diff --git a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common/Cargo.toml b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common/Cargo.toml
index 8a299c1c2a..f7a7a3c281 100644
--- a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ thiserror = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-vergen = { version = "=8.3.1", features = ["build", "git", "gitcl", "rustc", "cargo"] }
+vergen = { workspace = true, features = ["build", "git", "gitcl", "rustc", "cargo"] }
diff --git a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/group-contract/Cargo.toml b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/group-contract/Cargo.toml
index bf053834cb..e9a942139f 100644
--- a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/group-contract/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/group-contract/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license.workspace = true
 
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-
 [dependencies]
 cosmwasm-schema = { workspace = true }
-cw4 = { workspace = true }
 cw-controllers = { workspace = true }
+cw4 = { workspace = true }
 schemars = { workspace = true }
-serde = { version = "1.0.210", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/mixnet-contract/Cargo.toml b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/mixnet-contract/Cargo.toml
index a121f544ee..58335f5c5e 100644
--- a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/mixnet-contract/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/mixnet-contract/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
-bs58 = "0.5.1"
+bs58 = { workspace = true }
 cosmwasm-std = { workspace = true }
 cosmwasm-schema = { workspace = true }
 cw-controllers = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/multisig-contract/Cargo.toml b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/multisig-contract/Cargo.toml
index 664bfa5845..89e039cd1f 100644
--- a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/multisig-contract/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/multisig-contract/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license.workspace = true
 
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-
 [dependencies]
+cosmwasm-schema = { workspace = true }
+cosmwasm-std = { workspace = true }
+cw-storage-plus = { workspace = true }
 cw-utils = { workspace = true }
 cw3 = { workspace = true }
 cw4 = { workspace = true }
-cw-storage-plus = { workspace = true }
-cosmwasm-schema = { workspace = true }
-cosmwasm-std = { workspace = true }
 schemars = { workspace = true }
-serde = { version = "1.0.210", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/common/crypto/Cargo.toml b/common/crypto/Cargo.toml
index ebd757518b..8e6da0b419 100644
--- a/common/crypto/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/crypto/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ x25519-dalek = { workspace = true, features = ["static_secrets"], optional = tru
 ed25519-dalek = { workspace = true, features = ["rand_core"], optional = true }
 rand = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 serde_bytes = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-serde = { version = "1.0", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 subtle-encoding = { workspace = true, features = ["bech32-preview"] }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 zeroize = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = ["zeroize_derive"] }
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/acknowledgements/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/acknowledgements/Cargo.toml
index 37b3b01519..8092813cea 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/acknowledgements/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/acknowledgements/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repository = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
 rand = { workspace = true }
-serde = { version = "1.0", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 generic-array = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = ["serde"] }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 zeroize = { workspace = true }