diff --git a/chainweb.cabal b/chainweb.cabal
index 590ee3174c..1363a3893f 100644
--- a/chainweb.cabal
+++ b/chainweb.cabal
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ common warning-flags
 
 custom-setup
     setup-depends:
-          Cabal >= 3.8
+        , Cabal >= 3.8
         , base >= 4.12 && < 5
         , bytestring >= 0.10.12
         , directory >= 1.3
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ library
     c-sources: c/shathree.c
     cc-options: -DSQLITE_CORE
     exposed-modules:
-          Chainweb.Backup
+        , Chainweb.Backup
         , Chainweb.BlockCreationTime
         , Chainweb.BlockHash
         , Chainweb.BlockHeader
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ library
         , Utils.Logging.Trace
 
     build-depends:
-          Decimal >= 0.4.2
+        , Decimal >= 0.4.2
         , aeson >= 2.2
         , asn1-encoding >=0.9
         , asn1-types >=0.3
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ library
         , chronos >= 1.1
         , clock >= 0.7
         , configuration-tools >= 0.6
-        , crypton-connection >= 0.2 && < 0.4
+        , crypton-connection >= 0.4
         , containers >= 0.5
         , crypton >= 0.31
         , cuckoo >= 0.3
@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ library
         , tls-session-manager >= 0.0
         , token-bucket >= 0.1
         , transformers >= 0.5
-        , unliftio ^>= 0.2
-        , unordered-containers >= 0.2.16
+        , unliftio >= 0.2
+        , unordered-containers >= 0.2.20
         , uuid >= 1.3.15
         , wai >= 3.2.2.1
         , wai-app-static >= 3.1.6.3
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ test-suite chainweb-tests
         Data.Test.Word.Encoding
 
         -- P2P
+        P2P.Test.Node
         P2P.Test.Orphans
         P2P.Test.TaskQueue
 
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ test-suite chainweb-tests
         , bytestring >= 0.10.12
         , case-insensitive >= 1.2
         , chainweb-storage >= 0.1
-        , crypton-connection >=0.2
+        , crypton-connection >=0.4
         , containers >= 0.5
         , crypton >= 0.31
         , data-default >=0.7
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ test-suite chainweb-tests
         , time >= 1.12.2
         , transformers >= 0.5
         , unliftio >= 0.2.25
-        , unordered-containers >= 0.2.16
+        , unordered-containers >= 0.2.20
         , vector >= 0.12.2
         , wai >= 3.2
         , wai-middleware-validation
@@ -663,7 +664,7 @@ executable chainweb-node
         PkgInfo
     build-depends:
         -- internal
-          chainweb
+        , chainweb
 
         -- external
         , async >= 2.2
@@ -710,14 +711,18 @@ executable cwtool
     main-is: CwTool.hs
     other-modules:
         Allocations
+        Chainweb.Test.Cut
+        Chainweb.Test.Cut.TestBlockDb
         Chainweb.Test.HostAddress
         Chainweb.Test.MultiNode
         Chainweb.Test.Orphans.Internal
         Chainweb.Test.Orphans.Pact
         Chainweb.Test.Orphans.Time
-        Chainweb.Test.Pact.Utils
         Chainweb.Test.P2P.Peer.BootstrapConfig
+        Chainweb.Test.Pact.Utils
+        Chainweb.Test.TestVersions
         Chainweb.Test.Utils
+        Chainweb.Test.Utils.APIValidation
         Chainweb.Test.Utils.BlockHeader
         CheckpointerDBChecksum
         Ea
@@ -736,7 +741,7 @@ executable cwtool
 
     build-depends:
         -- internal
-          chainweb
+        , chainweb
 
         -- external
         , QuickCheck >= 2.14
@@ -753,7 +758,7 @@ executable cwtool
         , chainweb-storage >= 0.1
         , chronos >= 1.1
         , configuration-tools >= 0.6
-        , crypton-connection >=0.2
+        , crypton-connection >=0.4
         , containers >= 0.5
         , crypton >= 0.31
         , data-default >=0.7
@@ -802,7 +807,7 @@ executable cwtool
         , time >= 1.9
         , text >= 2.0
         , unliftio >= 0.2.25
-        , unordered-containers >= 0.2.16
+        , unordered-containers >= 0.2.20
         , vector >= 0.12.2
         , wai >= 3.2
         , wai-middleware-validation
@@ -836,10 +841,11 @@ benchmark bench
         Chainweb.Test.Orphans.Internal
         Chainweb.Test.Orphans.Pact
         Chainweb.Test.Orphans.Time
+        Chainweb.Test.TestVersions
         P2P.Test.Orphans
 
