diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9bff3cf6..f0ce36b5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "aead"
+version = "0.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1973cfbc1a2daf9cf550e74e1f088c28e7f7d8c1e1418fb6c9dc5184b7e84c99"
+dependencies = [
+ "crypto-common 0.2.2",
+ "inout 0.2.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "aes"
 version = "0.8.4"
@@ -34,7 +44,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b169f7a6d4742236a0a00c541b845991d0ac43e546831af1249753ab4c3aa3a0"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cipher",
+ "cipher 0.4.4",
  "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
 ]
 
@@ -44,9 +54,9 @@ version = "0.10.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "831010a0f742e1209b3bcea8fab6a8e149051ba6099432c8cb2cc117dec3ead1"
 dependencies = [
- "aead",
+ "aead 0.5.2",
  "aes",
- "cipher",
+ "cipher 0.4.4",
  "ctr",
  "ghash",
  "subtle",
@@ -837,7 +847,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-node"
-version = "0.23.1"
+version = "0.24.0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "ant-protocol",
@@ -895,8 +905,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-protocol"
-version = "5.0.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/WithAutonomi/ant-protocol?rev=0c6ae27b6261227a32e6fe0f976163c42bde960e#0c6ae27b6261227a32e6fe0f976163c42bde960e"
+version = "6.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "28e38869b71a547db27d565d6256c371ec410700d646e0eb7b683684cdaa93de"
 dependencies = [
  "blake3",
  "bytes",
@@ -1316,18 +1327,6 @@ version = "1.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1505bd5d3d116872e7271a6d4e16d81d0c8570876c8de68093a09ac269d8aac0"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "attohttpc"
-version = "0.30.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "16e2cdb6d5ed835199484bb92bb8b3edd526effe995c61732580439c1a67e2e9"
-dependencies = [
- "base64 0.22.1",
- "http",
- "log",
- "url",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "auto_impl"
 version = "1.3.0"
@@ -1682,7 +1681,7 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "26b52a9543ae338f279b96b0b9fed9c8093744685043739079ce85cd58f289a6"
 dependencies = [
- "cipher",
+ "cipher 0.4.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1703,8 +1702,8 @@ version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9ae3c82e4355234767756212c570e29833699ab63e6ffd161887314cc5b43847"
 dependencies = [
- "aead",
- "cipher",
+ "aead 0.5.2",
+ "cipher 0.4.4",
  "ctr",
  "subtle",
 ]
@@ -1728,7 +1727,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c3613f74bd2eac03dad61bd53dbe620703d4371614fe0bc3b9f04dd36fe4e818"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cipher",
+ "cipher 0.4.4",
  "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
 ]
 
