diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 69a17e45..3f91a32a 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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     "@influxdata/influxdb-client": "^1.35.0",
     "compare-versions": "^6.1.1",
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     "http-responders": "^2.2.0",
     "multiformats": "^13.4.1",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 26f644b0..ecfa4dc7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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         "compare-versions": "^6.1.1",
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         "http-assert": "^1.5.0",
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       "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "acorn": "bin/acorn"
       },
@@ -2404,6 +2405,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
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         "@eslint-community/regexpp": "^4.6.1",
@@ -2591,6 +2593,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
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@@ -2640,6 +2643,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
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         "eslint-plugin-es": "^4.1.0",
@@ -2675,6 +2679,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
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         "node": "^12.22.0 || ^14.17.0 || >=16.0.0"
       },
@@ -2690,6 +2695,7 @@
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@@ -2850,9 +2856,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ethers/-/ethers-6.15.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Kf/3ZW54L4UT0pZtsY/rf+EkBU7Qi5nnhonjUb8yTXcxH3cdcWrV2cRyk0Xk/4jK6OoHhxxZHriyhje20If2hQ==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ethers/-/ethers-6.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-U1wulmetNymijEhpSEQ7Ct/P/Jw9/e7R1j5XIbPRydgV2DjLVMsULDlNksq3RQnFgKoLlZf88ijYtWEXcPa07A==",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "individual",
@@ -2863,6 +2869,7 @@
           "url": "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ricmoo"
         }
       ],
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
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         "@noble/curves": "1.2.0",
@@ -4424,6 +4431,7 @@
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       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "whatwg-url": "^5.0.0"
       },
@@ -4787,6 +4795,7 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg/-/pg-8.16.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-enxc1h0jA/aq5oSDMvqyW3q89ra6XIIDZgCX9vkMrnz5DFTw/Ny3Li2lFQ+pt3L6MCgm/5o2o8HW9hiJji+xvw==",
+      "peer": true,
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         "pg-pool": "^3.10.1",
@@ -6365,7 +6374,7 @@
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         "@web3-storage/w3up-client": "^16.5.2",
         "cancel-stuck-transactions": "^4.1.4",
-        "ethers": "^6.15.0",
+        "ethers": "^6.16.0",
         "p-retry": "^7.1.0",
         "pg": "^8.16.3"
       },
diff --git a/publish/package.json b/publish/package.json
index f19e0d78..f41b9770 100644
--- a/publish/package.json
+++ b/publish/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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     "@web3-storage/w3up-client": "^16.5.2",
     "cancel-stuck-transactions": "^4.1.4",
-    "ethers": "^6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "^6.16.0",
     "p-retry": "^7.1.0",
     "pg": "^8.16.3"
   },