diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/package.json b/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/package.json
index 7265c4aad1b..0694cb2ebb3 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/package.json
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/package.json
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
     "fabric-network": "2.2.19",
     "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
-    "ipfs-http-client": "60.0.1",
     "knex": "2.5.1",
+    "kubo-rpc-client": "3.0.1",
     "nyc": "^13.1.0",
     "openapi-types": "9.1.0",
     "sqlite3": "^5.0.8",
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/src/main/typescript/infrastructure/cbdc-bridging-app-dummy-infrastructure.ts b/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/src/main/typescript/infrastructure/cbdc-bridging-app-dummy-infrastructure.ts
index 9858adb1377..223fe17b32d 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/src/main/typescript/infrastructure/cbdc-bridging-app-dummy-infrastructure.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/src/main/typescript/infrastructure/cbdc-bridging-app-dummy-infrastructure.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path";
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
-import { create } from "ipfs-http-client";
 import {
   Logger,
   Checks,
@@ -289,7 +288,8 @@ export class CbdcBridgingAppDummyInfrastructure {
   public async createIPFSConnector(): Promise<PluginObjectStoreIpfs> {
     this.log.info(`Creating Besu Connector...`);
 
-    const ipfsClientOrOptions = create({
+    const kuboRpcClientModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
+    const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcClientModule.create({
       url: await this.ipfs.getApiUrl(),
     });
 
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/tsconfig.json b/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/tsconfig.json
index 0dc5c643ee7..f6b8e106992 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "outDir": "./dist/lib/",
     "declarationDir": "dist/lib",
     "rootDir": "./src",
+    "moduleResolution": "Node16",
     "tsBuildInfoFile": "../../.build-cache/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-backend.tsbuildinfo",
   },
   "references": [
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-discounted-asset-trade/business-logic-asset-trade.ts b/examples/cactus-example-discounted-asset-trade/business-logic-asset-trade.ts
index fa3a610550c..e2f6ed9385f 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-discounted-asset-trade/business-logic-asset-trade.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-discounted-asset-trade/business-logic-asset-trade.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {
 } from "./fabric-connector";
 import { sendEthereumTransaction } from "./transaction-ethereum";
 import { hasKey } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 const moduleName = "BusinessLogicAssetTrade";
 const logger = getLogger(`${moduleName}`);
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-electricity-trade/tools/transferNumericAsset/transferNumericAsset.ts b/examples/cactus-example-electricity-trade/tools/transferNumericAsset/transferNumericAsset.ts
index 9af42138f2d..0f1b9edd0a7 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-electricity-trade/tools/transferNumericAsset/transferNumericAsset.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-electricity-trade/tools/transferNumericAsset/transferNumericAsset.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * transferNumericAsset.ts
  */
 
-import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 
 {
   // Validator test program.(socket.io client)
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-business-logic-plugin/src/main/typescript/model/converter/bamboo-harvest-converter.ts b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-business-logic-plugin/src/main/typescript/model/converter/bamboo-harvest-converter.ts
index 96c49251366..e6211fd075c 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-business-logic-plugin/src/main/typescript/model/converter/bamboo-harvest-converter.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-business-logic-plugin/src/main/typescript/model/converter/bamboo-harvest-converter.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BambooHarvest } from "../../generated/openapi/typescript-axios";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 /**
  * Responsible for converting model entities such as the `BambooHarvest` to and
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-business-logic-plugin/src/main/typescript/model/converter/bookshelf-converter.ts b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-business-logic-plugin/src/main/typescript/model/converter/bookshelf-converter.ts
index 5bfb05a5a9c..91f25dbc7ee 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-business-logic-plugin/src/main/typescript/model/converter/bookshelf-converter.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-business-logic-plugin/src/main/typescript/model/converter/bookshelf-converter.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Bookshelf } from "../../generated/openapi/typescript-axios/index";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 /**
  * Responsible for converting model entities such as the `Bookshelf` to and
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bamboo-harvest/bamboo-harvest-detail/bamboo-harvest-detail.page.ts b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bamboo-harvest/bamboo-harvest-detail/bamboo-harvest-detail.page.ts
index 0d8e2e0856b..3259abfb439 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bamboo-harvest/bamboo-harvest-detail/bamboo-harvest-detail.page.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bamboo-harvest/bamboo-harvest-detail/bamboo-harvest-detail.page.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 import { Component, Inject, Input, OnInit } from "@angular/core";
 import {
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-tcs-huawei/tools/transferNumericAsset/transferNumericAsset.ts b/examples/cactus-example-tcs-huawei/tools/transferNumericAsset/transferNumericAsset.ts
index 9af42138f2d..0f1b9edd0a7 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-tcs-huawei/tools/transferNumericAsset/transferNumericAsset.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-tcs-huawei/tools/transferNumericAsset/transferNumericAsset.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * transferNumericAsset.ts
  */
 
-import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 
 {
   // Validator test program.(socket.io client)
diff --git a/extensions/cactus-plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu/package.json b/extensions/cactus-plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu/package.json
index 854a16cf84d..3779c3f5a2c 100644
--- a/extensions/cactus-plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu/package.json
+++ b/extensions/cactus-plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu/package.json
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
     "joi": "14.3.1",
     "openapi-types": "7.0.1",
     "prom-client": "13.1.0",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/extensions/cactus-plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu/src/main/typescript/plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu.ts b/extensions/cactus-plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu/src/main/typescript/plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu.ts
index f1143e35637..18f77f14bcf 100644
--- a/extensions/cactus-plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu/src/main/typescript/plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu.ts
+++ b/extensions/cactus-plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu/src/main/typescript/plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import { Express } from "express";
 import { promisify } from "util";
 import { Optional } from "typescript-optional";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import fastSafeStringify from "fast-safe-stringify";
 import OAS from "../json/openapi.json";
 import {
diff --git a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/package.json b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/package.json
index f9fb0f34373..b1df3184429 100644
--- a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/package.json
+++ b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/package.json
@@ -55,12 +55,11 @@
     "webpack:dev:web": "webpack --env=dev --target=web --config ../../webpack.config.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@hyperledger/cactus-common": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@hyperledger/cactus-core": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "axios": "1.5.1",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1",
     "uuid": "8.3.2"
   },
@@ -71,6 +70,8 @@
     "express": "4.18.2",
     "ipfs-core-types": "0.14.1",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "9.0.1",
+    "kubo-rpc-client": "3.0.1",
+    "kubo-rpc-client-esm-cjs": "3.0.1",
     "multiformats": "11.0.2"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/main/typescript/kubo-rpc-client-types.ts b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/main/typescript/kubo-rpc-client-types.ts
index 5f3a547b75b..d01df0fc5c0 100644
--- a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/main/typescript/kubo-rpc-client-types.ts
+++ b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/main/typescript/kubo-rpc-client-types.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
  * To fix this we define required types here, based on their counterparts in kubo-rpc-client.
  */
 
+// @ts-ignore
 import type { Multiaddr } from "@multiformats/multiaddr";
+// @ts-ignore
 import type { MultihashHasher } from "multiformats/hashes/interface";
 import type { Agent as HttpAgent } from "http";
 import type { Agent as HttpsAgent } from "https";
+// @ts-ignore
 import type { CID } from "multiformats/cid";
+// @ts-ignore
 import type { Mtime } from "ipfs-unixfs";
 
 /////////////////////////////////////
@@ -16,10 +20,12 @@ import type { Mtime } from "ipfs-unixfs";
 // Some are simplified when details are not needed
 
 export type MultibaseCodec<Prefix extends string = any> =
-  import("multiformats/bases/interface").MultibaseCodec<Prefix>;
+// @ts-ignore
+import("multiformats/bases/interface").MultibaseCodec<Prefix>;
 export type BlockCodec<
-  T1 = any,
-  T2 = any,
+T1 = any,
+T2 = any,
+// @ts-ignore
 > = import("multiformats/codecs/interface").BlockCodec<T1, T2>;
 
 export interface LoadBaseFn {
diff --git a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/main/typescript/plugin-object-store-ipfs.ts b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/main/typescript/plugin-object-store-ipfs.ts
index 7c4bb20ee23..3e96dd53512 100644
--- a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/main/typescript/plugin-object-store-ipfs.ts
+++ b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/main/typescript/plugin-object-store-ipfs.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import path from "path";
 import type { Express } from "express";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+// @ts-ignore
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import {
   Logger,
   Checks,
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ import type {
   SetObjectRequestV1,
   SetObjectResponseV1,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
 
 import OAS from "../json/openapi.json";
 