@@ -1739,6 +1738,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "65c35e4b699c7e15ccbe7ee35c005e4fc0a278d22238a2857e6ce2dadeda1b06"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
+ "cipher 0.5.2",
  "cpufeatures 0.3.1",
  "rand_core 0.10.1",
 ]
@@ -1749,13 +1749,25 @@ version = "0.10.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "10cd79432192d1c0f4e1a0fef9527696cc039165d729fb41b3f4f4f354c2dc35"
 dependencies = [
- "aead",
+ "aead 0.5.2",
  "chacha20 0.9.1",
- "cipher",
- "poly1305",
+ "cipher 0.4.4",
+ "poly1305 0.8.0",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "chacha20poly1305"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9b89e1c441e926b9c82a8d023f6e1b7ae0adcfaa7d621814e4d60789bac751cb"
+dependencies = [
+ "aead 0.6.1",
+ "chacha20 0.10.2",
+ "cipher 0.5.2",
+ "poly1305 0.9.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "chrono"
 version = "0.4.45"
@@ -1777,10 +1789,21 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "773f3b9af64447d2ce9850330c473515014aa235e6a783b02db81ff39e4a3dad"
 dependencies = [
  "crypto-common 0.1.7",
- "inout",
+ "inout 0.1.4",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cipher"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e8cf2a2c93cd704877c0858356ed03480ff301ee950b43f1cbe4573b088bfa6c"
+dependencies = [
+ "block-buffer 0.12.1",
+ "crypto-common 0.2.2",
+ "inout 0.2.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "4.6.6"
@@ -1830,6 +1853,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cmov"
+version = "0.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0c9ea0ac24bc397ab3c98583a3c9ba74fa56b09a4449bbe172b9b1ddb016027a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cobs"
 version = "0.3.0"
@@ -2093,7 +2122,16 @@ version = "0.9.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0369ee1ad671834580515889b80f2ea915f23b8be8d0daa4bbaf2ac5c7590835"
 dependencies = [
- "cipher",
+ "cipher 0.4.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ctutils"
+version = "0.4.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "261af4dc7a06ea8a527a8717d8cbba3417530d6ea14e1edb3de6b67806be474f"
+dependencies = [
+ "cmov",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2339,6 +2377,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "dirs-sys 0.5.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "7.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8d57d423b3c82e89b9a24ca3091fee61f456a26edbd28d26c65906f4bc1dcd8f"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys 0.5.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs-sys"
 version = "0.4.1"
@@ -2406,7 +2453,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "cbc",
  "ccm",
- "chacha20poly1305",
+ "chacha20poly1305 0.10.1",
  "der-parser 9.0.0",
  "hmac",
  "log",
@@ -2981,9 +3028,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "granit-parser"
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e20f99e46474f56bd905c56e817ebddcf377a611f94c53ac4649e4d3fa3c0cd0"
+checksum = "05f05586d4d4df3d47123207826c40b252728b438a1a07bad3c01ee6bea401df"
 dependencies = [
  "arraydeque",
  "smallvec",
@@ -3411,11 +3458,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "igd-next"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "de7238d487a9aff61f81b5ab41c0a841532a115a398b5fa92a2fadd0885e2581"
+checksum = "c71312255fdc5364bff7eec0adf68146bc4e72aba85075261af40d234c11be99"
 dependencies = [
- "attohttpc",
  "bytes",
  "futures",
  "http",
@@ -3424,8 +3470,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper-util",
  "log",
  "rand 0.10.2",
+ "thiserror 2.0.20",
  "tokio",
  "url",
+ "xml-rs",
  "xmltree",
 ]
 
