diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 8919e81020..ba3b7ef0b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo clean
 
         # Build the library, tests, and examples without running them to avoid recompilation in the run tests step
-      - name: Build with all features
+      - name: Build with default features
         run: cargo build --workspace --tests --examples --release
 
       - name: Start iota sandbox
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0b349651b5..7dfcbcadd1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ members = [
 exclude = ["bindings/wasm", "bindings/grpc"]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-bls12_381_plus = { version = "=0.8.15" }
+bls12_381_plus = { version = "0.8.17" }
 serde = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc", "derive"] }
 thiserror = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
 strum = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["std", "derive"] }
diff --git a/bindings/wasm/Cargo.toml b/bindings/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 9e264b3b6d..1acaf0ce96 100644
--- a/bindings/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }
-bls12_381_plus = "=0.8.15"
+bls12_381_plus = "0.8.17"
 console_error_panic_hook = { version = "0.1" }
 futures = { version = "0.3" }
 identity_eddsa_verifier = { path = "../../identity_eddsa_verifier", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
diff --git a/identity_credential/Cargo.toml b/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
index 2a4b11d09c..aaba6c974e 100644
--- a/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ zkryptium = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.62"
 identity_eddsa_verifier = { path = "../identity_eddsa_verifier", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
-iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519", "std", "random"] }
+iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519", "std", "random"] }
 proptest = { version = "1.4.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.35.0", default-features = false, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 
diff --git a/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml b/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
index eedd1d652e..97308beebf 100644
--- a/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description = "JWS EdDSA signature verification for IOTA Identity"
 
 [dependencies]
 identity_jose = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_jose", default-features = false }
-iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
+iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 
 [features]
 ed25519 = ["iota-crypto/ed25519"]
diff --git a/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml b/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml
index 0ddb2bd6b9..f44a3ca27c 100644
--- a/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ thiserror.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.57" }
-iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["bip39", "bip39-en"] }
+iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false, features = ["bip39", "bip39-en"] }
 proptest = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.29.0", default-features = false, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 
diff --git a/identity_jose/Cargo.toml b/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
index 32d3824a9a..da8ddba3d2 100644
--- a/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ description = "A library for JOSE (JSON Object Signing and Encryption)"
 [dependencies]
 bls12_381_plus.workspace = true
 identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["std", "sha"] }
+iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false, features = ["std", "sha"] }
 json-proof-token.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ zeroize = { version = "1.6", default-features = false, features = ["std", "zeroi
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
-iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", features = ["ed25519", "random", "hmac"] }
+iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", features = ["ed25519", "random", "hmac"] }
 p256 = { version = "0.12.0", default-features = false, features = ["std", "ecdsa", "ecdsa-core"] }
 signature = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 
diff --git a/identity_jose/src/tests/rfc8037.rs b/identity_jose/src/tests/rfc8037.rs
index d83f22eb89..27bb755979 100644
--- a/identity_jose/src/tests/rfc8037.rs
+++ b/identity_jose/src/tests/rfc8037.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ fn test_rfc8037_ed25519() {
       .and_then(|decoded| decoded.verify(&jws_verifier, &public))
       .unwrap();
 
+    assert_eq!(token.protected, header);
+    assert_eq!(token.claims, tv.payload.as_bytes());
+
     let jws_signature_verifier = JwsVerifierFn::from(|input: VerificationInput, key: &Jwk| match input.alg {
       JwsAlgorithm::EdDSA => ed25519::verify(input, key),
       other => unimplemented!("{other}"),
@@ -62,7 +65,5 @@ fn test_rfc8037_ed25519() {
       .unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(token, token_with_default);
-    assert_eq!(token.protected, header);
-    assert_eq!(token.claims, tv.payload.as_bytes());
   }
 }
diff --git a/identity_storage/Cargo.toml b/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
index 5b2ff0c8f6..fbbe93b346 100644
--- a/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ identity_did = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features
 identity_document = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
 identity_iota_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_iota_core", default-features = false, optional = true }
 identity_verification = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
-iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519", "random"], optional = true }
+iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519", "random"], optional = true }
 json-proof-token = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 rand = { version = "0.8.5", default-features = false, features = ["std", "std_rng"], optional = true }
 seahash = { version = "4.1.0", default-features = false }
diff --git a/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml b/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
index 10d58da369..d6b0825cba 100644
--- a/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ async-trait = { version = "0.1.64", default-features = false }
 bls12_381_plus = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 identity_storage = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_storage", default-features = false }
 identity_verification = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
-iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
+iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
 iota-sdk = { version = "1.1.5", default-features = false, features = ["client", "stronghold"] }
 iota_stronghold = { version = "2.1.0", default-features = false }
 json-proof-token = { workspace = true, optional = true }