diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a3217b0..c222c02 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2953,8 +2953,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot"
-version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
+version = "0.5.79"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.79#f942200b8ae31038d55cc1a45d2f780bc13de458"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -2995,13 +2995,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "url",
+ "utils",
  "vbs",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-builder-api"
 version = "0.1.7"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.79#f942200b8ae31038d55cc1a45d2f780bc13de458"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "clap",
@@ -3047,8 +3048,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-example-types"
-version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
+version = "0.5.79"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.79#f942200b8ae31038d55cc1a45d2f780bc13de458"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3062,6 +3063,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ethereum-types",
  "futures",
  "hotshot",
+ "hotshot-builder-api",
  "hotshot-task",
  "hotshot-task-impls",
  "hotshot-types",
@@ -3080,8 +3082,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-task"
-version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
+version = "0.5.79"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.79#f942200b8ae31038d55cc1a45d2f780bc13de458"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3091,12 +3093,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
+ "utils",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-task-impls"
-version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
+version = "0.5.79"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.79#f942200b8ae31038d55cc1a45d2f780bc13de458"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3126,6 +3129,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "url",
+ "utils",
  "vbs",
  "vec1",
 ]
@@ -3133,7 +3137,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-types"
 version = "0.1.11"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.79#f942200b8ae31038d55cc1a45d2f780bc13de458"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ark-bn254",
@@ -3185,6 +3189,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
  "typenum",
  "url",
+ "utils",
  "vbs",
  "vec1",
 ]
@@ -4189,8 +4194,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libp2p-networking"
-version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
+version = "0.5.79"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.79#f942200b8ae31038d55cc1a45d2f780bc13de458"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
@@ -7920,6 +7925,14 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "utils"
+version = "0.5.79"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.79#f942200b8ae31038d55cc1a45d2f780bc13de458"
+dependencies = [
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "uuid"
 version = "1.10.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1624c9a..5e665dd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ derivative = "2.2"
 derive_more = "0.99"
 either = { version = "1.12", features = ["serde"] }
 futures = "0.3"
-hotshot-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78-patch4" }
+hotshot-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.79" }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 snafu = "0.8"
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ tracing = "0.1"
 vbs = "0.1.4"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-hotshot-example-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78-patch4" }
+hotshot-example-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.79" }
 portpicker = "0.1.1"
 surf-disco = "0.9"