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export class PluginObjectStoreIpfs implements IPluginObjectStore {
     if (isLikeIpfsHttpClient(this.opts.ipfsClientOrOptions)) {
       this.ipfs = this.opts.ipfsClientOrOptions;
     } else if (this.opts.ipfsClientOrOptions) {
-      const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
-      this.ipfs = kuboRpcModule.create(this.opts.ipfsClientOrOptions);
+      const { create } = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
+      this.ipfs = create(this.opts.ipfsClientOrOptions);
     } else {
       const errorMessage = `initIpfs Need either "ipfsClient" or "ipfsClientOptions" to construct ${this.className} Neither was provided.`;
       throw new RuntimeError(errorMessage);
diff --git a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/test/typescript/integration/plugin-object-store-ipfs.test.ts b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/test/typescript/integration/plugin-object-store-ipfs.test.ts
index 2e53341eb6e..67a65ddaac4 100644
--- a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/test/typescript/integration/plugin-object-store-ipfs.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/test/typescript/integration/plugin-object-store-ipfs.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   GoIpfsTestContainer,
   Containers,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
 
 import { PluginObjectStoreIpfs } from "../../../main/typescript";
 import { DefaultApi as ObjectStoreIpfsApi } from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
@@ -61,8 +60,10 @@ test(testCase, async (t: Test) => {
   t.comment(`Go IPFS Test Container API URL: ${ipfsApiUrl}`);
   t.comment(`Go IPFS Test Container Gateway URL: ${ipfsGatewayUrl}`);
 
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
-  const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
+
+  const { create } = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
+
+  const ipfsClientOrOptions = create({
     url: ipfsApiUrl,
   });
   const instanceId = uuidv4();
diff --git a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/test/typescript/unit/plugin-object-store-ipfs.test.ts b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/test/typescript/unit/plugin-object-store-ipfs.test.ts
index e804c9fbad4..9203f376bbb 100644
--- a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/test/typescript/unit/plugin-object-store-ipfs.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/src/test/typescript/unit/plugin-object-store-ipfs.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import bodyParser from "body-parser";
 import { Servers } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import type { IListenOptions, LogLevelDesc } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { Configuration } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
 
 import { PluginObjectStoreIpfs } from "../../../main/typescript";
 import type { IPluginObjectStoreIpfsOptions } from "../../../main/typescript";
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import { DefaultApi as ObjectStoreIpfsApi } from "../../../main/typescript/publi
 
 test("PluginObjectStoreIpfs", async (t1: Test) => {
   const logLevel: LogLevelDesc = "TRACE";
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+  const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
   const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create();
   t1.doesNotThrow(
     () =>
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ test("PluginObjectStoreIpfs", async (t1: Test) => {
   });
 
   test.skip("get,set,has,delete alters state as expected", async (t: Test) => {
-    const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+    const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
     const options: IPluginObjectStoreIpfsOptions = {
       ipfsClientOrOptions: kuboRpcModule.create(), // FIXME: use an actual mock IPFS client
       instanceId: uuidv4(),
diff --git a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/tsconfig.json b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/tsconfig.json
index 3e1666ab5cb..00f79d62a67 100644
--- a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "tsBuildInfoFile": "../../.build-cache/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs.tsbuildinfo",
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "composite": true,
+    "moduleResolution": "Node16"
   },
   "include": [
     "./src",
@@ -22,9 +23,6 @@
     {
       "path": "../../packages/cactus-core-api/tsconfig.json"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/tsconfig.json"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../../packages/cactus-test-tooling/tsconfig.json"
     }
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 3609db3ba14..16627785bf3 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-/** @type {import('ts-jest/dist/types').InitialOptionsTsJest} */
+/** @type {import('ts-jest/dist/types').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
   preset: "ts-jest",
+  logHeapUsage: true,
   testEnvironment: "node",
   maxWorkers: 1,
   maxConcurrency: 1,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c27cca1d6b4..d20daa43f36 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@
     "webpack": "lerna run webpack:dev",
     "webpack:dev:web": "lerna run webpack:dev:web",
     "webpack:dev:node": "lerna run webpack:dev:node",
-    "test:jest:all": "NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=3072 jest",
-    "test:tap:all": "tap",
-    "test:all": "yarn test:jest:all && yarn test:tap:all",
+    "test:jest:all": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max_old_space_size=3072 --experimental-vm-modules\" jest",
+    "test:tap:all": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--experimental-vm-modules\" tap",
+    "test:all": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--experimental-vm-modules\" yarn test:jest:all && yarn test:tap:all",
     "prettier": "prettier --write --config .prettierrc.js \"./**/src/main/json/openapi.json\"",
     "lerna-publish-canary": "lerna publish --canary --force-publish --dist-tag $(git branch --show-current) --preid $(git branch --show-current) --loglevel=silly",
     "prepare": "husky install",
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     "openapi-types": "12.1.3",
     "prettier": "3.0.3",
     "protoc-gen-ts": "0.8.6",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
     "secp256k1": "4.0.3",
     "semver-parser": "4.1.4",
     "shebang-loader": "0.0.1",
diff --git a/packages-python/cactus_validator_socketio_indy/testcli/package.json b/packages-python/cactus_validator_socketio_indy/testcli/package.json
index a007de99959..cad1141ad51 100644
--- a/packages-python/cactus_validator_socketio_indy/testcli/package.json
+++ b/packages-python/cactus_validator_socketio_indy/testcli/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "jsonwebtoken": "8.5.1",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4"
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages-python/cactus_validator_socketio_indy/testcli/testsock.js b/packages-python/cactus_validator_socketio_indy/testcli/testsock.js
index 21f38bce9ac..1e922643247 100644
--- a/packages-python/cactus_validator_socketio_indy/testcli/testsock.js
+++ b/packages-python/cactus_validator_socketio_indy/testcli/testsock.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const fs = require("fs");
 const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken");
 const { exit } = require("process");
-const io = require("socket.io-client");
+const io = require("socket.io-client-fixed-types");
 
 const url = "http://localhost:10080";
 const socket = io(url, {
diff --git a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/README.md b/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a46890a5fdf..00000000000
--- a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# `@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks`
-
-Small library with hacks and helper functions to interoperate with ECMAScript modules
-
-## Usage
-
-### Dynamic import of kubo-rpc-client
-
-```typescript
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
-
-// Must be called inside an async method
-const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
-const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
-  url: ipfsApiUrl,
-});
-```
diff --git a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/package.json b/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4621501db81..00000000000
--- a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
-  "description": "Small library with hacks and helper functions to interoperate with ECMAScript modules",
-  "keywords": [
-    "Hyperledger",
-    "Cactus",
-    "Integration",
-    "Blockchain",
-    "Distributed Ledger Technology"
-  ],
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/hyperledger/cacti#readme",
-  "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/hyperledger/cacti/issues"
-  },
-  "repository": {
-    "type": "git",
-    "url": "git+https://github.com/hyperledger/cacti.git"
-  },
-  "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "author": {
-    "name": "Hyperledger Cactus Contributors",
-    "email": "cactus@lists.hyperledger.org",
-    "url": "https://www.hyperledger.org/use/cacti"
-  },
-  "contributors": [
-    {
-      "name": "Please add yourself to the list of contributors",
-      "email": "your.name@example.com",
-      "url": "https://example.com"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "Michal Bajer",
-      "email": "michal.bajer@fujitsu.com",
-      "url": "https://www.fujitsu.com/global/"
-    }
-  ],
-  "main": "dist/lib/main/typescript/index.js",
-  "module": "dist/lib/main/typescript/index.js",
-  "browser": "dist/cacti-esm-compat-hacks.web.umd.js",
-  "types": "dist/lib/main/typescript/index.d.ts",
-  "files": [
-    "dist/*"
-  ],
-  "scripts": {
-    "webpack": "npm-run-all webpack:dev",
-    "webpack:dev": "npm-run-all webpack:dev:node webpack:dev:web",
-    "webpack:dev:node": "webpack --env=dev --target=node --config ../../webpack.config.js",
-    "webpack:dev:web": "webpack --env=dev --target=web --config ../../webpack.config.js"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "kubo-rpc-client": "3.0.1"
-  },
-  "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16",
-    "npm": ">=8"
-  },
-  "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
-  },
-  "browserMinified": "dist/cacti-esm-compat-hacks.web.umd.min.js",
-  "mainMinified": "dist/cacti-esm-compat-hacks.node.umd.min.js",
-  "watch": {}
-}
diff --git a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/dynamic-import.ts b/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/dynamic-import.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fc76cb5e23e..00000000000
--- a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/dynamic-import.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Dynamically import `kubo-rpc-client` module (which is ESM-only and importing it from CJS ends up in error).
- *
- * @deprecated
- * This is a workaround until we migrate to ESM or find another solution.
- * Read more on rationale: https://github.com/hyperledger/cacti/pull/2829
- *
- * @returns `kubo-rpc-client` module
- */
-export async function dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround(): Promise<
-  typeof import("kubo-rpc-client")
-> {
-  console.warn(
-    "WARNING - Do not use dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround() unless it's absolutely necessary!",
-    "It uses eval to fix an issue of transpiling dynamic imports to `require` statement, see https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/43329.",
-    "Switch to regular import when possible (when ESM is supported).",
-  );
-
-  return eval('import("kubo-rpc-client")');
-}
diff --git a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/index.ts b/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/index.ts
deleted file mode 100755
index 87cb558397c..00000000000
--- a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from "./public-api";
diff --git a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/index.web.ts b/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/index.web.ts
deleted file mode 100755
index 87cb558397c..00000000000
--- a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/index.web.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from "./public-api";
diff --git a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/public-api.ts b/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/public-api.ts
deleted file mode 100755
index 49487c66d22..00000000000
--- a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/main/typescript/public-api.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "./dynamic-import";
diff --git a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/test/typescript/integration/api-surface.test.ts b/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/test/typescript/integration/api-surface.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 34aba3a0aea..00000000000
--- a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/src/test/typescript/integration/api-surface.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import * as apiSurface from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
-import "jest-extended";
-
-test("Library can be loaded", async () => {
-  expect(apiSurface).toBeTruthy();
-});
diff --git a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/tsconfig.json b/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/tsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 15e612701b8..00000000000
--- a/packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/tsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "composite": true,
-    "outDir": "./dist/lib/",
-    "declarationDir": "dist/lib",
-    "rootDir": "./src",
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "../../.build-cache/cacti-esm-compat-hacks.tsbuildinfo"
-  },
-  "include": [
-    "./src"
-  ],
-  "references": []
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cactus-api-client/package.json b/packages/cactus-api-client/package.json
index 94ccc450ca0..86f13028e13 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-api-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-api-client/package.json
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@
     "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "9.0.0",
     "rxjs": "7.8.1",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4"
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@types/jsonwebtoken": "9.0.0",
     "@types/lodash": "4.14.195",
+    "@types/node": "20.8.10",
     "lodash": "4.17.21"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-api-client/src/main/typescript/socketio-api-client.ts b/packages/cactus-api-client/src/main/typescript/socketio-api-client.ts
index 9a1ac3dfaeb..d9987717191 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-api-client/src/main/typescript/socketio-api-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-api-client/src/main/typescript/socketio-api-client.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { ISocketApiClient } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 
-import { Socket, SocketOptions, ManagerOptions, io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { Socket, SocketOptions, ManagerOptions, io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 import { readFileSync } from "fs";
 import { resolve as resolvePath } from "path";
 import {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/package.json b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/package.json
index 44a4a00a9f8..7d4460f4732 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/package.json
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@
     "lmify": "0.3.0",
     "node-forge": "1.3.0",
     "prom-client": "13.2.0",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
     "rxjs": "7.8.1",
     "safe-stable-stringify": "2.4.3",
     "semver": "7.5.2",
     "socket.io": "4.5.4",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4",
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1",
     "uuid": "8.3.2"
   },
diff --git a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/main/typescript/api-client/api-server-api-client.ts b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/main/typescript/api-client/api-server-api-client.ts
index b0e9b51e29a..f361180ba9a 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/main/typescript/api-client/api-server-api-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/main/typescript/api-client/api-server-api-client.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Observable, ReplaySubject } from "rxjs";
 import { finalize } from "rxjs/operators";
-import { Socket, io, SocketOptions } from "socket.io-client";
+const { Socket, io, SocketOptions } = require("socket.io-client-fixed-types");
 import { Logger, Checks, IAsyncProvider } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { LogLevelDesc, LoggerProvider } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { Constants } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ export class ApiServerApiClient extends DefaultApi {
   public async watchHealthcheckV1(): Promise<Observable<HealthCheckResponse>> {
     const { log, tokenProvider } = this;
 
