diff --git a/enclave-runtime/Cargo.lock b/enclave-runtime/Cargo.lock
index 07c29296e8..8945b8c989 100644
--- a/enclave-runtime/Cargo.lock
+++ b/enclave-runtime/Cargo.lock
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ version = "0.4.2"
 source = "git+https://github.com/scs/substrate-api-client.git?branch=polkadot-v0.9.42-tag-v0.14.0#d31ce7684a60a55b943b3355b2dacc6d0edcc371"
 dependencies = [
  "ac-primitives",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "maybe-async",
 ]
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
  "frame-metadata",
  "hex",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-bits",
  "scale-decode",
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ version = "0.1.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "eb5b05133427c07c4776906f673ccf36c21b102c9829c641a5b56bd151d44fd6"
 dependencies = [
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
 ]
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "git+https://github.com/integritee-network/pallets.git?branch=sdk-v0.12.6-polkadot-v0.9.42#94aa66fbe63d0d5bc848b9cf8f7a71fa34ef8ce8"
 dependencies = [
  "common-primitives",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
  "serde 1.0.192",
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "its-sidechain",
  "jsonrpc-core",
  "lazy_static",
- "log 0.4.17",
+ "log",
  "multibase",
  "once_cell 1.4.0",
  "parity-scale-codec",
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 source = "git+https://github.com/integritee-network/env_logger-sgx#55745829b2ae8a77f0915af3671ec8a9a00cace9"
 dependencies = [
  "humantime",
- "log 0.4.17",
+ "log",
  "regex 1.3.1",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "termcolor",
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "evm-core",
  "evm-gasometer",
  "evm-runtime",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "primitive-types",
  "rlp",
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/integritee-network/frontier.git?branch=bar/polk
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "libsecp256k1",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
  "sp-core",
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "frame-support-procedural",
  "impl-trait-for-tuples",
  "k256",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "paste",
  "scale-info",
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ version = "4.0.0-dev"
 source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/substrate.git?branch=polkadot-v0.9.42#ff24c60ac7d9f87727ecdd0ded9a80c56e4f4b65"
 dependencies = [
  "frame-support",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
  "sp-core",
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ name = "http_req"
 version = "0.8.1"
 source = "git+https://github.com/integritee-network/http_req#3723e88235f2b29bc1a31835853b072ffd0455fd"
 dependencies = [
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "rustls 0.19.0 (git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/rustls?branch=mesalock_sgx)",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "unicase",
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-enclave-metrics",
  "itp-ocall-api",
  "lazy_static",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "serde 1.0.192",
  "sgx_tstd",
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-stf-primitives",
  "itp-types",
  "itp-utils",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sp-core",
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-storage",
  "itp-types",
  "itp-utils",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "pallet-balances",
  "pallet-parentchain",
  "pallet-sudo",
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-types",
  "itp-utils",
  "jsonrpc-core",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "serde_json 1.0.108",
  "sgx_tstd",
@@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-stf-state-handler",
  "itp-top-pool-author",
  "itp-types",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sp-runtime",
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "itc-parentchain-block-importer",
  "itp-import-queue",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sgx_types",
  "thiserror",
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-extrinsics-factory",
  "itp-stf-executor",
  "itp-types",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sgx_types",
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-test",
  "itp-top-pool-author",
  "itp-types",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sgx_types",
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-storage",
  "itp-test",
  "itp-types",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sgx_types",
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.1",
  "http",
  "http_req",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "serde 1.0.192",
  "serde_json 1.0.108",
  "sgx_tstd",
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bit-vec",
  "chrono 0.4.26",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "mio",
  "mio-extras",
  "rcgen",
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-sgx-crypto",
  "itp-sgx-io",
  "itp-time-utils",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "num-bigint",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "rustls 0.19.0 (git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/rustls?rev=sgx_1.1.3)",
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "derive_more",
  "itp-sgx-io",
  "itp-sgx-temp-dir",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "ofb",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "serde_json 1.0.60 (git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/serde-json-sgx?tag=sgx_1.1.3)",
@@ -2151,7 +2151,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "derive_more",
  "environmental 1.1.3",
  "itp-hashing",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "postcard",
  "serde 1.0.192",
@@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-time-utils",
  "itp-top-pool-author",
  "itp-types",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sgx_types",
@@ -2248,7 +2248,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-stf-state-observer",
  "itp-time-utils",
  "itp-types",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "rust-base58",
  "sgx_tstd",
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ name = "itp-stf-state-observer"
 version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "itp-types",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "thiserror",
 ]
@@ -2302,7 +2302,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-time-utils",
  "itp-types",
  "jsonrpc-core",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_crypto_helper",
  "sgx_tstd",
@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "its-primitives",
  "jsonrpc-core",
  "linked-hash-map",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "serde 1.0.192",
  "sgx_tstd",
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-top-pool",
  "itp-types",
  "jsonrpc-core",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sp-core",
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-types",
  "its-primitives",
  "its-state",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sgx_types",
@@ -2421,7 +2421,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-types",
