diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6e665d94..8a7a3288 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ checksum = "edf3ee19dbc0a46d740f6f0926bde8c50f02bdbc7b536842da28f6ac56513a8b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.77",
+ "syn 2.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3005,7 +3005,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot"
 version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78#be7d9be60abbf8f293b7e95940ff77eff2e0739e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3052,7 +3052,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-builder-api"
 version = "0.1.7"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78#be7d9be60abbf8f293b7e95940ff77eff2e0739e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "clap",
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-events-service"
 version = "0.1.49"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git?tag=0.1.50#8cbc0e0787ebcfef750c0b4f2f9f7f16d8ea21a8"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git?tag=0.1.51#8d4092ef01a5a6c9151df4a29fa3218726f91016"
 dependencies = [
  "async-broadcast",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
@@ -3131,7 +3131,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-example-types"
 version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78#be7d9be60abbf8f293b7e95940ff77eff2e0739e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3164,7 +3164,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-fakeapi"
 version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78#be7d9be60abbf8f293b7e95940ff77eff2e0739e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
@@ -3184,18 +3184,18 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-macros"
 version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78#be7d9be60abbf8f293b7e95940ff77eff2e0739e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
 dependencies = [
  "derive_builder",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.77",
+ "syn 2.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-orchestrator"
 version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78#be7d9be60abbf8f293b7e95940ff77eff2e0739e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
@@ -3224,7 +3224,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-task"
 version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78#be7d9be60abbf8f293b7e95940ff77eff2e0739e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3239,7 +3239,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-task-impls"
 version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78#be7d9be60abbf8f293b7e95940ff77eff2e0739e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3276,7 +3276,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-testing"
 version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78#be7d9be60abbf8f293b7e95940ff77eff2e0739e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3322,7 +3322,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-types"
 version = "0.1.11"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78#be7d9be60abbf8f293b7e95940ff77eff2e0739e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ark-bn254",
@@ -4388,7 +4388,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "libp2p-networking"
 version = "0.5.78"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78#be7d9be60abbf8f293b7e95940ff77eff2e0739e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.78-patch4#e8abb17d990560d6c92489522d218b99d2089db3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3dabc77a..e2850c96 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ resolver = "2"
 members = ["crates/*"]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-hotshot = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78" }
-hotshot-builder-api = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78" }
-hotshot-events-service = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git", tag = "0.1.50" }
-hotshot-macros = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78" }
-hotshot-task-impls = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78" }
-hotshot-testing = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78" }
-hotshot-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78" }
-hotshot-example-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78" }
+hotshot = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78-patch4" }
+hotshot-builder-api = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78-patch4" }
+hotshot-events-service = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git", tag = "0.1.51" }
+hotshot-macros = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78-patch4" }
+hotshot-task-impls = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78-patch4" }
+hotshot-testing = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78-patch4" }
+hotshot-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78-patch4" }
+hotshot-example-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.78-patch4" }
 
 anyhow = "1"
 async-broadcast = "0.7"