-    const socketOptions: SocketOptions = {
+    const socketOptions: typeof SocketOptions = {
       auth: { token: this.configuration?.baseOptions.headers.Authorization },
       path: this.wsApiPath,
-    } as SocketOptions; // TODO
+    } as typeof SocketOptions; // TODO
 
-    const socket: Socket = io(this.wsApiHost, socketOptions);
+    const socket: typeof Socket = io(this.wsApiHost, socketOptions);
     const subject = new ReplaySubject<HealthCheckResponse>(1);
 
     socket.on("error", (ex: Error) => {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class ApiServerApiClient extends DefaultApi {
       log.error("[SocketIOClient] DISCONNECT=%s Active=%b", reason, active);
     });
 
-    socket.on("connect_error", async (err) => {
+    socket.on("connect_error", async (err: unknown) => {
       log.debug("[SocketIOClient] CONNECT_ERROR: %o", err);
       if (tokenProvider.isPresent()) {
         const theProvider = tokenProvider.get(); // unwrap the Optional
diff --git a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/main/typescript/api-server.ts b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/main/typescript/api-server.ts
index c455801aff3..1be43818ac7 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/main/typescript/api-server.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/main/typescript/api-server.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import tls from "tls";
 import { Server, createServer } from "http";
 import { createServer as createSecureServer } from "https";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { gte } from "semver";
 import lmify from "lmify";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import compression from "compression";
 import bodyParser from "body-parser";
 import cors, { CorsOptionsDelegate, CorsRequest } from "cors";
 
-import rateLimit from "express-rate-limit";
 import { Server as SocketIoServer } from "socket.io";
 import { authorize as authorizeSocket } from "@thream/socketio-jwt";
 
@@ -521,6 +520,7 @@ export class ApiServer {
       },
     });
 
+    const { rateLimit } = await import("express-rate-limit");
     const rateLimiterIndexHtml = rateLimit({
       windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
       max: 100, // Limit each IP to 100 requests per `window` (here, per 15 minutes)
diff --git a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/get-open-api-spec-v1-endpoint.test.ts b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/get-open-api-spec-v1-endpoint.test.ts
index 7987ddfbed5..f2848b926b2 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/get-open-api-spec-v1-endpoint.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/get-open-api-spec-v1-endpoint.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import { default_service, empty } from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
 import * as grpc from "@grpc/grpc-js";
 import { GrpcServerApiServer } from "../../../main/typescript/web-services/grpc/grpc-server-api-server";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 describe("cmd-api-server:getOpenApiSpecV1Endpoint", () => {
   const logLevel: LogLevelDesc = "TRACE";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/grpc-proto-gen-ts-client-healthcheck.test.ts b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/grpc-proto-gen-ts-client-healthcheck.test.ts
index 1246f76112a..3de32ec2b06 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/grpc-proto-gen-ts-client-healthcheck.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/grpc-proto-gen-ts-client-healthcheck.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { AuthorizationProtocol } from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
 import { default_service } from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
 import { health_check_response_pb } from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
 import { empty } from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 const testCase = "API server: runs gRPC TS-proto web services";
 const logLevel: LogLevelDesc = "TRACE";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/grpc-proto-gen-ts-client-m-tls-enabled.test.ts b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/grpc-proto-gen-ts-client-m-tls-enabled.test.ts
index 14b001737cd..456d5554bfe 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/grpc-proto-gen-ts-client-m-tls-enabled.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/src/test/typescript/unit/grpc-proto-gen-ts-client-m-tls-enabled.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { AuthorizationProtocol } from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
 import { default_service } from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
 import { health_check_response_pb } from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
 import { empty } from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 const testCase = "API server: runs gRPC web services - mTLS";
 const logLevel: LogLevelDesc = "TRACE";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-cmd-socketio-server/package.json b/packages/cactus-cmd-socketio-server/package.json
index 6caaeb1afb1..dad7ed40252 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-cmd-socketio-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-cmd-socketio-server/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "morgan": "1.10.0",
     "shelljs": "0.8.5",
     "socket.io": "4.5.4",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4",
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4",
     "web3": "1.6.1",
     "xmlhttprequest": "1.8.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/cactus-cmd-socketio-server/src/main/typescript/verifier/Verifier.ts b/packages/cactus-cmd-socketio-server/src/main/typescript/verifier/Verifier.ts
index c0fd11a8478..7a23254a9a5 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-cmd-socketio-server/src/main/typescript/verifier/Verifier.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-cmd-socketio-server/src/main/typescript/verifier/Verifier.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { ConfigUtil } from "../routing-interface/util/ConfigUtil";
 import { VerifierAuthentication } from "./VerifierAuthentication";
 const XMLHttpRequest = require("xmlhttprequest").XMLHttpRequest;
 
-import { Socket, io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { Socket, io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
diff --git a/packages/cactus-common/src/main/typescript/exception/create-runtime-error-with-cause.ts b/packages/cactus-common/src/main/typescript/exception/create-runtime-error-with-cause.ts
index 1a5ec659ec4..bef8326dffb 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-common/src/main/typescript/exception/create-runtime-error-with-cause.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-common/src/main/typescript/exception/create-runtime-error-with-cause.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { coerceUnknownToError } from "./coerce-unknown-to-error";
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/cactus-common/src/test/typescript/unit/exception/create-runtime-error-with-cause.test.ts b/packages/cactus-common/src/test/typescript/unit/exception/create-runtime-error-with-cause.test.ts
index d544b3cd8f5..69a3615eac1 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-common/src/test/typescript/unit/exception/create-runtime-error-with-cause.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-common/src/test/typescript/unit/exception/create-runtime-error-with-cause.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import "jest-extended";
 
 import { createRuntimeErrorWithCause } from "../../../../main/typescript/public-api";
 import stringify from "fast-safe-stringify";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 describe("createRuntimeErrorWithCause() & newRex()", () => {
   it("avoids losing information of inner exception: RuntimeError instance", () => {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-core/src/main/typescript/web-services/get-open-api-spec-v1-endpoint-base.ts b/packages/cactus-core/src/main/typescript/web-services/get-open-api-spec-v1-endpoint-base.ts
index 40b645b0bd3..ae09b19c8e6 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-core/src/main/typescript/web-services/get-open-api-spec-v1-endpoint-base.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-core/src/main/typescript/web-services/get-open-api-spec-v1-endpoint-base.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Express, Request, Response } from "express";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { stringify } from "safe-stable-stringify";
 