  "itp-utils",
  "its-primitives",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sp-consensus-slots",
  "sp-core",
@@ -2455,7 +2455,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "its-primitives",
  "its-state",
  "its-validateer-fetch",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sp-core",
@@ -2480,7 +2480,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "its-block-verification",
  "its-primitives",
  "its-state",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sgx_types",
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "its-consensus-common",
  "its-primitives",
  "lazy_static",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sp-consensus-slots",
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-utils",
  "its-primitives",
  "jsonrpc-core",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "rust-base58",
  "sgx_tstd",
@@ -2560,7 +2560,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-sgx-externalities",
  "itp-storage",
  "its-primitives",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sp-core",
@@ -2577,7 +2577,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itp-ocall-api",
  "itp-types",
  "its-primitives",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sp-core",
  "sp-runtime",
@@ -2590,7 +2590,7 @@ version = "18.0.0"
 source = "git+https://github.com/scs/jsonrpc?branch=no_std_v18#0faf53c491c3222b96242a973d902dd06e9b6674"
 dependencies = [
  "futures 0.3.8",
- "log 0.4.17",
+ "log",
  "serde 1.0.118",
  "serde_derive 1.0.118",
  "serde_json 1.0.60 (git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/serde-json-sgx)",
@@ -2700,12 +2700,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "sgx_tstd",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "log"
-version = "0.4.20"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b5e6163cb8c49088c2c36f57875e58ccd8c87c7427f7fbd50ea6710b2f3f2e8f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "matches"
 version = "0.1.8"
@@ -2765,7 +2759,7 @@ version = "0.6.21"
 source = "git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/mio-sgx?tag=sgx_1.1.3#5b0e56a3066231c7a8d1876c7be3a19b08ffdfd5"
 dependencies = [
  "iovec",
- "log 0.4.17",
+ "log",
  "net2",
  "sgx_libc",
  "sgx_trts",
@@ -2779,7 +2773,7 @@ version = "2.0.6"
 source = "git+https://github.com/integritee-network/mio-extras-sgx?rev=963234b#963234bf55e44f9efff921938255126c48deef3a"
 dependencies = [
  "lazycell",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "mio",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sgx_types",
@@ -2962,7 +2956,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/substrate.git?branch=polkadot-v0.9.4
 dependencies = [
  "frame-support",
  "frame-system",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
  "sp-runtime",
@@ -2981,7 +2975,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "frame-system",
  "hex",
  "impl-trait-for-tuples",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "rlp",
  "scale-info",
@@ -3012,7 +3006,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/integritee-network/pallets.git?branch=sdk-v0.12
 dependencies = [
  "frame-support",
  "frame-system",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
  "sp-core",
@@ -3042,7 +3036,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/substrate.git?branch=polkadot-v0.9.4
 dependencies = [
  "frame-support",
  "frame-system",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
  "sp-inherents",
@@ -3489,7 +3483,7 @@ version = "0.19.0"
 source = "git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/rustls?tag=sgx_1.1.3#95b5e79dc24b02f3ce424437eb9698509d0baf58"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.0 (git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/rust-base64-sgx)",
- "log 0.4.17",
+ "log",
  "ring",
  "sct",
  "sgx_tstd",
@@ -3502,7 +3496,7 @@ version = "0.19.0"
 source = "git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/rustls?branch=mesalock_sgx#95b5e79dc24b02f3ce424437eb9698509d0baf58"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.0 (git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/rust-base64-sgx)",
- "log 0.4.17",
+ "log",
  "ring",
  "sct",
  "sgx_tstd",
@@ -3515,7 +3509,7 @@ version = "0.19.0"
 source = "git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/rustls?rev=sgx_1.1.3#95b5e79dc24b02f3ce424437eb9698509d0baf58"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.0 (git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/rust-base64-sgx)",
- "log 0.4.17",
+ "log",
  "ring",
  "sct",
  "sgx_tstd",
@@ -4095,7 +4089,7 @@ name = "sp-api"
 version = "4.0.0-dev"
 source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/substrate.git?branch=polkadot-v0.9.42#ff24c60ac7d9f87727ecdd0ded9a80c56e4f4b65"
 dependencies = [
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
  "sp-api-proc-macro",
@@ -4179,7 +4173,7 @@ version = "4.0.0-dev"
 source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/substrate.git?branch=polkadot-v0.9.42#ff24c60ac7d9f87727ecdd0ded9a80c56e4f4b65"
 dependencies = [
  "finality-grandpa",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
  "sp-api",
@@ -4213,7 +4207,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hash-db 0.16.0",
  "hash256-std-hasher",
  "libsecp256k1",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "merlin",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "paste",
@@ -4295,7 +4289,7 @@ version = "7.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "itp-sgx-externalities",
  "libsecp256k1",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sgx_tstd",
  "sp-core",
@@ -4330,7 +4324,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
  "hash256-std-hasher",
  "impl-trait-for-tuples",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "paste",
  "scale-info",
@@ -4551,7 +4545,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "derive_more",
  "frame-metadata",
  "hex",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "maybe-async",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "serde 1.0.192",
@@ -4642,7 +4636,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/integritee-network/pallets.git?branch=sdk-v0.12
 dependencies = [
  "common-primitives",
  "derive_more",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
  "serde 1.0.192",
@@ -4738,7 +4732,7 @@ checksum = "767abe6ffed88a1889671a102c2861ae742726f52e0a5a425b92c9fbfa7e9c85"
 dependencies = [
  "hash-db 0.16.0",
  "hashbrown 0.13.2",
- "log 0.4.20",
+ "log",
  "smallvec 1.11.0",
 ]
 
@@ -4777,7 +4771,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes 1.0.1",
  "http",
  "httparse",
- "log 0.4.17",
+ "log",
  "rand 0.7.3",
  "rustls 0.19.0 (git+https://github.com/mesalock-linux/rustls?tag=sgx_1.1.3)",
  "sgx_tstd",
diff --git a/sidechain/block-verification/Cargo.toml b/sidechain/block-verification/Cargo.toml
index 34eed84724..2869ed833d 100644
--- a/sidechain/block-verification/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sidechain/block-verification/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-log = { version = "0.4.17", default-features = false }
+log = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 thiserror = { version = "1.0.26", optional = true }
 
 # local deps