diff --git a/dank_mids/semaphores.py b/dank_mids/semaphores.py
index 545d2cf0..58951403 100644
--- a/dank_mids/semaphores.py
+++ b/dank_mids/semaphores.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import functools
 from decimal import Decimal
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, Optional, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, Optional, Type, Union
 
 import a_sync
 from a_sync.primitives import DummySemaphore, ThreadsafeSemaphore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     _AbstractPrioritySemaphore,
     _PrioritySemaphoreContextManager,
 )
+from eth_typing import HexStr
 from web3.types import RPCEndpoint
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -36,7 +37,12 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__(parent, priority, name)
 
 
-class BlockSemaphore(_AbstractPrioritySemaphore[str, _BlockSemaphoreContextManager]):  # type: ignore [type-var]
+_TOP_PRIORITY = -1
+
+
+# NOTE: keep this so we can include in type stubs
+# class BlockSemaphore(_AbstractPrioritySemaphore[str, _BlockSemaphoreContextManager]):  # type: ignore [type-var]
+class BlockSemaphore(_AbstractPrioritySemaphore):
     """A semaphore for managing concurrency based on block numbers.
 
     This class extends :class:`_AbstractPrioritySemaphore` to provide block-specific concurrency control.
@@ -49,34 +55,28 @@ class BlockSemaphore(_AbstractPrioritySemaphore[str, _BlockSemaphoreContextManag
         :class:`_BlockSemaphoreContextManager`: The context manager used by this semaphore.
     """
 
-    _context_manager_class = _BlockSemaphoreContextManager  # type: ignore [assignment]
+    _context_manager_class: Type[_BlockSemaphoreContextManager]
     """The context manager class used by this semaphore."""
 
-    _top_priority: int = -1  # type: ignore [assignment]
+    _top_priority: Literal[-1]
     """The highest priority value, set to -1."""
 
-    def __getitem__(self, block: Union[int, str, Literal["latest", None]]) -> "_BlockSemaphoreContextManager":  # type: ignore [override]
-        return super().__getitem__(  # type: ignore [return-value]
-            block
-            if isinstance(block, int)  # type: ignore [index]
-            else (
-                int(block.hex(), 16)
-                if isinstance(block, bytes)  # type: ignore [union-attr]
-                else (
-                    int(block, 16)
-                    if isinstance(block, str) and "0x" in block
-                    else (
-                        block
-                        if block
-                        not in [
-                            None,
-                            "latest",
-                        ]  # NOTE: We do this to generate an err if an unsuitable value was provided
-                        else self._top_priority
-                    )
-                )
-            )
-        )  # type: ignore [index]
+    def __init__(self, value=1, *, name=None):
+        super().__init__(_BlockSemaphoreContextManager, -1, value, name=name)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, block: Union[int, HexStr, Literal["latest", None]]) -> "_BlockSemaphoreContextManager":  # type: ignore [override]
+        if isinstance(block, int):
+            priority = block
+        elif isinstance(block, bytes):
+            priority = int(block.hex(), 16)
+        elif isinstance(block, str) and "0x" in block:
+            priority = int(block, 16)
+        elif block not in [None, "latest"]:
+            # NOTE: We do this to generate an err if an unsuitable value was provided
+            priority = block
+        else:
+            priority = _TOP_PRIORITY
+        return super().__getitem__(priority)
 
 
 class _MethodSemaphores:
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 7a55a25e..bf27f61e 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -2092,12 +2092,12 @@ testing = ["hatch", "pre-commit", "pytest", "tox"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ez-a-sync"
-version = "0.23.5"
+version = "0.24.7"
 description = "A library that makes it easy to define objects that can be used for both sync and async use cases."
 optional = false
 python-versions = "<3.13,>=3.8"
 files = [
-    {file = "ez_a_sync-0.23.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:ce5e55df4037456649236926e5388e0c3895afa8b7afcd432cacd1a7b468c64e"},
+    {file = "ez_a_sync-0.24.7.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b4acc2c238358b372d42d994e4e5a280a88089f3a000ebf15e1c59ea5afef0e3"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
@@ -4328,13 +4328,13 @@ telegram = ["requests"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typed-envs"
-version = "0.0.4"
+version = "0.0.5"
 description = "typed_envs is used to create specialized EnvironmentVariable objects that behave exactly the same as any other instance of the `typ` used to create them."
 optional = false
 python-versions = "*"
 files = [
-    {file = "typed-envs-0.0.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:5a71ec50cc1b274c39455885d276a97ae0000eecf0a1d1023bdc5f698fccb6fe"},
-    {file = "typed_envs-0.0.4-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:f995ecbccff283ed6579f33187ea253d9d37fdd652866ec312b8ccc508d4c07b"},
+    {file = "typed_envs-0.0.5-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:856ad258fd3584f3418c84b2cd3dc14c0c13e504fce1b7b48ff07fb05dc509d4"},
+    {file = "typed_envs-0.0.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:5432b9800bfef965b37204ca946d864a29fa072b9560faf1cc7de728c3a00105"},
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5096,4 +5096,4 @@ type = ["pytest-mypy"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = ">=3.8,<3.13"
-content-hash = "bc317e7e17b80daabe702245d69851ff30dc08a9193d857a28e4c8b6d11453b4"
+content-hash = "4e2375fd9c68bb7e48d30504630c33bf4498fa55e1bada5ea11a360528bd4253"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c413db09..5de3afd0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ python = ">=3.8,<3.13"
 aiofiles = "*"
 eth-retry = ">=0.1.15,<0.2"
 evmspec = ">=0.0.1,<0.1"
-ez-a-sync = ">=0.20.7,<0.25"
+ez-a-sync = ">=0.24.7,<1"
 multicall = ">=0.6.2,<1"
-typed-envs = ">=0.0.2,<0.1"
+typed-envs = ">=0.0.5,<0.1"
 web3 = ">=5.27,!=5.29.*,!=5.30.*,!=5.31.1,!=5.31.2,<8"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]