diff --git a/contracts/gatewayLib/lib/Gateway.sol b/contracts/gatewayLib/lib/Gateway.sol
index e02652f..1c2551a 100644
--- a/contracts/gatewayLib/lib/Gateway.sol
+++ b/contracts/gatewayLib/lib/Gateway.sol
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ library Gateway {
         return data;
     }
 
-    function remove32Slice(bytes memory input, uint256 start) public pure returns (bytes memory) {
+    function remove32Slice(bytes memory input, uint256 start) private pure returns (bytes memory) {
         // @note we assume start+32 is less than input.length
         bytes memory result = new bytes(input.length - 32);
 
diff --git a/contracts/package-lock.json b/contracts/package-lock.json
index 48b56f7..a502fa1 100644
--- a/contracts/package-lock.json
+++ b/contracts/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "fhevm-core-contracts",
-  "version": "0.6.1-0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "fhevm-core-contracts",
-      "version": "0.6.1-0",
+      "version": "0.6.1",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/contracts/package.json b/contracts/package.json
index fb040c7..f96b9ce 100644
--- a/contracts/package.json
+++ b/contracts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "fhevm-core-contracts",
-  "version": "0.6.1-0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "description": "fhEVM contracts",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/fhevm-engine/Cargo.lock b/fhevm-engine/Cargo.lock
index a5c111b..50fa447 100644
--- a/fhevm-engine/Cargo.lock
+++ b/fhevm-engine/Cargo.lock
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "coprocessor"
-version = "0.6.1-alpha.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "alloy",
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ checksum = "0206175f82b8d6bf6652ff7d71a1e27fd2e4efde587fd368662814d6ec1d9ce0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "executor"
-version = "0.6.1-alpha.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bincode",
@@ -2239,7 +2239,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fhevm-engine-common"
-version = "0.6.1-alpha.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bigdecimal",
@@ -4436,7 +4436,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scheduler"
-version = "0.6.1-alpha.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "daggy",
diff --git a/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Cargo.toml b/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Cargo.toml
index aa0059b..61eed0d 100644
--- a/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "coprocessor"
-version = "0.6.1-alpha.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 default-run = "coprocessor"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
diff --git a/fhevm-engine/executor/Cargo.toml b/fhevm-engine/executor/Cargo.toml
index bd14f52..fbcc0fc 100644
--- a/fhevm-engine/executor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fhevm-engine/executor/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "executor"
-version = "0.6.1-alpha.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/fhevm-engine/fhevm-engine-common/Cargo.toml b/fhevm-engine/fhevm-engine-common/Cargo.toml
index 70d260e..8095ea5 100644
--- a/fhevm-engine/fhevm-engine-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fhevm-engine/fhevm-engine-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "fhevm-engine-common"
-version = "0.6.1-alpha.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/fhevm-engine/scheduler/Cargo.toml b/fhevm-engine/scheduler/Cargo.toml
index fea12eb..32b69f9 100644
--- a/fhevm-engine/scheduler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fhevm-engine/scheduler/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "scheduler"
-version = "0.6.1-alpha.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]