diff --git a/integration-tests/Cargo.toml b/integration-tests/Cargo.toml
index e84f1a3..c43a237 100644
--- a/integration-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/integration-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ moat-core={ path = "../moat-core" }
 license-provider = { path = "../license-provider" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-dusk-wallet = "0.18"
-zk-citadel = "0.4"
-phoenix-core = { version = "0.20.0-rc.0", features = ["alloc"] }
-poseidon-merkle = { version = "0.2.1-rc.0", features = ["rkyv-impl"] }
-dusk-pki = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl"] }
-dusk-plonk = { version = "0.14", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl", "alloc"] }
-dusk-bls12_381 = "0.11"
+dusk-wallet = "0.20.0-rc.0"
+zk-citadel = "0.5"
+phoenix-core = { version = "0.21", features = ["alloc"] }
+poseidon-merkle = { version = "0.3", features = ["rkyv-impl"] }
+dusk-pki = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl"] }
+dusk-plonk = { version = "0.16", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl", "alloc"] }
+dusk-bls12_381 = "0.12"
 wallet-accessor = { path = "../wallet-accessor" }
 rkyv = { version = "=0.7.39" }
 tokio = { version = "1.15", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "time", "fs", "macros"] }
diff --git a/integration-tests/tests/citadel/int_test_user.rs b/integration-tests/tests/citadel/int_test_user.rs
index 6d09d0e..2781f37 100644
--- a/integration-tests/tests/citadel/int_test_user.rs
+++ b/integration-tests/tests/citadel/int_test_user.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 use bytecheck::CheckBytes;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use dusk_bls12_381::BlsScalar;
-use dusk_bytes::{DeserializableSlice, Serializable};
+use dusk_bytes::DeserializableSlice;
 use dusk_pki::{PublicSpendKey, SecretSpendKey};
 use dusk_plonk::prelude::*;
 use dusk_wallet::{RuskHttpClient, WalletPath};
@@ -142,12 +142,14 @@ async fn prove_and_send_use_license(
     verifier
         .verify(&proof, &public_inputs)
         .expect("Verifying the circuit should succeed");
+    info!("proof validated locally");
 
     let use_license_arg = UseLicenseArg {
         proof,
         public_inputs,
     };
 
+    info!("calling license contract's use_license");
     let tx_id = PayloadSender::execute_contract_method(
         use_license_arg,
         &blockchain_config,
@@ -243,10 +245,11 @@ async fn user_round_trip() -> Result<(), Error> {
     // initialize
     // NOTE: it is important that the seed is the same as in the recovery
     // PUB_PARAMS initialization code
-    let rng = &mut StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xbeef);
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xbeef);
 
     info!("performing setup");
-    let pp = PublicParameters::setup(1 << CAPACITY, rng).unwrap();
+    let pp = PublicParameters::setup(1 << CAPACITY, &mut rng)
+        .expect("Initializing public parameters should succeed");
 
     info!("compiling circuit");
     let (prover, verifier) = Compiler::compile::<LicenseCircuit>(&pp, LABEL)
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@ async fn user_round_trip() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let request = RequestCreator::create_from_hex_args(
         request_json.user_ssk,
         request_json.provider_psk,
-        rng,
+        &mut rng,
     )?;
 
     // as a User, submit request to blockchain
@@ -297,7 +300,7 @@ async fn user_round_trip() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     // as a LP, retrieve request from blockchain
     info!("retrieving request from blockchain (as an LP)");
-    let tx_id = format!("{:X}", tx_id);
+    let tx_id = hex::encode(tx_id.to_bytes());
     let request: Request =
         PayloadRetriever::retrieve_payload(tx_id, &client).await?;
 
@@ -309,7 +312,7 @@ async fn user_round_trip() -> Result<(), Error> {
         &blockchain_config,
         &wallet_path,
         &request,
-        rng,
+        &mut rng,
     )
     .await?;
     show_state(&client, "after issue_license").await?;
@@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ async fn user_round_trip() -> Result<(), Error> {
         &verifier,
         &license,
         opening.unwrap(),
-        rng,
+        &mut rng,
         &challenge,
     )
     .await?;
diff --git a/integration-tests/tests/citadel/send_request.rs b/integration-tests/tests/citadel/send_request.rs
index 06d7429..258c3fe 100644
--- a/integration-tests/tests/citadel/send_request.rs
+++ b/integration-tests/tests/citadel/send_request.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ async fn send_request() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let client = RuskHttpClient::new(config.rusk_address);
     TxAwaiter::wait_for(&client, tx_id).await?;
 
-    let tx_id_hex = format!("{:x}", tx_id);
+    let tx_id_hex = hex::encode(tx_id.to_bytes());
 
