 # Polkadot dependencies
-polkadot-cli = "3.0.0"
-polkadot-parachain-primitives = "2.0.0"
-polkadot-primitives = "3.0.0"
-polkadot-service = "3.0.0"
-xcm = { package = "staging-xcm", default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+polkadot-cli = { workspace = true }
+polkadot-parachain-primitives = { workspace = true }
+polkadot-primitives = { workspace = true }
+polkadot-service = { workspace = true }
+xcm = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
 
 # Cumulus
-cumulus-client-cli = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-client-collator = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-client-consensus-aura = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-client-consensus-common = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-client-consensus-proposer = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-client-consensus-relay-chain = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-client-network = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-client-service = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-primitives-core = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-primitives-parachain-inherent = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-relay-chain-inprocess-interface = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-relay-chain-interface = "0.3.0"
-cumulus-relay-chain-rpc-interface = "0.3.0"
+cumulus-client-cli = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-client-collator = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-client-consensus-aura = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-client-consensus-common = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-client-consensus-proposer = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-client-consensus-relay-chain = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-client-network = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-client-service = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-primitives-core = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-primitives-parachain-inherent = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-relay-chain-inprocess-interface = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-relay-chain-interface = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-relay-chain-rpc-interface = { workspace = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-substrate-build-script-utils = "8.0.0"
+substrate-build-script-utils = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-assert_cmd = "2.0"
-nix = "0.24"
-tempfile = "3.3.0"
+assert_cmd = { workspace = true }
+nix = { workspace = true }
+tempfile = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
 default = []
diff --git a/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/Cargo.toml b/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/Cargo.toml
index 988bd93..5197fb8 100644
--- a/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,99 +8,91 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.0.0", default-features = false, features = [
-    "derive",
-] }
-log = { version = "0.4.20", default-features = false }
-parachain-info = { package = "staging-parachain-info", default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-scale-info = { version = "2.0.1", default-features = false, features = [
-    "derive",
-] }
-serde = { version = "1.0.132", default-features = false, optional = true, features = [
-    "derive",
-] }
+log = { workspace = true }
+parachain-info = { workspace = true }
+parity-scale-codec = { workspace = true }
+scale-info = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true }
 
 # encointer deps
-encointer-balances-tx-payment = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-encointer-balances-tx-payment-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-encointer-primitives = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-pallet-encointer-balances = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-pallet-encointer-bazaar = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-pallet-encointer-bazaar-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-pallet-encointer-ceremonies = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-pallet-encointer-ceremonies-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-pallet-encointer-communities = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-pallet-encointer-communities-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-pallet-encointer-faucet = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-pallet-encointer-reputation-commitments = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-pallet-encointer-scheduler = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
+encointer-balances-tx-payment = { workspace = true }
+encointer-balances-tx-payment-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true }
+encointer-primitives = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-balances = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-bazaar = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-bazaar-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-ceremonies = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-ceremonies-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-communities = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-communities-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-faucet = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-reputation-commitments = { workspace = true }
+pallet-encointer-scheduler = { workspace = true }
 
 # Substrate dependencies (figure out crates.io versions in the respective release-crates-io-* branch: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/blob/release-crates-io-v1.2.0/Cargo.lock
 
-sp-api = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-sp-block-builder = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-sp-consensus-aura = { default-features = false, version = "0.28.0" }
-sp-core = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-sp-inherents = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-sp-io = { default-features = false, version = "26.0.0" }
-sp-offchain = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-sp-runtime = { default-features = false, version = "27.0.0" }
-sp-session = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
-sp-std = { default-features = false, version = "11.0.0" }
-sp-transaction-pool = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-sp-version = { default-features = false, version = "25.0.0" }
+sp-api = { workspace = true }
+sp-block-builder = { workspace = true }
+sp-consensus-aura = { workspace = true }
+sp-core = { workspace = true }
+sp-inherents = { workspace = true }
+sp-io = { workspace = true }
+sp-offchain = { workspace = true }
+sp-runtime = { workspace = true }
+sp-session = { workspace = true }
+sp-std = { workspace = true }
+sp-transaction-pool = { workspace = true }
+sp-version = { workspace = true }
 