     build-depends:
-          Decimal >= 0.4.2
+        , Decimal >= 0.4.2
         , aeson >= 2.2
         , async >= 2.2
         , base >= 4.12 && < 5
@@ -868,6 +874,6 @@ benchmark bench
         , crypton >= 0.31
         , quickcheck-instances >= 0.3
         , streaming-commons >= 0.2
-        , unordered-containers >= 0.2.16
+        , unordered-containers >= 0.2.20
         , yet-another-logger >= 0.4.1
         , pact-json >= 0.1
diff --git a/src/Chainweb/Utils.hs b/src/Chainweb/Utils.hs
index 1f58ea1e85..a274191420 100644
--- a/src/Chainweb/Utils.hs
+++ b/src/Chainweb/Utils.hs
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ import qualified Data.ByteString.Builder as BB
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as BL
 import qualified Data.Csv as CSV
 import Data.Decimal
+import Data.Default (def)
 import Data.Functor.Of
 import Data.Hashable
 import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict as HM
@@ -1348,12 +1349,12 @@ manager micros = HTTP.newManager
 unsafeManager :: Int -> IO HTTP.Manager
 unsafeManager micros = HTTP.newTlsManagerWith
     $ setManagerRequestTimeout micros
-    $ HTTP.mkManagerSettings (HTTP.TLSSettingsSimple True True True) Nothing
+    $ HTTP.mkManagerSettings (HTTP.TLSSettingsSimple True True True def) Nothing
 
 unsafeManagerWithSettings :: (HTTP.ManagerSettings -> HTTP.ManagerSettings) -> IO HTTP.Manager
 unsafeManagerWithSettings settings = HTTP.newTlsManagerWith
     $ settings
-    $ HTTP.mkManagerSettings (HTTP.TLSSettingsSimple True True True) Nothing
+    $ HTTP.mkManagerSettings (HTTP.TLSSettingsSimple True True True def) Nothing
 
 setManagerRequestTimeout :: Int -> HTTP.ManagerSettings -> HTTP.ManagerSettings
 setManagerRequestTimeout micros settings = settings
diff --git a/test/Chainweb/Test/Utils.hs b/test/Chainweb/Test/Utils.hs
index 328de94b22..c607b44735 100644
--- a/test/Chainweb/Test/Utils.hs
+++ b/test/Chainweb/Test/Utils.hs
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ import Data.Bifunctor hiding (second)
 import qualified Data.ByteString as B
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as BL
 import Data.Coerce (coerce)
+import Data.Default (def)
 import Data.Foldable
 import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict as HashMap
 import Data.IORef
@@ -1132,7 +1133,7 @@ getClientEnv :: BaseUrl -> IO ClientEnv
 getClientEnv url = flip mkClientEnv url <$> HTTP.newTlsManagerWith mgrSettings
     where
       mgrSettings = HTTP.mkManagerSettings
-       (HTTP.TLSSettingsSimple True False False)
+       (HTTP.TLSSettingsSimple True False False def)
        Nothing
 
 -- | Backoff up to a constant 250ms, limiting to ~40s
diff --git a/tools/cwtool/TxSimulator.hs b/tools/cwtool/TxSimulator.hs
index 472d9abc4f..eb55695951 100644
--- a/tools/cwtool/TxSimulator.hs
+++ b/tools/cwtool/TxSimulator.hs
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ setupClient :: SimConfig -> IO ClientEnv
 setupClient sc = flip mkClientEnv (scApiHostUrl sc) <$> newTlsManagerWith mgrSettings
   where
     mgrSettings = mkManagerSettings
-        (TLSSettingsSimple True False False)
+        (TLSSettingsSimple True False False def)
         Nothing
 
 -- | note, fetches [low - 1, hi] to have parent headers