diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5bcfd863..f54b45b7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.10.3",
  "bytemuck",
  "getrandom 0.2.15",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
@@ -451,12 +451,6 @@ version = "0.21.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9d297deb1925b89f2ccc13d7635fa0714f12c87adce1c75356b39ca9b7178567"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "base64"
-version = "0.22.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "72b3254f16251a8381aa12e40e3c4d2f0199f8c6508fbecb9d91f575e0fbb8c6"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bincode"
 version = "1.3.3"
@@ -744,7 +738,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "checking-accounts-program"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -771,7 +765,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -813,7 +807,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "shank",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -821,7 +815,7 @@ name = "counter-solana-native"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -844,7 +838,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "create-account-program"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1060,16 +1054,6 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5443807d6dff69373d433ab9ef5378ad8df50ca6298caf15de6e52e24aaf54d5"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "favorites-steel-program"
-version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
- "bytemuck",
- "num_enum 0.7.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
- "steel 2.1.1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "feature-probe"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -1170,7 +1154,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "hello-solana-program"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1587,7 +1571,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1690,7 +1674,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1699,7 +1683,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1708,7 +1692,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1846,7 +1830,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1900,7 +1884,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2218,59 +2202,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "sha3 0.10.8",
  "solana-frozen-abi",
  "solana-frozen-abi-macro",
- "solana-sdk-macro 1.18.17",
+ "solana-sdk-macro",
  "thiserror",
  "tiny-bip39",
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "solana-program"
-version = "2.0.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2625a23c3813b620141ee447819b08d1b9a5f1c69a309754834e3f35798a21fb"
-dependencies = [
- "ark-bn254",
- "ark-ec",
- "ark-ff",
- "ark-serialize",
- "base64 0.22.1",
- "bincode",
- "bitflags",
- "blake3",
- "borsh 0.10.3",
- "borsh 1.5.1",
- "bs58 0.5.1",
- "bv",
- "bytemuck",
- "bytemuck_derive",
- "console_error_panic_hook",
- "console_log",
- "curve25519-dalek",
- "getrandom 0.2.15",
- "js-sys",
- "lazy_static",
- "libsecp256k1",
- "log",
- "memoffset",
- "num-bigint",
- "num-derive 0.4.2",
- "num-traits",
- "parking_lot",
- "rand 0.8.5",
- "rustc_version",
- "rustversion",
- "serde",
- "serde_bytes",
- "serde_derive",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
- "sha3 0.10.8",
- "solana-sdk-macro 2.0.14",
- "thiserror",
- "wasm-bindgen",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-sdk"
 version = "1.18.17"
@@ -2319,8 +2257,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-frozen-abi",
  "solana-frozen-abi-macro",
  "solana-logger",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
- "solana-sdk-macro 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
+ "solana-sdk-macro",
  "thiserror",
  "uriparse",
  "wasm-bindgen",
@@ -2339,19 +2277,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.72",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "solana-sdk-macro"
-version = "2.0.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "93a5a1eabc890415d326707afe62cd7a2009236e8d899c1519566fc8f7e3977b"
-dependencies = [
- "bs58 0.5.1",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "rustversion",
- "syn 2.0.72",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-security-txt"
 version = "1.1.1"
@@ -2380,7 +2305,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sha3 0.9.1",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "solana-sdk",
  "subtle",
  "thiserror",
@@ -2397,7 +2322,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.10.3",
  "num-derive 0.4.2",
  "num-traits",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-token",
  "spl-token-2022 1.0.0",
  "thiserror",
@@ -2410,7 +2335,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cce5d563b58ef1bb2cdbbfe0dfb9ffdc24903b10ae6a4df2d8f425ece375033f"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-discriminator-derive",
 ]
 