 import {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json
index e027b4c0845..364d00cad9b 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
     "joi": "17.9.1",
     "openapi-types": "9.1.0",
     "prom-client": "13.2.0",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
     "rxjs": "7.8.1",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4",
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1",
     "web3": "1.6.1",
     "web3-core": "1.6.1",
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/main/typescript/api-client/besu-api-client.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/main/typescript/api-client/besu-api-client.ts
index 00f1da54e36..463085f6814 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/main/typescript/api-client/besu-api-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/main/typescript/api-client/besu-api-client.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Observable, ReplaySubject } from "rxjs";
 import { finalize } from "rxjs/operators";
-import { Socket, io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { Socket, io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 import { Logger, Checks } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { LogLevelDesc, LoggerProvider } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { Constants, ISocketApiClient } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-besu.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-besu.ts
index 8f4d902af4e..43c409380db 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-besu.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-besu.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ import {
   IGetPrometheusExporterMetricsEndpointV1Options,
 } from "./web-services/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics-endpoint-v1";
 import { WatchBlocksV1Endpoint } from "./web-services/watch-blocks-v1-endpoint";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { GetBalanceEndpoint } from "./web-services/get-balance-endpoint";
 import { GetTransactionEndpoint } from "./web-services/get-transaction-endpoint";
 import { GetPastLogsEndpoint } from "./web-services/get-past-logs-endpoint";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/package.json
index 8e1d8d45752..36acbbba01b 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/package.json
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@
     "http-proxy-middleware": "2.0.6",
     "minimist": "1.2.8",
     "prom-client": "13.2.0",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
     "rxjs": "7.8.1",
     "sanitize-html": "2.7.0",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4",
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1",
     "web3": "4.1.2",
     "web3-eth": "4.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/src/main/typescript/api-client/ethereum-api-client.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/src/main/typescript/api-client/ethereum-api-client.ts
index 6d58572d1f4..8254f954ba8 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/src/main/typescript/api-client/ethereum-api-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/src/main/typescript/api-client/ethereum-api-client.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Observable, ReplaySubject } from "rxjs";
 import { finalize } from "rxjs/operators";
-import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 import { Logger, Checks } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { LogLevelDesc, LoggerProvider } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { Constants, ISocketApiClient } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum.ts
index 06309dd445b..75ff90d91bf 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ import {
   isWeb3SigningCredentialNone,
 } from "./types/model-type-guards";
 import { PrometheusExporter } from "./prometheus-exporter/prometheus-exporter";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { createProxyMiddleware, fixRequestBody } from "http-proxy-middleware";
 
 import {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/package.json
index 2ec4de2a8c1..d0de524783a 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/package.json
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@
     "node-vault": "0.9.22",
     "openapi-types": "9.1.0",
     "prom-client": "13.2.0",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
     "rxjs": "7.8.1",
     "sanitize-filename": "1.6.3",
     "sanitize-html": "2.7.0",
     "secp256k1": "4.0.3",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4",
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4",
     "temp": "0.9.4",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1",
     "uuid": "8.3.2",
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/api-client/fabric-api-client.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/api-client/fabric-api-client.ts
index 1311dc57f9f..c3ae330dde9 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/api-client/fabric-api-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/api-client/fabric-api-client.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import { Observable, ReplaySubject } from "rxjs";
 import { finalize } from "rxjs/operators";
-import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 import { Logger, Checks } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { LogLevelDesc, LoggerProvider } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { Constants, ISocketApiClient } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/common/is-ssh-exec-ok.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/common/is-ssh-exec-ok.ts
index 42a2a9f8153..c48517ab8fb 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/common/is-ssh-exec-ok.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/common/is-ssh-exec-ok.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { SSHExecCommandResponse } from "node-ssh";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 export function isSshExecOk(res: SSHExecCommandResponse): boolean {
   const fnTag = "isSshExecOk()";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-fabric.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-fabric.ts
index b5ed3f47c28..618ab22bfa0 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-fabric.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-fabric.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import { Certificate } from "@fidm/x509";
 import { Express } from "express";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import "multer";
 import temp from "temp";
 import {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/watch-blocks/watch-blocks-v1-endpoint.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/watch-blocks/watch-blocks-v1-endpoint.ts
index 67867c2be71..f48f4e62ca7 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/watch-blocks/watch-blocks-v1-endpoint.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/src/main/typescript/watch-blocks/watch-blocks-v1-endpoint.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { BlockEvent, BlockListener, EventType, Gateway } from "fabric-network";
 import { Socket as SocketIoSocket } from "socket.io";
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 import { assertFabricFunctionIsAvailable } from "../common/utils";
 import { SignPayloadCallback } from "../plugin-ledger-connector-fabric";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/package.json
index b717423d918..8b754ccfec7 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "@types/node": "15.14.9",
     "@types/shelljs": "0.8.12",
     "shelljs": "0.8.5",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4"
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=10",
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/package.json
index 15d0d131cc3..7ab383a8185 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "config": "1.31.0",
     "ethereumjs-common": "1.5.2",
     "ethereumjs-tx": "2.1.2",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4",
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4",
     "ts-node": "9.1.1",
     "web3": "1.7.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_getNonceHex.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_getNonceHex.ts
index 8b9ff0a6673..94c5db05be7 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_getNonceHex.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_getNonceHex.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 //
 ////////
 
-import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 
 {
   // Validator test program.(socket.io client)
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_getNumericBalance.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_getNumericBalance.ts
index 7fb491742af..e54145e60fb 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_getNumericBalance.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_getNumericBalance.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 //
 ////////
 
-import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 
 {
   // Validator test program.(socket.io client)
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_sendRawTransaction.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_sendRawTransaction.ts
index 00a9bd61e5c..a6eeb99b887 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_sendRawTransaction.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_sendRawTransaction.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 //
 ////////
 
-import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 
 {
   // Validator test program.(socket.io client)
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_transferNumericAsset.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_transferNumericAsset.ts
index 711c76a9cb9..f6a87ef9b06 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_transferNumericAsset.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketio/src/test/typescript/unit-test/validatorDriver_transferNumericAsset.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 //
 ////////
 
-import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 
 {
   // Validator test program.(socket.io client)
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/package.json
index 6ff499858bd..1e79417a6f0 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/package.json
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@
     "key-encoder": "2.0.3",
     "openapi-types": "7.0.1",
     "prom-client": "13.1.0",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
     "rxjs": "7.8.1",
     "sanitize-html": "2.7.0",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4",
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/api-client/iroha-api-client.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/api-client/iroha-api-client.ts
index ed38cb60ad8..528fb2a6682 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/api-client/iroha-api-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/api-client/iroha-api-client.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Observable, ReplaySubject, share } from "rxjs";
 import { finalize } from "rxjs/operators";
-import { Socket, io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { Socket, io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 import { Logger, Checks } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { LogLevelDesc, LoggerProvider } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { Constants, ISocketApiClient } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   Configuration,
   ConfigurationParameters,
 } from "../generated/openapi/typescript-axios/configuration";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 export interface IrohaApiClientParameters extends ConfigurationParameters {
   logLevel?: LogLevelDesc;
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/iroha-transaction-wrapper.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/iroha-transaction-wrapper.ts
index 05d5ec6c6ff..5737bf8b218 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/iroha-transaction-wrapper.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/iroha-transaction-wrapper.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   RunTransactionResponse,
 } from "./generated/openapi/typescript-axios";
 
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import * as grpc from "@grpc/grpc-js";
 
