diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cf38d85..9fafe115 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
     "@noble/secp256k1": "^1.5.4",
     "multiformats": "^11.0.0",
     "node-forge": "^1.1.0",
-    "protons-runtime": "^4.0.1",
+    "protons-runtime": "^5.0.0",
     "uint8arraylist": "^2.4.3",
     "uint8arrays": "^4.0.2"
   },
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
     "@types/mocha": "^10.0.0",
     "aegir": "^38.1.2",
     "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
+    "protons": "^7.0.2",
     "util": "^0.12.5"
   },
   "browser": {
diff --git a/src/keys/keys.ts b/src/keys/keys.ts
index cea144dc..0d9fcd41 100644
--- a/src/keys/keys.ts
+++ b/src/keys/keys.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 /* eslint-disable complexity */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-namespace */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-boolean-literal-compare */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface */
 
 import { enumeration, encodeMessage, decodeMessage, message } from 'protons-runtime'
-import type { Uint8ArrayList } from 'uint8arraylist'
 import type { Codec } from 'protons-runtime'
+import type { Uint8ArrayList } from 'uint8arraylist'
 
 export enum KeyType {
   RSA = 'RSA',
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ export namespace PublicKey {
     return _codec
   }
 
-  export const encode = (obj: PublicKey): Uint8Array => {
+  export const encode = (obj: Partial<PublicKey>): Uint8Array => {
     return encodeMessage(obj, PublicKey.codec())
   }
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ export namespace PrivateKey {
     return _codec
   }
 
-  export const encode = (obj: PrivateKey): Uint8Array => {
+  export const encode = (obj: Partial<PrivateKey>): Uint8Array => {
     return encodeMessage(obj, PrivateKey.codec())
   }