-frame-executive = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-frame-support = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-frame-system = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-frame-system-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-pallet-asset-tx-payment = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-aura = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
-pallet-balances = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-collective = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-insecure-randomness-collective-flip = { default-features = false, version = "12.0.0" }
-pallet-membership = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-proxy = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-scheduler = { default-features = false, version = "25.0.0" }
-pallet-timestamp = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
-pallet-transaction-payment = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-transaction-payment-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-treasury = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
-pallet-utility = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+frame-executive = { workspace = true }
+frame-support = { workspace = true }
+frame-system = { workspace = true }
+frame-system-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true }
+pallet-asset-tx-payment = { workspace = true }
+pallet-aura = { workspace = true }
+pallet-balances = { workspace = true }
+pallet-collective = { workspace = true }
+pallet-insecure-randomness-collective-flip = { workspace = true }
+pallet-membership = { workspace = true }
+pallet-proxy = { workspace = true }
+pallet-scheduler = { workspace = true }
+pallet-timestamp = { workspace = true }
+pallet-transaction-payment = { workspace = true }
+pallet-transaction-payment-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true }
+pallet-treasury = { workspace = true }
+pallet-utility = { workspace = true }
 
-parachains-common = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+parachains-common = { workspace = true }
 
 # Cumulus dependencies
-cumulus-pallet-aura-ext = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-pallet-dmp-queue = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-pallet-parachain-system = { default-features = false, features = [
-    "parameterized-consensus-hook",
-], version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-pallet-xcm = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-pallet-xcmp-queue = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-primitives-core = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-primitives-timestamp = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-primitives-utility = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
+cumulus-pallet-aura-ext = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-pallet-dmp-queue = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-pallet-parachain-system = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-pallet-xcm = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-pallet-xcmp-queue = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-primitives-core = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-primitives-timestamp = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-primitives-utility = { workspace = true }
 
 # Polkadot dependencies
-pallet-xcm = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
-polkadot-parachain-primitives = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-polkadot-runtime-common = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
-xcm = { package = "staging-xcm", default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
-xcm-builder = { package = "staging-xcm-builder", default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
-xcm-executor = { package = "staging-xcm-executor", default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+pallet-xcm = { workspace = true }
+polkadot-parachain-primitives = { workspace = true }
+polkadot-runtime-common = { workspace = true }
+xcm = { workspace = true }
+xcm-builder = { workspace = true }
+xcm-executor = { workspace = true }
 
 # used for try-runtime
-frame-try-runtime = { default-features = false, optional = true, version = "0.30.0" }
-try-runtime-cli = { default-features = false, optional = true, version = "0.34.0" }
+frame-try-runtime = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+try-runtime-cli = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 # Used for runtime benchmarking
-frame-benchmarking = { default-features = false, optional = true, version = "24.0.0" }
-frame-system-benchmarking = { default-features = false, optional = true, version = "24.0.0" }
-hex-literal = { version = "0.3.1", optional = true }
+frame-benchmarking = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+frame-system-benchmarking = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+hex-literal = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-substrate-wasm-builder = { optional = true, version = "13.0.0" }
+substrate-wasm-builder = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [features]
 default = ["std"]
@@ -131,7 +123,7 @@ runtime-benchmarks = [
     "xcm-executor/runtime-benchmarks",
 ]
 std = [
-    "codec/std",
+    "parity-scale-codec/std",
     "cumulus-pallet-aura-ext/std",
     "cumulus-pallet-dmp-queue/std",
     "cumulus-pallet-parachain-system/std",
diff --git a/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/src/lib.rs b/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/src/lib.rs
index 9abf611..fe9c3f8 100644
--- a/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot-parachains/encointer-runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ use sp_std::prelude::*;
 use sp_version::NativeVersion;
 use sp_version::RuntimeVersion;
 