 import {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-iroha.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-iroha.ts
index 7327b750465..3a60f6d9db9 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-iroha.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-iroha.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
   LogLevelDesc,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 import {
   IrohaCommand,
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/iroha-iroha-transfer-example.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/iroha-iroha-transfer-example.test.ts
index 7d7efb190b3..9e8fba0be05 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/iroha-iroha-transfer-example.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/iroha-iroha-transfer-example.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   LogLevelDesc,
   Servers,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import {
   PluginLedgerConnectorIroha,
   DefaultApi as IrohaApi,
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/iroha-socketio-endpoint.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/iroha-socketio-endpoint.test.ts
index e7c06ed9394..d738621eaa7 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/iroha-socketio-endpoint.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/iroha-socketio-endpoint.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { AddressInfo } from "net";
 import KeyEncoder from "key-encoder";
 import { v4 as internalIpV4 } from "internal-ip";
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import cryptoHelper from "iroha-helpers/lib/cryptoHelper";
 import express from "express";
 import bodyParser from "body-parser";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/openapi/openapi-validation.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/openapi/openapi-validation.test.ts
index 41ab3fa7b69..58584b4133c 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/openapi/openapi-validation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/openapi/openapi-validation.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   LogLevelDesc,
   Servers,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import {
   PluginLedgerConnectorIroha,
   DefaultApi as IrohaApi,
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/run-transaction-endpoint-v1.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/run-transaction-endpoint-v1.test.ts
index f66e781c213..5b1ef80009b 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/run-transaction-endpoint-v1.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha/src/test/typescript/integration/run-transaction-endpoint-v1.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   LogLevelDesc,
   Servers,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import {
   PluginLedgerConnectorIroha,
   DefaultApi as IrohaApi,
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/package.json
index bf5092c209b..ea73032dd82 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "rxjs": "7.8.1",
     "sanitize-html": "2.7.0",
     "socket.io": "4.4.1",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4",
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4",
     "undici": "5.26.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/src/main/typescript/api-client/iroha2-api-client.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/src/main/typescript/api-client/iroha2-api-client.ts
index efa6f6255ce..4c37d6850b0 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/src/main/typescript/api-client/iroha2-api-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/src/main/typescript/api-client/iroha2-api-client.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { Observable, ReplaySubject } from "rxjs";
 import { finalize } from "rxjs/operators";
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-const io = require("socket.io-client");
+const io = require("socket.io-client-fixed-types");
 import { Logger, Checks } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { LogLevelDesc, LoggerProvider } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { Constants, ISocketApiClient } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/package.json
index de724e27f9e..44aa6a41500 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/package.json
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
     "express": "4.18.2",
     "minimist": "1.2.8",
     "prom-client": "13.2.0",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
     "rxjs": "7.8.1",
     "sanitize-html": "2.7.0",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4",
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1",
     "web3": "1.6.1",
     "web3-core-helpers": "1.6.1",
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/src/main/typescript/api-client/quorum-api-client.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/src/main/typescript/api-client/quorum-api-client.ts
index 9f23bfbfce5..32350d171b8 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/src/main/typescript/api-client/quorum-api-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/src/main/typescript/api-client/quorum-api-client.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Observable, ReplaySubject } from "rxjs";
 import { finalize } from "rxjs/operators";
-import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+import { io } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 import { Logger, Checks } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { LogLevelDesc, LoggerProvider } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { Constants, ISocketApiClient } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-quorum.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-quorum.ts
index 7390e5fe56f..aa2bad3b4c2 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-quorum.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-quorum.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ import { InvokeRawWeb3EthContractEndpoint } from "./web-services/invoke-raw-web3
 
 import { isWeb3SigningCredentialNone } from "./model-type-guards";
 import { PrometheusExporter } from "./prometheus-exporter/prometheus-exporter";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 export interface IPluginLedgerConnectorQuorumOptions
   extends ICactusPluginOptions {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-xdai/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-xdai.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-xdai/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-xdai.ts
index 57e490afadf..672525fd94d 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-xdai/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-xdai.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-xdai/src/main/typescript/plugin-ledger-connector-xdai.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ import {
 } from "./web-services/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics-endpoint-v1";
 import { DeployContractSolidityBytecodeJsonObjectEndpoint } from "./web-services/deploy-contract-solidity-bytecode-json-object-endpoint";
 import { InvokeContractJsonObjectEndpoint } from "./web-services/invoke-contract-json-object-endpoint";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 export const E_KEYCHAIN_NOT_FOUND = "cactus.connector.xdai.keychain_not_found";
 
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/package.json
index fe3ce203209..9ff180db143 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/package.json
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@
     "web3-utils": "1.6.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@types/crypto-js": "4.0.1",
     "@types/express": "4.17.19",
     "@types/tape": "4.13.4",
     "crypto-js": "4.0.0",
     "fabric-network": "2.2.19",
+    "kubo-rpc-client": "3.0.1",
     "typescript": "4.9.5"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/backup-gateway-after-client-crash.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/backup-gateway-after-client-crash.test.ts
index aff97daa844..6916fa60446 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/backup-gateway-after-client-crash.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/backup-gateway-after-client-crash.test.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import {
   ReceiptType,
   Web3SigningCredential,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
 import Web3 from "web3";
 
 import { makeSessionDataChecks } from "../make-checks";
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
     const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-    const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+    const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
     const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
       url: ipfsApiUrl,
     });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-delete-asset.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-delete-asset.test.ts
index 453256994f9..e152204ce9f 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-delete-asset.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-delete-asset.test.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ import {
   ReceiptType,
   Web3SigningCredential,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
 import Web3 from "web3";
 
 import { makeSessionDataChecks } from "../make-checks";
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
     const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-    const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+    const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
     const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
       url: ipfsApiUrl,
     });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-lock-asset.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-lock-asset.test.ts
index e1942658e57..06d414a8b7e 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-lock-asset.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-lock-asset.test.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ import {
   ReceiptType,
   Web3SigningCredential,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
 import Web3 from "web3";
 
 import { makeSessionDataChecks } from "../make-checks";
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
     const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-    const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+    const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
     const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
       url: ipfsApiUrl,
     });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-transfer-initiation.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-transfer-initiation.test.ts
index 16116e5edde..dff7aff3122 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-transfer-initiation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/client-crash-after-transfer-initiation.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {
   PluginOdapGateway,
 } from "../../../main/typescript/gateway/plugin-odap-gateway";
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
 import {
   AssetProfile,
   ClientV1Request,
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
     const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-    const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+    const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
     const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
       url: ipfsApiUrl,
     });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-api-call-with-ledger-connector.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-api-call-with-ledger-connector.test.ts
index 3c6e376a1a2..52928195bcd 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-api-call-with-ledger-connector.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-api-call-with-ledger-connector.test.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import {
   PluginFactoryLedgerConnector,
   Web3SigningCredential,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
 
 import { makeSessionDataChecks } from "../make-checks";
 import {
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
     const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-    const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+    const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
     const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
       url: ipfsApiUrl,
     });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-api-call.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-api-call.test.ts
index 1213de425cd..4510dfad615 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-api-call.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-api-call.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
 import { Configuration } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
 
 import {
   PluginOdapGateway,
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
   const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+  const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
   const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
     url: ipfsApiUrl,
   });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-rollback.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-rollback.test.ts
index 9610127c826..2e3cb92993a 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-rollback.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap-rollback.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import {
   pruneDockerAllIfGithubAction,
   GoIpfsTestContainer,
   BesuTestLedger,
+  DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_IMAGE_NAME,
+  DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_IMAGE_VERSION,
+  DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_FABRIC_VERSION,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
 import { PluginKeychainMemory } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-keychain-memory";
 import { ClientV1Request } from "../../../main/typescript/public-api";
@@ -51,7 +54,6 @@ import {
   ReceiptType,
   Web3SigningCredential,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
 import Web3 from "web3";
 
 import {
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
     const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-    const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+    const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
     const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
       url: ipfsApiUrl,
     });
@@ -180,8 +182,11 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
     fabricLedger = new FabricTestLedgerV1({
       emitContainerLogs: true,
       publishAllPorts: true,
-      imageName: "ghcr.io/hyperledger/cactus-fabric2-all-in-one",
-      envVars: new Map([["FABRIC_VERSION", "2.2.0"]]),
+      imageName: DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_IMAGE_NAME,
+      imageVersion: DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_IMAGE_VERSION,
+      envVars: new Map([
+        ["FABRIC_VERSION", DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_FABRIC_VERSION],
+      ]),
       logLevel,
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap.test.ts
index 1582d511b25..850494b8524 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/odap.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { v4 as uuidV4 } from "uuid";
 import { Configuration } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 import { PluginOdapGateway } from "../../../main/typescript/gateway/plugin-odap-gateway";
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
+
 import {
   AssetProfile,
   ClientV1Request,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
   const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+  const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
   const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
     url: ipfsApiUrl,
   });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/server-crash-after-create-asset.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/server-crash-after-create-asset.test.ts
index a2ce8675269..8b2d7c5a5fb 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/server-crash-after-create-asset.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/server-crash-after-create-asset.test.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import {
   ReceiptType,
   Web3SigningCredential,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
+
 import Web3 from "web3";
 
 import { makeSessionDataChecks } from "../make-checks";
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
     const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-    const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+    const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
     const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
       url: ipfsApiUrl,
     });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/server-crash-after-transfer-initiation.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/server-crash-after-transfer-initiation.test.ts
index 998d847debb..3e588b34e95 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/server-crash-after-transfer-initiation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/integration/server-crash-after-transfer-initiation.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { Configuration } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
+
 import {
   AssetProfile,
   ClientV1Request,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
     const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-    const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+    const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
     const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
       url: ipfsApiUrl,
     });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/client/commit-final.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/client/commit-final.test.ts
index af5bf436d95..1c1ba8dc55d 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/client/commit-final.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/client/commit-final.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
 import { Configuration } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 import { PluginObjectStoreIpfs } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs";
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
+
 import express from "express";
 import { AddressInfo } from "net";
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
   const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+  const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
   const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
     url: ipfsApiUrl,
   });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/logging.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/logging.test.ts
index e0c668aaa5d..f57c88fccd1 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/logging.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/logging.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { v4 as uuidV4 } from "uuid";
 import { Configuration } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 import { PluginOdapGateway } from "../../../../main/typescript/gateway/plugin-odap-gateway";
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
+
 
 import {
   OdapLocalLog,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
   const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+  const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
   const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
     url: ipfsApiUrl,
   });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-success.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-success.test.ts
index 56d55204e61..4c1d884654c 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-success.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-success.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { v4 as uuidV4 } from "uuid";
 import { Configuration } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 import { PluginOdapGateway } from "../../../../main/typescript/gateway/plugin-odap-gateway";
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
+
 import {
   RecoverSuccessV1Message,
   SessionData,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
   const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
   // t.comment(`Go IPFS Test Container API URL: ${ipfsApiUrl}`);
 
