diff --git a/.cspell.json b/.cspell.json
index 5ea417a406..206716ab50 100644
--- a/.cspell.json
+++ b/.cspell.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     "ccid",
     "ccmodel",
     "cctx",
+    "CDVC",
     "celo",
     "cids",
     "clazz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7fbc513feb..f8c59783f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
     "ts-node": "10.9.1",
     "tsx": "4.16.2",
     "typescript": "5.5.2",
-    "web3": "4.1.1",
+    "web3": "4.4.0",
     "web3-core": "4.1.1",
     "web3-eth": "4.1.1",
     "web3-utils": "4.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/cacti-ledger-browser/package.json b/packages/cacti-ledger-browser/package.json
index eec9d4aa7e..d6a8d01d93 100644
--- a/packages/cacti-ledger-browser/package.json
+++ b/packages/cacti-ledger-browser/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "react-apexcharts": "1.4.1",
     "react-dom": "18.2.0",
     "react-router-dom": "6.21.3",
-    "web3": "4.1.1"
+    "web3": "4.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query": "5.28.11",
diff --git a/packages/cacti-plugin-consortium-static/package.json b/packages/cacti-plugin-consortium-static/package.json
index c2ea4a508f..fe98c53292 100644
--- a/packages/cacti-plugin-consortium-static/package.json
+++ b/packages/cacti-plugin-consortium-static/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "jose": "4.15.5",
     "merkletreejs": "0.4.0",
     "prom-client": "15.1.3",
-    "safe-stable-stringify": "2.4.3",
+    "safe-stable-stringify": "2.5.0",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1",
     "uuid": "10.0.0"
   },
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
     "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu": "2.1.0",
     "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling": "2.1.0",
     "@types/express": "5.0.0",
-    "@types/json-stable-stringify": "1.0.33",
+    "@types/json-stable-stringify": "1.0.34",
     "@types/uuid": "10.0.0",
-    "web3": "1.6.1"
+    "web3": "4.4.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 13c2c0684d..f97634cdf1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9212,7 +9212,7 @@ __metadata:
     react-router-dom: "npm:6.21.3"
     typescript: "npm:5.5.2"
     vite: "npm:5.4.11"
-    web3: "npm:4.1.1"
+    web3: "npm:4.4.0"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -9228,7 +9228,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu": "npm:2.1.0"
     "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling": "npm:2.1.0"
     "@types/express": "npm:5.0.0"
-    "@types/json-stable-stringify": "npm:1.0.33"
+    "@types/json-stable-stringify": "npm:1.0.34"
     "@types/uuid": "npm:10.0.0"
     axios: "npm:1.7.9"
     body-parser: "npm:1.20.3"
@@ -9237,10 +9237,10 @@ __metadata:
     jose: "npm:4.15.5"
     merkletreejs: "npm:0.4.0"
     prom-client: "npm:15.1.3"
-    safe-stable-stringify: "npm:2.4.3"
+    safe-stable-stringify: "npm:2.5.0"
     typescript-optional: "npm:2.0.1"
     uuid: "npm:10.0.0"
-    web3: "npm:1.6.1"
+    web3: "npm:4.4.0"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -11278,7 +11278,7 @@ __metadata:
     ts-node: "npm:10.9.1"
     tsx: "npm:4.16.2"
     typescript: "npm:5.5.2"
-    web3: "npm:4.1.1"
+    web3: "npm:4.4.0"
     web3-core: "npm:4.1.1"
     web3-eth: "npm:4.1.1"
     web3-utils: "npm:4.3.0"
@@ -54532,7 +54532,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"web3-eth-ens@npm:^4.0.3, web3-eth-ens@npm:^4.0.5":
+"web3-eth-ens@npm:^4.0.3":
   version: 4.0.5
   resolution: "web3-eth-ens@npm:4.0.5"
   dependencies:
@@ -54710,7 +54710,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"web3-eth-personal@npm:^4.0.3, web3-eth-personal@npm:^4.0.5":
+"web3-eth-personal@npm:^4.0.3":
   version: 4.0.5
   resolution: "web3-eth-personal@npm:4.0.5"
   dependencies:
@@ -55664,30 +55664,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"web3@npm:4.1.1":
-  version: 4.1.1
-  resolution: "web3@npm:4.1.1"
-  dependencies:
-    web3-core: "npm:^4.1.1"
-    web3-errors: "npm:^1.1.1"
-    web3-eth: "npm:^4.1.1"
-    web3-eth-abi: "npm:^4.1.1"
-    web3-eth-accounts: "npm:^4.0.5"
-    web3-eth-contract: "npm:^4.0.5"
-    web3-eth-ens: "npm:^4.0.5"
-    web3-eth-iban: "npm:^4.0.5"
-    web3-eth-personal: "npm:^4.0.5"
-    web3-net: "npm:^4.0.5"
-    web3-providers-http: "npm:^4.0.5"
-    web3-providers-ws: "npm:^4.0.5"
-    web3-rpc-methods: "npm:^1.1.1"
-    web3-types: "npm:^1.1.1"
-    web3-utils: "npm:^4.0.5"
-    web3-validator: "npm:^2.0.1"
-  checksum: 10/6666cd853a8f29f2213a48f0477ddbcab0ecd737edb8b9ed6788d8e00580db7f88358beec8acbb1d1ba4ad50d144d2b9bfbc6c879b732df4475c57c0817ae878
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "web3@npm:4.4.0":
   version: 4.4.0
   resolution: "web3@npm:4.4.0"