diff --git a/packages/krl-parser/package.json b/packages/krl-parser/package.json
index 96452495..62069513 100644
--- a/packages/krl-parser/package.json
+++ b/packages/krl-parser/package.json
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
     "dist/src"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "prepublish": "npm run build",
+    "prepare": "npm run build",
     "start": "ava -w",
-    "test": "ava",
+    "test": "ava reset-cache && ava",
     "build": "npm run build:ts -s && npm run build:spec -s",
     "build:ts": "rm -rf dist && tsc",
     "build:spec": "node specBuilder.js > spec.md"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Picolab/pico-engine#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "ava": "^2.4.0",
+    "ava": "^5.3.1",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2"
   },
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     "line-column": "^1.0.2"
   },
   "ava": {
-    "compileEnhancements": false,
     "extensions": [
       "ts"
     ],
@@ -48,10 +47,8 @@
       "ts-node/register"
     ],
     "files": [
-      "test/**/*"
-    ],
-    "helpers": [
-      "test/helpers/**/*"
+      "test/**/*",
+      "!test/helpers/**/*"
     ]
   },
   "gitHead": "26aee8aeb73a2450f9224f2d8d81f3a3d49b33f2"
diff --git a/packages/krl-stdlib/package.json b/packages/krl-stdlib/package.json
index 6080e177..8abbddcf 100644
--- a/packages/krl-stdlib/package.json
+++ b/packages/krl-stdlib/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "prepublish": "npm run build",
+    "prepare": "npm run build",
     "start": "ava -w",
     "test": "ava",
     "build": "rm -rf dist && tsc"
@@ -29,28 +29,27 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Picolab/pico-engine#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/abstract-leveldown": "^5.0.1",
-    "@types/leveldown": "^4.0.0",
-    "@types/levelup": "^3.1.0",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.123",
     "@types/node": "^20.8.10",
-    "ava": "^1.4.1",
+    "ava": "^5.3.1",
     "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "json-log": "^3.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.11",
-    "pico-framework": "^0.6.0",
+    "pico-framework": "^0.7.0",
     "select-when": "^0.1.7"
   },
   "ava": {
-    "compileEnhancements": false,
     "extensions": [
       "ts"
     ],
     "require": [
       "ts-node/register"
+    ],
+    "files": [
+      "test.ts"
     ]
   },
   "gitHead": "26aee8aeb73a2450f9224f2d8d81f3a3d49b33f2"
diff --git a/packages/pico-engine-core/package.json b/packages/pico-engine-core/package.json
index 27878b16..22450189 100644
--- a/packages/pico-engine-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/pico-engine-core/package.json
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
     "node": ">=20.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "prepublish": "npm run build",
+    "prepare": "npm run build",
     "build": "rm -rf dist && tsc",
-    "test": "ava"
+    "test": "ava reset-cache && ava"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bs58": "^4.0.1",
-    "cross-fetch": "^3.0.5",
+    "cross-fetch": "^4.0.0",
     "cuid": "^2.1.8",
     "didcomm-node": "^0.4.1",
     "krl-compiler": "^1.3.0",
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.11",
     "memdown": "^5.1.0",
     "moment-timezone": "^0.5.31",
-    "node-schedule": "^1.3.2",
+    "node-schedule": "^2.1.0",
     "normalize-url": "^5.0.0",
     "p-memoize": "^4.0.0",
     "pico-framework": "^0.6.0",
@@ -57,17 +57,20 @@
     "@types/levelup": "^4.3.3",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.123",
     "@types/node": "^20.8.10",
-    "ava": "^1.4.1",
+    "ava": "^5.3.1",
     "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2"
   },
   "ava": {
-    "compileEnhancements": false,
     "extensions": [
       "ts"
     ],
     "require": [
       "ts-node/register"
+    ],
+    "files": [
+      "test/**/*",
+      "!test/helpers/**/*"
     ]
   },
   "gitHead": "26aee8aeb73a2450f9224f2d8d81f3a3d49b33f2"
diff --git a/packages/pico-engine/package.json b/packages/pico-engine/package.json
index e2d7ace6..afe60336 100644
--- a/packages/pico-engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/pico-engine/package.json
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
     "node": ">=20.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "prepublish": "npm run build",
+    "prepare": "npm run build",
     "build": "rm -rf dist && tsc",
     "start": "npm run dev -s",
     "dev": "scriptsp -r dev:tsc dev:api",
     "dev:tsc": "tsc -w --preserveWatchOutput",
     "dev:api": "onchange -i -k dist/ -- node dist/cli.js",
-    "test": "ava"
+    "test": "ava reset-cache && ava"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.18.3",
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "@types/levelup": "^3.1.0",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.123",
     "@types/node": "^20.8.10",
-    "ava": "^1.4.1",
+    "ava": "^5.3.1",
     "onchange": "^6.0.0",
     "scriptsp": "^1.1.1",
     "temp-dir": "^2.0.0",
@@ -81,12 +81,15 @@
     "typescript": "^5.2.2"
   },
   "ava": {
-    "compileEnhancements": false,
     "extensions": [
       "ts"
     ],
     "require": [
       "ts-node/register"
+    ],
+    "files": [
+      "test/**/*",
+      "!test/helpers/**/*"
     ]
   },
   "gitHead": "26aee8aeb73a2450f9224f2d8d81f3a3d49b33f2"