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+  const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
   const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
     url: ipfsApiUrl,
   });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-update-ack.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-update-ack.test.ts
index 0cb34aeabcf..55b4ce61064 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-update-ack.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-update-ack.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { v4 as uuidV4 } from "uuid";
 import { Configuration } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 import { PluginOdapGateway } from "../../../../main/typescript/gateway/plugin-odap-gateway";
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
+
 
 import {
   RecoverUpdateAckV1Message,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
   const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
   // t.comment(`Go IPFS Test Container API URL: ${ipfsApiUrl}`);
 
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+  const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
   const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
     url: ipfsApiUrl,
   });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-update.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-update.test.ts
index 697b327501d..bddd607fbd7 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-update.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover-update.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { v4 as uuidV4 } from "uuid";
 import { Configuration } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 import { PluginOdapGateway } from "../../../../main/typescript/gateway/plugin-odap-gateway";
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
+
 import {
   OdapLocalLog,
   RecoverUpdateV1Message,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
   const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
   // t.comment(`Go IPFS Test Container API URL: ${ipfsApiUrl}`);
 
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+  const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
   const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
     url: ipfsApiUrl,
   });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover.test.ts
index 2e447fabe2b..e0414ba4e1c 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/recovery/recover.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   PluginOdapGateway,
 } from "../../../../main/typescript/gateway/plugin-odap-gateway";
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
+
 import { RecoverV1Message } from "../../../../main/typescript/public-api";
 import { randomInt } from "crypto";
 import { checkValidRecoverMessage } from "../../../../main/typescript/gateway/recovery/recover";
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
   const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+  const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
   const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
     url: ipfsApiUrl,
   });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/server/commit-final.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/server/commit-final.test.ts
index 6372cd08fa3..65e29de27d9 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/server/commit-final.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/server/commit-final.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 import { Configuration } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 import { PluginObjectStoreIpfs } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs";
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
+
 import express from "express";
 import { AddressInfo } from "net";
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
   const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+  const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
   const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
     url: ipfsApiUrl,
   });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/server/lock-evidence.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/server/lock-evidence.test.ts
index 525f6ae6488..5ade55da597 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/server/lock-evidence.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/src/test/typescript/unit/server/lock-evidence.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 import { Configuration } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 import { PluginObjectStoreIpfs } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs";
 import { GoIpfsTestContainer } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
-import { dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround } from "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks";
+
 
 import express from "express";
 import { AddressInfo } from "net";
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 
   const ipfsApiUrl = await ipfsContainer.getApiUrl();
 
-  const kuboRpcModule = await dynamicImportKuboRpcClientESMWorkaround();
+  const kuboRpcModule = await import("kubo-rpc-client");
   const ipfsClientOrOptions = kuboRpcModule.create({
     url: ipfsApiUrl,
   });
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/tsconfig.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/tsconfig.json
index f112e91e8e2..d6575773431 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "allowJs": false,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "rootDir": "./src/",
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "../../.build-cache/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "../../.build-cache/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes.tsbuildinfo",
+    "moduleResolution": "Node16"
   },
   "ts-node": {
     "files": true
@@ -35,9 +36,6 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "../../extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/tsconfig.json"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/tsconfig.json"
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/package.json
index 0b05a92a972..9b7b40f5ffc 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "async-mutex": "0.4.0",
     "pg": "8.8.0",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
     "uuid": "8.3.2",
     "web3-utils": "4.0.6",
     "web3-validator": "2.0.2"
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/db-client/db-client.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/db-client/db-client.ts
index 7df10af5553..0d41f41f061 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/db-client/db-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/db-client/db-client.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { getRuntimeErrorCause } from "../utils";
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
 import { Client as PostgresClient } from "pg";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 //////////////////////////////////
 // Helper Types
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/plugin-persistence-ethereum.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/plugin-persistence-ethereum.ts
index 6176f11f206..1d4c5893b40 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/plugin-persistence-ethereum.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/plugin-persistence-ethereum.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import {
   TokenTypeV1,
   TrackedOperationV1,
 } from "./generated/openapi/typescript-axios";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { Interface as EthersInterface } from "@ethersproject/abi";
 import { Mutex } from "async-mutex";
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/base-token-client.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/base-token-client.ts
index d8704baebe6..071667770ae 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/base-token-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/base-token-client.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   LoggerProvider,
   LogLevelDesc,
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { getRuntimeErrorCause } from "../utils";
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/token-client-erc20.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/token-client-erc20.ts
index e3da513c6c4..dfde9b4e853 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/token-client-erc20.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/token-client-erc20.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { EthereumApiClient } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-e
 import type { LogLevelDesc } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import TokenClient from "./base-token-client";
 import ERC20 from "../../json/contract-abi/ERC20.json";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 /**
  * Client for calling methods on ERC20 token contract.
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/token-client-erc721.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/token-client-erc721.ts
index e2303ebad54..29b28dd5821 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/token-client-erc721.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/token-client/token-client-erc721.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { EthereumApiClient } from "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-e
 import type { LogLevelDesc } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import TokenClient from "./base-token-client";
 import ERC721 from "../../json/contract-abi/ERC721.json";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 /**
  * Client for calling methods on ERC721 token contract.
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/utils.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/utils.ts
index 3e711c5be6f..fff04a552ce 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/src/main/typescript/utils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import { toChecksumAddress } from "web3-utils";
 import { isAddress } from "web3-validator";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 /**
  * Get error cause for RuntimeError (instance of `Error`, string or undefined)
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-fabric/src/main/typescript/db-client/db-client.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-fabric/src/main/typescript/db-client/db-client.ts
index 6d01366f0c4..ef096d7d0f7 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-fabric/src/main/typescript/db-client/db-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-fabric/src/main/typescript/db-client/db-client.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   InsertBlockTransactionEntryInterface,
   InsertDetailedTransactionEntryInterface,
 } from "../types";
-// import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+// import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 export interface PostgresDatabaseClientOptions {
   connectionString: string;
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-geth-ledger/package.json b/packages/cactus-test-geth-ledger/package.json
index b1d07a6d57e..af27802a4f3 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-geth-ledger/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-geth-ledger/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "dockerode": "3.3.0",
     "internal-ip": "6.2.0",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
     "web3": "4.0.3",
     "web3-eth-accounts": "4.0.3"
   },
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-geth-ledger/src/main/typescript/geth-test-ledger.ts b/packages/cactus-test-geth-ledger/src/main/typescript/geth-test-ledger.ts
index 4736708bf7b..7e5d5f7f3b8 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-geth-ledger/src/main/typescript/geth-test-ledger.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-geth-ledger/src/main/typescript/geth-test-ledger.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Docker, { Container } from "dockerode";
 import { v4 as internalIpV4 } from "internal-ip";
 import Web3, { ContractAbi, TransactionReceipt } from "web3";
 import type { Web3Account } from "web3-eth-accounts";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 import {
   Logger,
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/package.json b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/package.json
index 3d8b13ce1e2..18d776e53d5 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/package.json
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@
     "node-forge": "1.3.0",
     "node-ssh": "13.1.0",
     "p-retry": "4.6.1",
-    "run-time-error": "1.4.0",
+    "run-time-error-cjs": "1.4.0",
     "socket.io": "4.5.4",
-    "socket.io-client": "4.5.4",
+    "socket.io-client-fixed-types": "4.5.4",
     "tar-stream": "2.2.0",
     "temp": "0.9.4",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/besu/besu-mp-test-ledger.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/besu/besu-mp-test-ledger.ts
index fc17aab2747..3d4a99d8f38 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/besu/besu-mp-test-ledger.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/besu/besu-mp-test-ledger.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { LoggerProvider } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import { Containers } from "../common/containers";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { EventEmitter } from "events";
 
 export interface IBesuMpTestLedgerOptions {
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/common/containers.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/common/containers.ts
index 602b9804057..3aac196ee4f 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/common/containers.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/common/containers.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import execa from "execa";
 import tar from "tar-stream";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 import pRetry from "p-retry";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { Streams } from "../common/streams";
 import {
   Checks,
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/fabric/fabric-test-ledger-v1.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/fabric/fabric-test-ledger-v1.ts
index 7126e57cafc..2c674854730 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/fabric/fabric-test-ledger-v1.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/fabric/fabric-test-ledger-v1.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs";
 import yaml from "js-yaml";
 import { envMapToDocker } from "../common/env-map-to-docker";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 export interface organizationDefinitionFabricV2 {
   path: string;
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/go-ipfs/go-ipfs-test-container.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/go-ipfs/go-ipfs-test-container.ts
index 5c9ce83f6b7..0fd85bdffa6 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/go-ipfs/go-ipfs-test-container.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/go-ipfs/go-ipfs-test-container.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { EventEmitter } from "events";
 import { Optional } from "typescript-optional";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import type { Container } from "dockerode";
 import Docker from "dockerode";
 import { Logger, Checks, Bools } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/openethereum/openethereum-test-ledger.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/openethereum/openethereum-test-ledger.ts
index e4a5040d121..7a8fed5821b 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/openethereum/openethereum-test-ledger.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/openethereum/openethereum-test-ledger.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 
 import { Containers } from "../common/containers";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 export interface IOpenEthereumTestLedgerOptions {
   envVars?: string[];
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/rustc-container/rustc-container.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/rustc-container/rustc-container.ts
index 4b39312c121..06fd24d7aeb 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/rustc-container/rustc-container.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/rustc-container/rustc-container.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { EventEmitter } from "events";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 import { Optional } from "typescript-optional";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import type { Container } from "dockerode";
 import Docker from "dockerode";
 import { Logger, Checks, Bools } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/socketio-test-setup-helpers/socketio-test-setup-helpers.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/socketio-test-setup-helpers/socketio-test-setup-helpers.ts
index 31e1ccd1e14..c4515322f70 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/socketio-test-setup-helpers/socketio-test-setup-helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/socketio-test-setup-helpers/socketio-test-setup-helpers.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * Helper module for setting up client/server test sockets.
  */
 