@@ -2444,7 +2369,7 @@ version = "3.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bd0dc6f70db6bacea7ff25870b016a65ba1d1b6013536f08e4fd79a8f9005325"
 dependencies = [
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2453,7 +2378,7 @@ version = "4.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a49f49f95f2d02111ded31696ab38a081fab623d4c76bd4cb074286db4560836"
 dependencies = [
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2464,7 +2389,7 @@ checksum = "2881dddfca792737c0706fa0175345ab282b1b0879c7d877bad129645737c079"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.10.3",
  "bytemuck",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "solana-zk-token-sdk",
  "spl-program-error 0.3.0",
 ]
@@ -2477,7 +2402,7 @@ checksum = "af92f74cd3b0fdfda59fef4b571a92123e4df0f67cc43f73163975d31118ef82"
 dependencies = [
  "num-derive 0.3.3",
  "num-traits",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-program-error-derive 0.2.0",
  "thiserror",
 ]
@@ -2490,7 +2415,7 @@ checksum = "249e0318493b6bcf27ae9902600566c689b7dfba9f1bdff5893e92253374e78c"
 dependencies = [
  "num-derive 0.4.2",
  "num-traits",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-program-error-derive 0.3.2",
  "thiserror",
 ]
@@ -2525,7 +2450,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "82149a5a06b5f158d03904066375eaf0c8a2422557cc3d5a25d277260d9a3b16"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-discriminator",
  "spl-program-error 0.2.0",
  "spl-type-length-value 0.2.0",
@@ -2538,7 +2463,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "615d381f48ddd2bb3c57c7f7fb207591a2a05054639b18a62e785117dd7a8683"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-discriminator",
  "spl-pod",
  "spl-program-error 0.3.0",
@@ -2556,7 +2481,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-derive 0.4.2",
  "num-traits",
  "num_enum 0.7.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
@@ -2571,7 +2496,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-derive 0.3.3",
  "num-traits",
  "num_enum 0.6.1",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "solana-zk-token-sdk",
  "spl-memo 3.0.1",
  "spl-token",
@@ -2590,7 +2515,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-derive 0.4.2",
  "num-traits",
  "num_enum 0.7.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "solana-security-txt",
  "solana-zk-token-sdk",
  "spl-memo 4.0.4",
@@ -2610,7 +2535,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b889509d49fa74a4a033ca5dae6c2307e9e918122d97e58562f5c4ffa795c75d"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-discriminator",
  "spl-pod",
  "spl-program-error 0.3.0",
@@ -2623,7 +2548,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4c16ce3ba6979645fb7627aa1e435576172dd63088dc7848cb09aa331fa1fe4f"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.10.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-discriminator",
  "spl-pod",
  "spl-program-error 0.3.0",
@@ -2641,7 +2566,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-derive 0.3.3",
  "num-traits",
  "num_enum 0.6.1",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-discriminator",
  "spl-tlv-account-resolution 0.2.0",
  "spl-type-length-value 0.2.0",
@@ -2656,7 +2581,7 @@ checksum = "7aabdb7c471566f6ddcee724beb8618449ea24b399e58d464d6b5bc7db550259"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayref",
  "bytemuck",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-discriminator",
  "spl-pod",
  "spl-program-error 0.3.0",
@@ -2671,7 +2596,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f1d085f426b33b8365fb98383d1b8b3925e21bdfe579c851ceaa7f511dbec191"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-discriminator",
  "spl-program-error 0.2.0",
 ]
@@ -2683,44 +2608,12 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a468e6f6371f9c69aae760186ea9f1a01c2908351b06a5e0026d21cfc4d7ecac"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-discriminator",
  "spl-pod",
  "spl-program-error 0.3.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "steel"
-version = "1.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d88c610ca9fd5e4e51bdb6e9964114133a42f006713fe38aff37266fac91e1be"
-dependencies = [
- "bytemuck",
- "num_enum 0.7.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
- "thiserror",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "steel"
-version = "2.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a2ca3cc310b7b71ce7944af64fb4fdaa5d0c2848ac79616d75e401913b6f781"
-dependencies = [
- "bytemuck",
- "num_enum 0.7.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
- "thiserror",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "steel-hello-solana"
-version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
- "solana-program 2.0.14",
- "steel 1.3.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.11.1"
@@ -2836,7 +2729,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-associated-token-account",
  "spl-token-2022 0.7.0",
 ]
@@ -2847,7 +2740,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-associated-token-account",
  "spl-token-2022 0.7.0",
 ]
@@ -2858,7 +2751,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-associated-token-account",
  "spl-token-2022 0.7.0",
 ]
@@ -2869,7 +2762,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-associated-token-account",
  "spl-token-2022 0.7.0",
 ]
@@ -2880,7 +2773,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.10.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
  "spl-associated-token-account",
  "spl-token-2022 0.7.0",
 ]
@@ -2963,7 +2856,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh 0.9.3",
  "borsh-derive 0.9.3",
- "solana-program 1.18.17",
+ "solana-program",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4493f42f..c13e8b8c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ members = [
     "basics/create-account/native/program",
     "basics/create-account/anchor/programs/create-system-account",
     "basics/cross-program-invocation/anchor/programs/*",
-    "basics/favorites/steel/program",
     "basics/hello-solana/native/program",
     "basics/hello-solana/anchor/programs/*",
     "basics/hello-solana/steel/program",
diff --git a/basics/favorites/steel/Cargo.toml b/basics/favorites/steel/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39fc8ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basics/favorites/steel/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[workspace]
+members = ["program"]
+resolver = "2"
diff --git a/basics/favorites/steel/program/Cargo.toml b/basics/favorites/steel/program/Cargo.toml
index 7b2edb30..e03c8b81 100644
--- a/basics/favorites/steel/program/Cargo.toml
+++ b/basics/favorites/steel/program/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 crate-type = ["cdylib", "lib"]
 