     let retrieved_request =
         get_request_from_blockchain(tx_id_hex, &client).await?;
diff --git a/license-provider/Cargo.toml b/license-provider/Cargo.toml
index 56a05bd..f1edc26 100644
--- a/license-provider/Cargo.toml
+++ b/license-provider/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-dusk-wallet = "0.18"
-zk-citadel = "0.4"
+dusk-wallet = "0.20.0-rc.0"
+zk-citadel = "0.5"
 moat-core={ path = "../moat-core" }
 wallet-accessor = { path = "../wallet-accessor" }
-dusk-poseidon = { version = "0.30", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl", "alloc"] }
-dusk-jubjub = { version = "0.12", default-features = false }
-dusk-bls12_381 = "0.11"
-dusk-pki = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl"] }
-rusk-abi = { version = "0.10.0-piecrust.0.6", default-features = false }
+dusk-poseidon = { version = "0.31", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl", "alloc"] }
+dusk-jubjub = { version = "0.13", default-features = false }
+dusk-bls12_381 = "0.12"
+dusk-pki = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl"] }
+rusk-abi = { version = "0.11", default-features = false }
 rkyv = { version = "=0.7.39" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
diff --git a/license-provider/src/license_issuer.rs b/license-provider/src/license_issuer.rs
index 2b6a01b..475fc6f 100644
--- a/license-provider/src/license_issuer.rs
+++ b/license-provider/src/license_issuer.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl LicenseIssuer {
             .expect("License should serialize correctly")
             .to_vec();
         let lpk = JubJubAffine::from(license.lsa.pk_r().as_ref());
-        let license_hash = sponge::hash(&[lpk.get_x(), lpk.get_y()]);
+        let license_hash = sponge::hash(&[lpk.get_u(), lpk.get_v()]);
         let tuple = (license_blob, license_hash);
         trace!(
             "sending issue license with license blob size={}",
diff --git a/macros/code-hasher/Cargo.toml b/macros/code-hasher/Cargo.toml
index 24823e3..fb2ae54 100644
--- a/macros/code-hasher/Cargo.toml
+++ b/macros/code-hasher/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ darling = "0.14"
 semver = "1.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-dusk-plonk = "0.14"
+dusk-plonk = "0.16"
diff --git a/moat-cli/Cargo.toml b/moat-cli/Cargo.toml
index 068a602..81d71fb 100644
--- a/moat-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/moat-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-dusk-wallet = "0.18"
+dusk-wallet = "0.20.0-rc.0"
 wallet-accessor = { path = "../wallet-accessor" }
 moat-core = { path = "../moat-core" }
 toml-base-config = "0.1"
diff --git a/moat-core/Cargo.toml b/moat-core/Cargo.toml
index 48391ce..1c6c6ab 100644
--- a/moat-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/moat-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ tokio-tungstenite = { version = "0.19", default-features = false, features = ["c
 futures = "0.3"
 futures-core = "0.3"
 futures-util = { version = "0.3.28", default-features = false, features = ["sink", "std"] }
-dusk-wallet = "0.18"
+dusk-wallet = "0.20.0-rc.0"
 wallet-accessor = { path = "../wallet-accessor" }
-zk-citadel = "0.4"
-dusk-plonk = { version = "0.14", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl", "alloc"] }
-phoenix-core = { version = "0.20.0-rc.0", features = ["alloc"] }
-dusk-poseidon = { version = "0.30", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl", "alloc"] }
-poseidon-merkle = { version = "0.2.1-rc.0", features = ["rkyv-impl"] }
-dusk-jubjub = { version = "0.12", default-features = false }
-dusk-bls12_381 = "0.11"
-dusk-pki = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl"] }
-rusk-abi = { version = "0.10.0-piecrust.0.6", default-features = false }
+zk-citadel = "0.5"
+dusk-plonk = { version = "0.16", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl", "alloc"] }
+phoenix-core = { version = "0.21", features = ["alloc"] }
+dusk-poseidon = { version = "0.31", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl", "alloc"] }
+poseidon-merkle = { version = "0.3", features = ["rkyv-impl"] }
+dusk-jubjub = { version = "0.13", default-features = false }
+dusk-bls12_381 = "0.12"
+dusk-pki = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["rkyv-impl"] }
+rusk-abi = { version = "0.11", default-features = false }
 rkyv = { version = "=0.7.39" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
diff --git a/moat-core/src/blockchain_queries/tx_awaiter.rs b/moat-core/src/blockchain_queries/tx_awaiter.rs
index 8998077..e8f1276 100644
--- a/moat-core/src/blockchain_queries/tx_awaiter.rs
+++ b/moat-core/src/blockchain_queries/tx_awaiter.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl TxAwaiter {
         client: &RuskHttpClient,
         tx_id: BlsScalar,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let tx_id = format!("{:x}", tx_id);
+        let tx_id = hex::encode(tx_id.to_bytes());
         Self::wait_for_tx(client, tx_id).await
     }
 
diff --git a/wallet-accessor/Cargo.toml b/wallet-accessor/Cargo.toml
index 29ce3d6..bd41872 100644
--- a/wallet-accessor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/wallet-accessor/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-dusk-wallet = "0.18"
-dusk-wallet-core = "0.20.0-piecrust.0.6"
-phoenix-core = { version = "0.20.0-rc.0", features = ["alloc"] }
-dusk-bls12_381 = "0.11"
-rusk-abi = { version = "0.10.0-piecrust.0.6", default-features = false }
+dusk-wallet = "0.20.0-rc.0"
+dusk-wallet-core = "0.22.0-plonk.0.16"
+phoenix-core = { version = "0.21", features = ["alloc"] }
+dusk-bls12_381 = "0.12"
+rusk-abi = { version = "0.11", default-features = false }
 rkyv = { version = "=0.7.39" }
 tracing = "0.1"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/wallet-accessor/src/wallet_accessor.rs b/wallet-accessor/src/wallet_accessor.rs
index 2623bcc..b2018e9 100644
--- a/wallet-accessor/src/wallet_accessor.rs
+++ b/wallet-accessor/src/wallet_accessor.rs
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ impl WalletAccessor {
                 },
             )
             .await?;
+        wallet.sync().await?;
 
-        assert!(wallet.is_online(), "Wallet should be online");
+        assert!(wallet.is_online().await, "Wallet should be online");
 
         debug!(
             "Sending tx with a call to method '{}' of contract='{}'",