diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 47405128e..4e400d4e6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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+        "chainpad": "^5.3.1",
         "chainpad-crypto": "^0.3.0",
         "chainpad-listmap": "^1.2.0",
         "chainpad-netflux": "^1.3.0",
@@ -2104,16 +2104,15 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chainpad/-/chainpad-5.3.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chainpad/-/chainpad-5.3.1.tgz",
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-        "nthen": "^0.1.5",
-        "xmhell": "~0.1.2"
+        "nthen": "^0.1.5"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/chainpad-crypto": {
@@ -7668,14 +7667,6 @@
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-    "node_modules/xmhell": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmhell/-/xmhell-0.1.2.tgz",
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-        "node": "*"
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xml-crypto/-/xml-crypto-6.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7b917543c..7d4ad5e45 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     "bootstrap": "^4.0.0",
     "bootstrap-tokenfield": "^0.12.0",
-    "chainpad": "^5.2.6",
+    "chainpad": "^5.3.1",
     "chainpad-crypto": "^0.3.0",
     "chainpad-listmap": "^1.2.0",
     "chainpad-netflux": "^1.3.0",