-import { Server, Socket as ServerSocket } from "socket.io";
-import { io, Socket as ClientSocket } from "socket.io-client";
+import { Server, ServerOptions as SocketServerOptions, Socket as ServerSocket } from "socket.io";
+import { io, Socket as ClientSocket, ManagerOptions, SocketOptions } from "socket.io-client-fixed-types";
 import { createServer } from "http";
 
 export { Server, ServerSocket, ClientSocket };
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ export function createListeningMockServer(): Promise<[Server, string]> {
     const httpServer = createServer();
     httpServer.unref();
 
-    const testServer = new Server(httpServer, {
+    const socketServerOptions: Partial<SocketServerOptions> = {
       transports: ["websocket"],
-      cookie: false,
-    });
+      cookie: false
+    };
+
+    const testServer = new Server(httpServer, socketServerOptions);
 
     httpServer.listen(0, () => {
       const addrInfo = httpServer.address();
@@ -42,11 +44,15 @@ export function createListeningMockServer(): Promise<[Server, string]> {
  * @port - Localhost port to connect to.
  */
 export function createClientSocket(port: string): ClientSocket {
-  return io(`http://localhost:${port}`, {
+
+  const clientSocketOpts: Partial<ManagerOptions & SocketOptions> = {
     reconnectionAttempts: 10,
     reconnectionDelay: 1000,
+    // @ts-ignore
     transports: ["websocket"],
-  });
+  };
+
+  return io(`http://localhost:${port}`, clientSocketOpts as any);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/substrate-test-ledger/substrate-test-ledger.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/substrate-test-ledger/substrate-test-ledger.ts
index 967d2950511..784070a1c79 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/substrate-test-ledger/substrate-test-ledger.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/substrate-test-ledger/substrate-test-ledger.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { EventEmitter } from "events";
 import { Optional } from "typescript-optional";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import type {
   Container,
   ContainerCreateOptions,
diff --git a/tools/bump-openapi-spec-dep-versions.ts b/tools/bump-openapi-spec-dep-versions.ts
index 6baf9b10553..cbdbde02260 100644
--- a/tools/bump-openapi-spec-dep-versions.ts
+++ b/tools/bump-openapi-spec-dep-versions.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import yargs from "yargs";
 import { hideBin } from "yargs/helpers";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 import { globby, Options as GlobbyOptions } from "globby";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import prettier from "prettier";
 import { OpenAPIV3_1 } from "openapi-types";
 import { isValidSemVer } from "semver-parser";
diff --git a/tools/create-production-only-archive.ts b/tools/create-production-only-archive.ts
index 30cda137734..55280ea5c18 100644
--- a/tools/create-production-only-archive.ts
+++ b/tools/create-production-only-archive.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import { deleteAsync } from "del";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 import { globby, Options as GlobbyOptions } from "globby";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import yargs from "yargs";
 import { hideBin } from "yargs/helpers";
 import { simpleGit, SimpleGit, SimpleGitOptions } from "simple-git";
diff --git a/tools/custom-checks/check-open-api-json-specs.ts b/tools/custom-checks/check-open-api-json-specs.ts
index b8d56c35e06..d9a9828603b 100644
--- a/tools/custom-checks/check-open-api-json-specs.ts
+++ b/tools/custom-checks/check-open-api-json-specs.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import fs from "fs-extra";
 import path from "path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import { globby, Options as GlobbyOptions } from "globby";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { hasProperty } from "./has-property";
 import { isStdLibRecord } from "./is-std-lib-record";
 
diff --git a/tools/custom-checks/check-package-json-sort.ts b/tools/custom-checks/check-package-json-sort.ts
index a0a2ef558ba..a4be18f7bcc 100644
--- a/tools/custom-checks/check-package-json-sort.ts
+++ b/tools/custom-checks/check-package-json-sort.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import fs from "fs-extra";
 import path from "path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import { globby, Options as GlobbyOptions } from "globby";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { isStdLibRecord } from "./is-std-lib-record";
 import { sortPackageJson } from "sort-package-json";
 import lernaCfg from "../../lerna.json" assert { type: "json" };
diff --git a/tools/custom-checks/check-pkg-licenses.ts b/tools/custom-checks/check-pkg-licenses.ts
index 8a1d9b779a3..e46441829f9 100644
--- a/tools/custom-checks/check-pkg-licenses.ts
+++ b/tools/custom-checks/check-pkg-licenses.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import fs from "fs-extra";
 import path from "path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import { globby, Options as GlobbyOptions } from "globby";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { isStdLibRecord } from "./is-std-lib-record";
 
 export interface ICheckPkgLicensesRequest {
diff --git a/tools/custom-checks/check-pkg-npm-scope.ts b/tools/custom-checks/check-pkg-npm-scope.ts
index 5406a16747d..34c347f171f 100644
--- a/tools/custom-checks/check-pkg-npm-scope.ts
+++ b/tools/custom-checks/check-pkg-npm-scope.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import fs from "fs-extra";
 import path from "path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import { globby, Options as GlobbyOptions } from "globby";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { sortPackageJson } from "sort-package-json";
 import { hasKey } from "../has-key";
 // eslint-disable-next-line prettier/prettier
diff --git a/tools/custom-checks/check-sibling-dep-version-consistency.ts b/tools/custom-checks/check-sibling-dep-version-consistency.ts
index e6bb4d5e46b..aebfe3959b3 100644
--- a/tools/custom-checks/check-sibling-dep-version-consistency.ts
+++ b/tools/custom-checks/check-sibling-dep-version-consistency.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import fs from "fs-extra";
 import path from "path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import { globby, Options as GlobbyOptions } from "globby";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { isStdLibRecord } from "./is-std-lib-record";
 import { readFile } from "fs/promises";
 
diff --git a/tools/generate-sbom.ts b/tools/generate-sbom.ts
index e84329196a9..7ee2710dbf4 100644
--- a/tools/generate-sbom.ts
+++ b/tools/generate-sbom.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { promisify } from "util";
 import { exec, ExecOptions } from "child_process";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 import { globby, Options as GlobbyOptions } from "globby";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import fastSafeStringify from "fast-safe-stringify";
 import { INpmListDependencyV1, npmList } from "./npm-list";
 
diff --git a/tools/get-latest-sem-ver-git-tag.ts b/tools/get-latest-sem-ver-git-tag.ts
index 9d3676c841f..7fc367a2803 100644
--- a/tools/get-latest-sem-ver-git-tag.ts
+++ b/tools/get-latest-sem-ver-git-tag.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url"
 import { simpleGit, SimpleGit, SimpleGitOptions } from "simple-git";
 import { compareSemVer, isValidSemVer } from "semver-parser";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 
 const TAG = "[tools/get-latest-sem-ver-git-tag.ts]";
 
diff --git a/tools/npm-list.ts b/tools/npm-list.ts
index 9bcb0758e72..9798fdae233 100644
--- a/tools/npm-list.ts
+++ b/tools/npm-list.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ExecOptions, exec } from "child_process";
 import { promisify } from "util";
 
 import fastSafeStringify from "fast-safe-stringify";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { hasKey } from "./has-key";
 