-use codec::{Decode, Encode, MaxEncodedLen};
 use encointer_balances_tx_payment::{AssetBalanceOf, AssetIdOf, BalanceToCommunityBalance};
 use frame_support::{
 	construct_runtime,
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ use frame_system::{
 	EnsureRoot,
 };
 pub use parachains_common as common;
+use parity_scale_codec::{Decode, Encode, MaxEncodedLen};
 use sp_runtime::RuntimeDebug;
 
 use parachains_common::{
diff --git a/polkadot-parachains/launch-runtime/Cargo.toml b/polkadot-parachains/launch-runtime/Cargo.toml
index be8e3bf..c0ea4bb 100644
--- a/polkadot-parachains/launch-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot-parachains/launch-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,84 +7,78 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.0.0", default-features = false, features = [
-    "derive",
-] }
-log = { version = "0.4.20", default-features = false }
-parachain-info = { package = "staging-parachain-info", default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = [
-    "derive",
-] }
-serde = { version = "1.0.132", default-features = false, optional = true, features = ["derive"] }
+log = { workspace = true }
+parachain-info = { workspace = true }
+parity-scale-codec = { workspace = true }
+scale-info = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true }
 
 # local deps
 runtime-common = { default-features = false, path = "../runtime-common" }
 
 # Substrate dependencies
-sp-api = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-sp-block-builder = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-sp-consensus-aura = { default-features = false, version = "0.28.0" }
-sp-core = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-sp-inherents = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-sp-io = { default-features = false, version = "26.0.0" }
-sp-offchain = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-sp-runtime = { default-features = false, version = "27.0.0" }
-sp-session = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
-sp-std = { default-features = false, version = "11.0.0" }
-sp-transaction-pool = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-sp-version = { default-features = false, version = "25.0.0" }
+sp-api = { workspace = true }
+sp-block-builder = { workspace = true }
+sp-consensus-aura = { workspace = true }
+sp-core = { workspace = true }
+sp-inherents = { workspace = true }
+sp-io = { workspace = true }
+sp-offchain = { workspace = true }
+sp-runtime = { workspace = true }
+sp-session = { workspace = true }
+sp-std = { workspace = true }
+sp-transaction-pool = { workspace = true }
+sp-version = { workspace = true }
 
-frame-executive = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-frame-support = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-frame-system = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-frame-system-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "22.0.0" }
-pallet-asset-tx-payment = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-aura = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
-pallet-balances = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-collective = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-insecure-randomness-collective-flip = { default-features = false, version = "12.0.0" }
-pallet-membership = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-proxy = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-scheduler = { default-features = false, version = "25.0.0" }
-pallet-timestamp = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
-pallet-transaction-payment = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-transaction-payment-rpc-runtime-api = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-treasury = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
-pallet-utility = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
+frame-executive = { workspace = true }
+frame-support = { workspace = true }
+frame-system = { workspace = true }
+frame-system-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true }
+pallet-asset-tx-payment = { workspace = true }
+pallet-aura = { workspace = true }
+pallet-balances = { workspace = true }
+pallet-collective = { workspace = true }
+pallet-insecure-randomness-collective-flip = { workspace = true }
+pallet-membership = { workspace = true }
+pallet-proxy = { workspace = true }
+pallet-scheduler = { workspace = true }
+pallet-timestamp = { workspace = true }
+pallet-transaction-payment = { workspace = true }
+pallet-transaction-payment-rpc-runtime-api = { workspace = true }
+pallet-treasury = { workspace = true }
+pallet-utility = { workspace = true }
 
-parachains-common = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+parachains-common = { workspace = true }
 
 # Cumulus dependencies
-cumulus-pallet-aura-ext = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-pallet-dmp-queue = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-pallet-parachain-system = { default-features = false, features = [
-    "parameterized-consensus-hook",
-], version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-pallet-xcm = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-pallet-xcmp-queue = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-primitives-core = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-primitives-timestamp = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
-cumulus-primitives-utility = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
+cumulus-pallet-aura-ext = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-pallet-dmp-queue = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-pallet-parachain-system = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-pallet-xcm = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-pallet-xcmp-queue = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-primitives-core = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-primitives-timestamp = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-primitives-utility = { workspace = true }
 