@@ -3488,6 +3536,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "inout"
+version = "0.2.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3b5cf4372d022092674a83b8febf5865f7a573cc0c5baec5e49c879b6a20978f"
+dependencies = [
+ "hybrid-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "interceptor"
 version = "0.15.0"
@@ -4450,7 +4507,17 @@ checksum = "8159bd90725d2df49889a078b54f4f79e87f1f8a8444194cdca81d38f5393abf"
 dependencies = [
  "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
  "opaque-debug",
- "universal-hash",
+ "universal-hash 0.5.1",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "poly1305"
+version = "0.9.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6e2d0073b297041425c7c3df6eb4792d598a15323fe63346852b092eca02904c"
+dependencies = [
+ "cpufeatures 0.3.1",
+ "universal-hash 0.6.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4462,7 +4529,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
  "opaque-debug",
- "universal-hash",
+ "universal-hash 0.5.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5277,15 +5344,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "saorsa-core"
-version = "0.29.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/WithAutonomi/saorsa-core?rev=c3c4c81e63db7e3048f488f7cf0fec4cff3131d4#c3c4c81e63db7e3048f488f7cf0fec4cff3131d4"
+version = "0.30.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "25e3b19c7be5ab56d900ce4c0af1029f4009ef9142d4bb229e0370db0d31b131"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "blake3",
  "bytes",
  "dashmap",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 6.0.0",
  "futures",
  "hex",
  "libc",
@@ -5313,12 +5381,12 @@ version = "0.5.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "211578bef9588f0f57162139f1c214bcc6207fb632e9368040d52e4e36471938"
 dependencies = [
- "aead",
+ "aead 0.5.2",
  "aes-gcm",
  "anyhow",
  "blake3",
  "bytes",
- "chacha20poly1305",
+ "chacha20poly1305 0.10.1",
  "fips203",
  "fips204",
  "fips205",
@@ -5345,21 +5413,20 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "saorsa-transport"
-version = "0.38.2"
+version = "0.39.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cd334b3d02ba2d0bcac8a30d07c3e79004fc504a193813aaa7bf89c11f0f44d0"
+checksum = "beeb14b4a6d7a652dc0433eec1db536901c12c9532f0aaa922b1dd7e0fb58841"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "aws-lc-rs",
- "base64 0.22.1",
+ "base64 0.23.1",
  "blake3",
  "bytes",
- "chacha20poly1305",
+ "chacha20poly1305 0.11.0",
  "chrono",
- "clap",
  "dashmap",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 7.0.0",
  "enum_dispatch",
  "futures-util",
  "hex",
@@ -5377,7 +5444,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rcgen 0.13.2",
  "rcgen 0.14.10",
  "regex",
- "reqwest",
  "rustc-hash",
  "rustls",
  "rustls-native-certs",
@@ -5391,7 +5457,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "slab",
  "socket2 0.6.5",
- "stun 0.7.0",
+ "stun 0.17.2",
  "thiserror 2.0.20",
  "time",
  "tinyvec",
@@ -5560,7 +5626,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "blake3",
  "brotli",
  "bytes",
- "chacha20poly1305",
+ "chacha20poly1305 0.10.1",
  "hex",
  "rand 0.8.8",
  "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
@@ -5608,9 +5674,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde-saphyr"
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b8050abb251097357e24aff63ba2c52a6309ecb7d23a5474023df960a02694d8"
+checksum = "3f4dc2714fc5632417a6e979602d7044bad8f2880c63fc7217087180acec31b6"
 dependencies = [
  "annotate-snippets",
  "encoding_rs_io",
@@ -5947,28 +6013,28 @@ checksum = "7da8b5736845d9f2fcb837ea5d9e2628564b3b043a70948a3f0b778838c5fb4f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stun"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ea256fb46a13f9204e9dee9982997b2c3097db175a9fddaa8350310d03c4d5a3"
+checksum = "1a512c5d501e3e3b5a4bb3e8e31462d56d54a66b95a28b8596e14422bf21c32b"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "crc",
  "lazy_static",
  "md-5",
- "rand 0.8.8",
+ "rand 0.9.5",
  "ring",
  "subtle",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "tokio",
  "url",
- "webrtc-util 0.10.0",
+ "webrtc-util 0.12.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stun"
-version = "0.9.0"
+version = "0.17.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1a512c5d501e3e3b5a4bb3e8e31462d56d54a66b95a28b8596e14422bf21c32b"
+checksum = "2e3b8d5ad1dd4c8cd0595440f26521a71dd593cb5873ee8e06b91510b7d97269"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "crc",
@@ -5980,7 +6046,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "tokio",
  "url",
- "webrtc-util 0.12.0",
+ "webrtc-util 0.17.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6626,6 +6692,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "universal-hash"
+version = "0.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f4987bdc12753382e0bec4a65c50738ffaabc998b9cdd1f952fb5f39b0048a96"
+dependencies = [
+ "crypto-common 0.2.2",
+ "ctutils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "untrusted"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -6964,7 +7040,7 @@ version = "0.16.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "66d8cdc33413f1d0192670a80ce93d17cb78d57fe3a2414be30d6f6dff121123"
 dependencies = [
- "aead",
+ "aead 0.5.2",
  "aes",
  "aes-gcm",
  "byteorder",
@@ -6983,20 +7059,19 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "webrtc-util"
-version = "0.10.0"
+version = "0.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1438a8fd0d69c5775afb4a71470af92242dbd04059c61895163aa3c1ef933375"
+checksum = "d1c0c7e0c8f280f2bbfae442701465777ac07adaf46ce0c5863cd58e13fe472a"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "bytes",
  "ipnet",
  "lazy_static",
- "libc",
  "log",
  "nix 0.26.4",
  "portable-atomic",
- "rand 0.8.8",
+ "rand 0.9.5",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "tokio",
  "winapi",
@@ -7004,9 +7079,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "webrtc-util"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.17.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d1c0c7e0c8f280f2bbfae442701465777ac07adaf46ce0c5863cd58e13fe472a"
+checksum = "1beae0b4f24969741c26ca282a257dc5823bd9cbe608f7e3ca3775102d323ad9"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
@@ -7054,7 +7129,7 @@ version = "0.1.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c2a7b1c03c876122aa43f3020e6c3c3ee5c05081c9a00739faf7503aeba10d22"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bac2be3d..7192f204 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ant-node"
-version = "0.23.1"
+version = "0.24.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["David Irvine <david.irvine@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "Pure quantum-proof network node for the Autonomi decentralized network"
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ mimalloc = "0.1"
 # node-only DHT internals (DHTNode, TrustEvent, DhtNetworkEvent), which
 # Cargo unifies with ant-protocol's version constraint.
 #
-ant-protocol = "5.0.1"
+ant-protocol = "6.0.0"
 