 [dependencies]
-solana-program = "=1.18.17"
+solana-program = "1.18.17"
 steel = "2.0"
 bytemuck = "1.14"
 num_enum = "0.7"
diff --git a/basics/favorites/steel/program/src/lib.rs b/basics/favorites/steel/program/src/lib.rs
index ee3f61e0..221c0a7e 100644
--- a/basics/favorites/steel/program/src/lib.rs
+++ b/basics/favorites/steel/program/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ pub fn process_instruction(
     accounts: &[AccountInfo],
     data: &[u8],
 ) -> ProgramResult {
+    if program_id.ne(&crate::ID) {
+        return Err(ProgramError::IncorrectProgramId);
+    }
+
     let favorites_data = bytemuck::try_from_bytes::<Favorites>(data)
         .or(Err(ProgramError::InvalidInstructionData))?;
 
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn process_instruction(
     };
 
     favorites_info.is_writable()?;
-    favorites_info.has_seeds(&[b"favorites", user.key.as_ref()], program_id)?;
+    favorites_info.has_seeds(&[FAVORITES_SEED, user.key.as_ref()], &crate::ID)?;
 
     // if we have not created our favourites account, let us create it
     if favorites_info.lamports() == 0 {
@@ -28,12 +32,12 @@ pub fn process_instruction(
             favorites_info,
             system_program,
             user,
-            program_id,
-            &[b"favorites", user.key.as_ref()],
+            &crate::ID,
+            &[FAVORITES_SEED, user.key.as_ref()],
         )?;
     }
 
-    let favorites = favorites_info.as_account_mut::<Favorites>(program_id)?;
+    let favorites = favorites_info.as_account_mut::<Favorites>(&crate::ID)?;
 
     *favorites = *favorites_data;
 
@@ -68,3 +72,5 @@ pub struct Favorites {
     pub color: [u8; 48],
     pub hobbies: [[u8; 48]; 5],
 }
+
+pub const FAVORITES_SEED: &[u8] = b"favorites";
diff --git a/basics/favorites/steel/tests/test.ts b/basics/favorites/steel/tests/test.ts
index 9abd73ac..efd49719 100644
--- a/basics/favorites/steel/tests/test.ts
+++ b/basics/favorites/steel/tests/test.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const FavoritesSchema = new Map([
 
 describe('Favorites!', async () => {
   const favoritesAccount = Keypair.generate();
-  const PROGRAM_ID = PublicKey.unique();
+  const PROGRAM_ID = new PublicKey('z7msBPQHDJjTvdQRoEcKyENgXDhSRYeHieN1ZMTqo35');
   const context = await start([{ name: 'favorites_steel_program', programId: PROGRAM_ID }], []);
   const client = context.banksClient;