 # Polkadot dependencies
-pallet-xcm = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
-polkadot-parachain-primitives = { default-features = false, version = "2.0.0" }
-polkadot-runtime-common = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
-xcm = { package = "staging-xcm", default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
-xcm-builder = { package = "staging-xcm-builder", default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
-xcm-executor = { package = "staging-xcm-executor", default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+pallet-xcm = { workspace = true }
+polkadot-parachain-primitives = { workspace = true }
+polkadot-runtime-common = { workspace = true }
+xcm = { workspace = true }
+xcm-builder = { workspace = true }
+xcm-executor = { workspace = true }
 
 # used for try-runtime
-frame-try-runtime = { default-features = false, optional = true, version = "0.30.0" }
-try-runtime-cli = { default-features = false, optional = true, version = "0.34.0" }
+frame-try-runtime = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+try-runtime-cli = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 # Used for runtime benchmarking
-frame-benchmarking = { default-features = false, optional = true, version = "24.0.0" }
-frame-system-benchmarking = { default-features = false, optional = true, version = "24.0.0" }
-hex-literal = { version = "0.3.1", optional = true }
+frame-benchmarking = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+frame-system-benchmarking = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+hex-literal = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-substrate-wasm-builder = { optional = true, version = "13.0.0" }
+substrate-wasm-builder = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [features]
 default = ["std"]
@@ -108,7 +102,7 @@ runtime-benchmarks = [
     "xcm-executor/runtime-benchmarks",
 ]
 std = [
-    "codec/std",
+    "parity-scale-codec/std",
     "cumulus-pallet-aura-ext/std",
     "cumulus-pallet-dmp-queue/std",
     "cumulus-pallet-parachain-system/std",
diff --git a/polkadot-parachains/runtime-common/Cargo.toml b/polkadot-parachains/runtime-common/Cargo.toml
index bb9dbe7..00ef636 100644
--- a/polkadot-parachains/runtime-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot-parachains/runtime-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-smallvec = "1.6.1"
+smallvec = { workspace = true }
 
-kusama-runtime-constants = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
-polkadot-core-primitives = { default-features = false, version = "3.0.0" }
+kusama-runtime-constants = { workspace = true }
+polkadot-core-primitives = { workspace = true }
 
-frame-support = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-frame-system = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-balances = { default-features = false, version = "24.0.0" }
-pallet-treasury = { default-features = false, version = "23.0.0" }
-sp-runtime = { default-features = false, version = "27.0.0" }
+frame-support = { workspace = true }
+frame-system = { workspace = true }
+pallet-balances = { workspace = true }
+pallet-treasury = { workspace = true }
+sp-runtime = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
 default = ["std"]
diff --git a/polkadot-parachains/src/service.rs b/polkadot-parachains/src/service.rs
index cca4323..cecd648 100644
--- a/polkadot-parachains/src/service.rs
+++ b/polkadot-parachains/src/service.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Cumulus.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use codec::Codec;
 use cumulus_client_cli::CollatorOptions;
 use cumulus_client_collator::service::CollatorService;
 use cumulus_client_consensus_aura::collators::basic::{
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ use cumulus_client_service::{
 };
 use cumulus_primitives_core::{relay_chain::v2::Hash as PHash, ParaId, PersistedValidationData};
 use cumulus_relay_chain_interface::{OverseerHandle, RelayChainInterface};
+use parity_scale_codec::Codec;
 use sc_consensus::ImportQueue;
 use sp_core::Pair;
 
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index 1cb251a..c344275 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75955457/substrate-node-template-cannot-create-a-runtime-error-othercannot-deserialize
 [toolchain]
-channel = "nightly-2023-05-22"
-components = [ "rustfmt" ]
-targets = [ "wasm32-unknown-unknown" ]
-profile = "minimal"
+channel = "nightly-2023-11-01"
+components = [
+    "cargo",
+    "clippy",
+    "rust-analyzer",
+    "rust-src",
+    "rust-std",
+    "rustc",
+    "rustc-dev",
+    "rustfmt",
+]
+targets = ["wasm32-unknown-unknown"]
+profile = "default" # include rustfmt, clippy