diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5c3f399..525635e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        toolchain: [ nightly, beta, stable, 1.76.0 ]
+        toolchain: [ nightly, beta, stable, 1.77.0 ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 13b7796..18b5e46 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ checksum = "a7a70ba024b9dc04c27ea2f0c0548feb474ec5c54bba33a7f72f873a39d07b24"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minicov"
-version = "0.3.5"
+version = "0.3.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5c71e683cd655513b99affab7d317deb690528255a0d5f717f1024093c12b169"
+checksum = "def6d99771d7c499c26ad4d40eb6645eafd3a1553b35fc26ea5a489a45e82d9a"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "walkdir",
@@ -365,9 +365,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.88"
+version = "1.0.89"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7c3a7fc5db1e57d5a779a352c8cdb57b29aa4c40cc69c3a68a7fedc815fbf2f9"
+checksum = "f139b0662de085916d1fb67d2b4169d1addddda1919e696f3252b740b629986e"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -437,22 +437,22 @@ checksum = "e1cf6437eb19a8f4a6cc0f7dca544973b0b78843adbfeb3683d1a94a0024a294"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.210"
+version = "1.0.214"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c8e3592472072e6e22e0a54d5904d9febf8508f65fb8552499a1abc7d1078c3a"
+checksum = "f55c3193aca71c12ad7890f1785d2b73e1b9f63a0bbc353c08ef26fe03fc56b5"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.210"
+version = "1.0.214"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "243902eda00fad750862fc144cea25caca5e20d615af0a81bee94ca738f1df1f"
+checksum = "de523f781f095e28fa605cdce0f8307e451cc0fd14e2eb4cd2e98a355b147766"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.82",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -510,9 +510,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "strict_types"
-version = "2.7.1"
+version = "2.7.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3188d65ee78a90da3545df762a1363b5b4f9c3b845f182a18fc40ae991c235ce"
+checksum = "8bae7475fc901144d8a35d25e36d76aa020b840f233d60532d6d52318718781b"
 dependencies = [
  "amplify",
  "ascii-armor",
@@ -548,9 +548,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.82"
+version = "2.0.85"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "83540f837a8afc019423a8edb95b52a8effe46957ee402287f4292fae35be021"
+checksum = "5023162dfcd14ef8f32034d8bcd4cc5ddc61ef7a247c024a33e24e1f24d21b56"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -559,22 +559,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.64"
+version = "1.0.65"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d50af8abc119fb8bb6dbabcfa89656f46f84aa0ac7688088608076ad2b459a84"
+checksum = "5d11abd9594d9b38965ef50805c5e469ca9cc6f197f883f717e0269a3057b3d5"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.64"
+version = "1.0.65"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "08904e7672f5eb876eaaf87e0ce17857500934f4981c4a0ab2b4aa98baac7fc3"
+checksum = "ae71770322cbd277e69d762a16c444af02aa0575ac0d174f0b9562d3b37f8602"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.82",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.82",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ checksum = "26c6ab57572f7a24a4985830b120de1594465e5d500f24afe89e16b4e833ef68"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.82",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ checksum = "c97b2ef2c8d627381e51c071c2ab328eac606d3f69dd82bcbca20a9e389d95f0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.82",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -824,5 +824,5 @@ checksum = "fa4f8080344d4671fb4e831a13ad1e68092748387dfc4f55e356242fae12ce3e"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.82",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2abfce5..20a1b85 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ ascii-armor = { version = "0.7.2", optional = true }
 baid64 = "0.2.2"
 commit_verify = "0.11.0-beta.8"
 paste = "1"
-strict_encoding = { version = "2.7.0", default-features = false, features = ["float", "derive"] }
-strict_types = { version = "2.7.1", optional = true }
+strict_encoding = { version = "2.7.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+strict_types = { version = "2.7.2", optional = true }
 serde = { version = "1", optional = true }
 
 [features]
diff --git a/MANIFEST.yml b/MANIFEST.yml
index 34797ee..ff5db7b 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.yml
+++ b/MANIFEST.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Type: Library
 Kind: Free software
 License: Apache-2.0
 Language: Rust
-Compiler: 1.76
+Compiler: 1.78
 Author: Maxim Orlovsky
 Maintained: UBIDECO Labs, Institute for Deterministic and Cognitive Computing, Switzerland
 Maintainers:
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6356d64..ca7702e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -134,10 +134,17 @@
 //!
 //! [AluVM]: https://github.com/AluVM/aluvm-spec
 
+#![allow(clippy::bool_assert_comparison)]
+
 // TODO: Extend the list of features not compatible with zk-aluvm as they appear.
 #[cfg(all(feature = "zk-aluvm", any(feature = "A64", feature = "STR")))]
 compile_error!("zk-AluVM is incompatible with any ISA extensions other then GFA");
 
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate alloc;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
+extern crate alloc as std;
+
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate amplify;
 #[macro_use]