 # Core (provides EVERYTHING: networking, DHT, security, trust, storage)
-saorsa-core = "0.29.2"
+saorsa-core = "0.30.0"
 saorsa-pqc = "0.5.2"
 
 # Payment verification - autonomi network lookup + EVM payment
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ bao = "0.13.1"
 
 # Shared portable browser profile. The native listener is enabled separately
 # by the `webrtc-direct` feature.
-saorsa-transport = { version = "0.38.2", default-features = false, features = ["webrtc"] }
+saorsa-transport = { version = "0.39.0", default-features = false, features = ["webrtc"] }
 # Only the test-utils devnet helper that seeds public files for browser tests
 # uses it, so release builds do not link it.
 self_encryption = { version = "0.36", optional = true }
@@ -220,13 +220,6 @@ webrtc-direct = [
     "saorsa-transport/webrtc-direct",
 ]
 
-[patch.crates-io]
-# ADR-0020 (V2-1358): saorsa-core's closer-peers encoding and
-# ant-protocol's get-or-closer request, each rebased onto its main. Drop
-# both once releases include them.
-saorsa-core = { git = "https://github.com/WithAutonomi/saorsa-core", rev = "c3c4c81e63db7e3048f488f7cf0fec4cff3131d4" }
-ant-protocol = { git = "https://github.com/WithAutonomi/ant-protocol", rev = "0c6ae27b6261227a32e6fe0f976163c42bde960e" }
-
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
 codegen-units = 1
diff --git a/scripts/third_party_notices/config.toml b/scripts/third_party_notices/config.toml
index 617ba3e5..d85737f5 100644
--- a/scripts/third_party_notices/config.toml
+++ b/scripts/third_party_notices/config.toml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ text_sha256 = "b05785f9f18e6716bab63424b11454513b9943a222595b70411009202fc592b5"
 note = "its COPYING, reproduced with its copyright lines, refers to LICENSE-MIT and LICENSE-APACHE files that neither the crate nor its repository contain; the MIT text is reproduced from the SPDX licence list."
 
 [missing.granit-parser]
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "2.1.0"
 text_url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spdx/license-list-data/v3.29.0/text/MIT.txt"
 text_sha256 = "b05785f9f18e6716bab63424b11454513b9943a222595b70411009202fc592b5"
 note = "its root LICENSE, reproduced with its notices for Chen Yuheng, Ethiraric and Bourumir Wyngs, refers to licence texts the crate ships under a hidden .licenses directory, which is not searched for licence files; the MIT text is reproduced from the SPDX licence list."