 const execAsync = promisify(exec);
diff --git a/tools/sync-npm-deps-to-tsc-projects.ts b/tools/sync-npm-deps-to-tsc-projects.ts
index bb4327796b5..9cdcec2858f 100644
--- a/tools/sync-npm-deps-to-tsc-projects.ts
+++ b/tools/sync-npm-deps-to-tsc-projects.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import JSON5 from "json5";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 import { globby, Options as GlobbyOptions } from "globby";
-import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error";
+import { RuntimeError } from "run-time-error-cjs";
 import { readFile } from "fs/promises";
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index aabc61005d6..289fea75f26 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
     {
       "path": "./packages/cacti-ledger-browser/tsconfig.json"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "./packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks/tsconfig.json"
-    },
     {
       "path": "./packages/cactus-common/tsconfig.json"
     },
@@ -173,7 +170,7 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "incremental": true,
     "target": "ES2017",
-    "module": "CommonJS",
+    "module": "Node16",
     "lib": [
       "es2015",
       "es2016",
@@ -213,7 +210,7 @@
     // "noImplicitReturns": true,             /* Report error when not all code paths in function return a value. */
     // "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,    /* Report errors for fallthrough cases in switch statement. */
     /* Module Resolution Options */
-    "moduleResolution": "node" /* Specify module resolution strategy: 'node' (Node.js) or 'classic' (TypeScript pre-1.6). */,
+    "moduleResolution": "Node16" /* Specify module resolution strategy: 'node' (Node.js) or 'classic' (TypeScript pre-1.6). */,
     "resolveJsonModule": true /* When true allows the importing of json files in Typescript code */,
     // "baseUrl": "./",                       /* Base directory to resolve non-absolute module names. */
     // "paths": {},                           /* A series of entries which re-map imports to lookup locations relative to the 'baseUrl'. */
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7406e5862d4..7505119cce3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6551,14 +6551,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks@2.0.0-alpha.2, @hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks@workspace:packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks":
-  version: 0.0.0-use.local
-  resolution: "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks@workspace:packages/cacti-esm-compat-hacks"
-  dependencies:
-    kubo-rpc-client: 3.0.1
-  languageName: unknown
-  linkType: soft
-
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   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@hyperledger/cacti-example-cbdc-bridging-frontend@workspace:examples/cactus-example-cbdc-bridging-frontend"
@@ -6849,10 +6841,11 @@ __metadata:
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     "@types/jsonwebtoken": 9.0.0
     "@types/lodash": 4.14.195
+    "@types/node": 20.8.10
     jsonwebtoken: 9.0.0
     lodash: 4.17.21
     rxjs: 7.8.1
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -6910,12 +6903,12 @@ __metadata:
     node-forge: 1.3.0
     prom-client: 13.2.0
     protobufjs: 7.2.5
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     rxjs: 7.8.1
     safe-stable-stringify: 2.4.3
     semver: 7.5.2
     socket.io: 4.5.4
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
     typescript-optional: 2.0.1
     uuid: 8.3.2
   languageName: unknown
@@ -6958,7 +6951,7 @@ __metadata:
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     shelljs: 0.8.5
     socket.io: 4.5.4
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
     ts-node: 8.9.1
     web3: 1.6.1
     xmlhttprequest: 1.8.0
@@ -7171,9 +7164,9 @@ __metadata:
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     hardhat: 2.17.2
     http-status-codes: 2.1.4
-    ipfs-http-client: 60.0.1
     jose: 4.9.2
     knex: 2.5.1
+    kubo-rpc-client: 3.0.1
     nyc: ^13.1.0
     openapi-types: 9.1.0
     remix-tests: ^0.1.34
@@ -7462,9 +7455,9 @@ __metadata:
     joi: 14.3.1
     openapi-types: 7.0.1
     prom-client: 13.1.0
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     socket.io: 4.5.4
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
     typescript-optional: 2.0.1
     web3-eth-abi: 4.0.3
     web3-utils: 4.0.3
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     openapi-types: 9.1.0
     prom-client: 13.2.0
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     rxjs: 7.8.1
     socket.io: 4.5.4
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
     typescript-optional: 2.0.1
     web3: 1.6.1
     web3-core: 1.6.1
@@ -7738,11 +7731,11 @@ __metadata:
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     minimist: 1.2.8
     prom-client: 13.2.0
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     rxjs: 7.8.1
     sanitize-html: 2.7.0
     socket.io: 4.5.4
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
     typescript-optional: 2.0.1
     web3: 4.1.2
     web3-eth: 4.2.0
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     openapi-types: 9.1.0
     prom-client: 13.2.0
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     rxjs: 7.8.1
     sanitize-filename: 1.6.3
     sanitize-html: 2.7.0
     secp256k1: 4.0.3
     socket.io: 4.5.4
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
     temp: 0.9.4
     typescript-optional: 2.0.1
     uuid: 8.3.2
@@ -7833,7 +7826,7 @@ __metadata:
     serve-favicon: 2.4.5
     shelljs: 0.8.5
     socket.io: 4.5.4
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
     web3: 1.8.1
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -7862,7 +7855,7 @@ __metadata:
     rxjs: 7.8.1
     sanitize-html: 2.7.0
     socket.io: 4.5.4
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
     undici: 5.26.2
     uuid: 8.3.2
   languageName: unknown
@@ -7889,11 +7882,11 @@ __metadata:
     key-encoder: 2.0.3
     openapi-types: 7.0.1
     prom-client: 13.1.0
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     rxjs: 7.8.1
     sanitize-html: 2.7.0
     socket.io: 4.5.4
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
     typescript-optional: 2.0.1
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -7915,11 +7908,11 @@ __metadata:
     express: 4.18.2
     minimist: 1.2.8
     prom-client: 13.2.0
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     rxjs: 7.8.1
     sanitize-html: 2.7.0
     socket.io: 4.5.4
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
     typescript-optional: 2.0.1
     web3: 1.6.1
     web3-core-helpers: 1.6.1
@@ -8030,7 +8023,6 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs@workspace:extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs"
   dependencies:
-    "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks": 2.0.0-alpha.2
     "@hyperledger/cactus-common": 2.0.0-alpha.2
     "@hyperledger/cactus-core": 2.0.0-alpha.2
     "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api": 2.0.0-alpha.2
@@ -8041,8 +8033,10 @@ __metadata:
     express: 4.18.2
     ipfs-core-types: 0.14.1
     ipfs-unixfs: 9.0.1
+    kubo-rpc-client: 3.0.1
+    kubo-rpc-client-esm-cjs: 3.0.1
     multiformats: 11.0.2
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     typescript-optional: 2.0.1
     uuid: 8.3.2
   languageName: unknown
@@ -8052,7 +8046,6 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes@workspace:packages/cactus-plugin-odap-hermes"
   dependencies:
-    "@hyperledger/cacti-esm-compat-hacks": 2.0.0-alpha.2
     "@hyperledger/cactus-cmd-api-server": 2.0.0-alpha.2
     "@hyperledger/cactus-common": 2.0.0-alpha.2
     "@hyperledger/cactus-core": 2.0.0-alpha.2
@@ -8069,6 +8062,7 @@ __metadata:
     crypto-js: 4.0.0
     fabric-network: 2.2.19
     knex: 2.4.0
+    kubo-rpc-client: 3.0.1
     secp256k1: 4.0.3
     socket.io: 4.5.4
     sqlite3: 5.1.5
@@ -8100,7 +8094,7 @@ __metadata:
     jest-extended: 4.0.1
     npm-run-all: 4.1.5
     pg: 8.8.0
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     rxjs: 7.8.1
     socket.io: 4.5.4
     uuid: 8.3.2
@@ -8178,7 +8172,7 @@ __metadata:
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     dockerode: 3.3.0
     internal-ip: 6.2.0
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     web3: 4.0.3
     web3-eth-accounts: 4.0.3
   languageName: unknown
@@ -8330,9 +8324,9 @@ __metadata:
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     node-ssh: 13.1.0
     p-retry: 4.6.1
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     socket.io: 4.5.4
-    socket.io-client: 4.5.4
+    socket.io-client-fixed-types: 4.5.4
     tar-stream: 2.2.0
     temp: 0.9.4
     typescript-optional: 2.0.1
@@ -8450,7 +8444,7 @@ __metadata:
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     prettier: 3.0.3
     protoc-gen-ts: 0.8.6
-    run-time-error: 1.4.0
+    run-time-error-cjs: 1.4.0
     secp256k1: 4.0.3
     semver-parser: 4.1.4
     shebang-loader: 0.0.1
@@ -13263,6 +13257,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/node@npm:20.8.10":
+  version: 20.8.10
+  resolution: "@types/node@npm:20.8.10"
+  dependencies:
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+  checksum: 7c61190e43e8074a1b571e52ff14c880bc67a0447f2fe5ed0e1a023eb8a23d5f815658edb98890f7578afe0f090433c4a635c7c87311762544e20dd78723e515
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   resolution: "@types/node@npm:10.17.60"
@@ -28537,7 +28540,7 @@ __metadata:
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-"ipfs-core-utils@npm:^0.18.0, ipfs-core-utils@npm:^0.18.1":
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   resolution: "ipfs-core-utils@npm:0.18.1"
   dependencies:
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-  resolution: "ipfs-http-client@npm:60.0.1"
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-    any-signal: ^3.0.0
-    dag-jose: ^4.0.0
-    err-code: ^3.0.1
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-    ipfs-core-utils: ^0.18.1
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   resolution: "ipfs-unixfs@npm:9.0.1"
@@ -32047,6 +32023,33 @@ __metadata:
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+"kubo-rpc-client-esm-cjs@npm:3.0.1":
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+  resolution: "kubo-rpc-client-esm-cjs@npm:3.0.1"
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+    err-code: ^3.0.1
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+    it-first: ^2.0.0
+    it-last: ^2.0.0
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+
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   resolution: "kubo-rpc-client@npm:3.0.1"
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-"run-time-error@npm:1.4.0":
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-  resolution: "run-time-error@npm:1.4.0"
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+  resolution: "run-time-error-cjs@npm:1.4.0"
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+"socket.io-client-fixed-types@npm:4.5.4":
   version: 4.5.4
-  resolution: "socket.io-client@npm:4.5.4"
+  resolution: "socket.io-client-fixed-types@npm:4.5.4"
   dependencies:
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     debug: ~4.3.2
     engine.io-client: ~6.2.3
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   linkType: hard
 
+"undici-types@npm:~5.26.4":
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+  resolution: "undici-types@npm:5.26.5"
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+  linkType: hard
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   resolution: "undici@npm:5.26.2"