diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d99b1534..e1577cfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 60
 
   test-ignored:
+    if: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       RUSTFLAGS: '--cfg async_executor_impl="async-std" --cfg async_channel_impl="async-std"'
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cc5099dc..9572817c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3004,8 +3004,8 @@ 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",
@@ -3046,13 +3046,14 @@ 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",
@@ -3105,7 +3106,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-events-service"
 version = "0.1.49"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git?tag=0.1.51#8d4092ef01a5a6c9151df4a29fa3218726f91016"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git?tag=0.1.52#95ef82a7f5ffeab18df34a697bef35f2319971d0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-broadcast",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
@@ -3130,8 +3131,8 @@ 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",
@@ -3145,6 +3146,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ethereum-types",
  "futures",
  "hotshot",
+ "hotshot-builder-api",
  "hotshot-task",
  "hotshot-task-impls",
  "hotshot-types",
@@ -3163,8 +3165,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-fakeapi"
-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",
@@ -3183,8 +3185,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-macros"
-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 = [
  "derive_builder",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -3194,8 +3196,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-orchestrator"
-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",
@@ -3223,8 +3225,8 @@ 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",
@@ -3234,12 +3236,13 @@ 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",
@@ -3269,14 +3272,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "url",
+ "utils",
  "vbs",
  "vec1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-testing"
-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",
@@ -3322,7 +3326,7 @@ 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",
@@ -3374,6 +3378,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
  "typenum",
  "url",
+ "utils",
  "vbs",
  "vec1",
 ]
@@ -3503,7 +3508,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "httpdate",
  "itoa",
  "pin-project-lite 0.2.14",
- "socket2 0.4.10",
+ "socket2 0.5.7",
  "tokio",
  "tower-service",
  "tracing",
@@ -4387,8 +4392,8 @@ 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",
@@ -8202,6 +8207,14 @@ 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 e2850c96..4aa5c12d 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-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" }
+hotshot = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.79" }
+hotshot-builder-api = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.79" }
+hotshot-events-service = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git", tag = "0.1.52" }
+hotshot-macros = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.79" }
+hotshot-task-impls = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.79" }
+hotshot-testing = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.79" }
+hotshot-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.79" }
+hotshot-example-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.79" }
 
 anyhow = "1"
 async-broadcast = "0.7"
diff --git a/crates/legacy/src/service.rs b/crates/legacy/src/service.rs
index 8a42e2fa..9c7ad22a 100644
--- a/crates/legacy/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/legacy/src/service.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use hotshot_types::{
     event::EventType,
     message::Proposal,
     traits::{
-        block_contents::BlockPayload,
+        block_contents::{BlockPayload, Transaction},
         node_implementation::{ConsensusTime, NodeType},
         signature_key::{BuilderSignatureKey, SignatureKey},
     },
@@ -1423,7 +1423,10 @@ impl<Types: NodeType> HandleReceivedTxns<Types> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<Types: NodeType> Iterator for HandleReceivedTxns<Types> {
+impl<Types: NodeType> Iterator for HandleReceivedTxns<Types>
+where
+    Types::Transaction: Transaction,
+{
     type Item =
         Result<Commitment<<Types as NodeType>::Transaction>, HandleReceivedTxnsError<Types>>;
 
@@ -1446,7 +1449,7 @@ impl<Types: NodeType> Iterator for HandleReceivedTxns<Types> {
         // encoded transaction length. Luckily, this being roughly proportional
         // to encoded length is enough, because we only use this value to estimate
         // our limitations on computing the VID in time.
-        let len = bincode::serialized_size(&tx).unwrap_or_default();
+        let len = tx.minimum_block_size();
         let max_txn_len = self.max_txn_len;
         if len > max_txn_len {
             tracing::warn!(%commit, %len, %max_txn_len, "Transaction too big");
@@ -1540,6 +1543,10 @@ mod test {
         HandleQuorumEventError, HandleReceivedTxns, ProxyGlobalState,
     };
 
+    /// A const number on `max_tx_len` to be used consistently spanning all the tests
+    /// It is set to 1 as current estimation on `TestTransaction` is 1
+    const TEST_MAX_TX_LEN: u64 = 1;
+
     // GlobalState Tests
 
     // GlobalState::new Tests
@@ -4290,7 +4297,7 @@ mod test {
                 tx_sender,
                 txns.clone(),
                 TransactionSource::HotShot,
-                10,
+                TEST_MAX_TX_LEN,
             );
 
             assert!(handle_received_txns_iter.next().is_some());
@@ -4338,7 +4345,7 @@ mod test {
                 tx_sender,
                 txns.clone(),
                 TransactionSource::HotShot,
-                10,
+                TEST_MAX_TX_LEN,
             );
 
             assert!(handle_received_txns_iter.next().is_some());
@@ -4350,7 +4357,7 @@ mod test {
                 })) => {
                     // This is expected,
                     assert!(estimated_length >= 256);
-                    assert_eq!(max_txn_len, 10);
+                    assert_eq!(max_txn_len, TEST_MAX_TX_LEN);
                 }
                 Some(Err(err)) => {
                     panic!("Unexpected error: {:?}", err);
@@ -4396,7 +4403,7 @@ mod test {
                 tx_sender,
                 txns.clone(),
                 TransactionSource::HotShot,
-                10,
+                TEST_MAX_TX_LEN,
             );
 
             match handle_received_txns_iter.next() {
@@ -4441,7 +4448,7 @@ mod test {
             tx_sender,
             txns.clone(),
             TransactionSource::HotShot,
-            10,
+            TEST_MAX_TX_LEN,
         );
 
         for iteration in handle_received_txns_iter {