diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 87747b3dcc..9f7f67447c 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -4816,12 +4816,12 @@
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          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="arithmetic" version="0.9.6">
-         <artifact name="arithmetic-0.9.6.jar">
-            <sha256 value="549ead60719547fb4995bdfd60abddf64c0fb115c7262e4daa72bb49d1a02d9c" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="arithmetic" version="0.9.7">
+         <artifact name="arithmetic-0.9.7.jar">
+            <sha256 value="54b1f4edbbc06bd974c5b3aad5acc21c85213997c8b91b051fe240f90d674f93" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="arithmetic-0.9.6.module">
-            <sha256 value="8d997bd701f57f540b7d1b129698d075004e98cc081da6e511b79813a001b789" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="arithmetic-0.9.7.module">
+            <sha256 value="96d8a26b967d7baa88d1f0916485471e94bd0938e5aafd8f7948dd48b308d48c" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
       <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="besu-errorprone-checks" version="1.0.0">
@@ -4832,52 +4832,52 @@
             <sha256 value="c273525c9f23a0bd5b9cf6830b4bebd9d81e355b7f2ed3a22f23f76c2a2313d5" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="blake2bf" version="0.9.6">
-         <artifact name="blake2bf-0.9.6.jar">
-            <sha256 value="33c4d366345592fb365e59b155814f665dfd43b4093b0895943ac2a4ed320617" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="blake2bf" version="0.9.7">
+         <artifact name="blake2bf-0.9.7.jar">
+            <sha256 value="855acac6367e185ffbc88c816888e123ef582c12e80a2bb01b920e0db2542890" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="blake2bf-0.9.6.module">
-            <sha256 value="703e98ea5c457b5d7c09c01a2ba8ec86edd7aa83b2b61051bbb302496ca08e86" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="blake2bf-0.9.7.module">
+            <sha256 value="70b962c1f1c16b7bd54c5d5bcabbf5258fef3ba72973d73d1abc8fb5e11ddc25" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="bls12-381" version="0.9.6">
-         <artifact name="bls12-381-0.9.6.jar">
-            <sha256 value="13e04180d2a7e640604c03491626c3824fa0345c84dadcfef381d14fb854a4ba" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="bls12-381" version="0.9.7">
+         <artifact name="bls12-381-0.9.7.jar">
+            <sha256 value="74ccf0160698c539f084057e3eee6f1a42ccadf570667ed06c8770b164bc972b" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="bls12-381-0.9.6.module">
-            <sha256 value="3e60be55414b9ce979c53e2814ca78e05a0b4746e6e0d9a9d15056efa932d335" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="bls12-381-0.9.7.module">
+            <sha256 value="e2ba91e9de0f9699e8469372bf5fdc3faef5e373e705f977a94b5c3a90b92a7e" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="gnark" version="0.9.6">
-         <artifact name="gnark-0.9.6.jar">
-            <sha256 value="284c025cb35fe76690d8e3cb7b35d6ae6a8523f5e0f65b9c8d6e7368d880d741" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="gnark" version="0.9.7">
+         <artifact name="gnark-0.9.7.jar">
+            <sha256 value="fd3b4d5acd31d193b00329d935a9752f95484da8824a3f86cf5709fa9d2da846" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="gnark-0.9.6.module">
-            <sha256 value="63ca5d2c03f7ce22105d2f6818b8c39b2feaee1088f82fb3667713b4503a852f" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="gnark-0.9.7.module">
+            <sha256 value="485c0d98325aedc4c66d59e52735953e66caed3937490712dd28954fabd5ef1d" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="ipa-multipoint" version="0.9.6">
-         <artifact name="ipa-multipoint-0.9.6.jar">
-            <sha256 value="7fd70a8ba7cff2feb9c5308f7a276634f5b11210c63d8c2bc78ca6710ff395f8" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="ipa-multipoint" version="0.9.7">
+         <artifact name="ipa-multipoint-0.9.7.jar">
+            <sha256 value="426783770512da361b1cdbcc3c7c70b6f69fbf7b79588d39a3a1de4bcb14fc34" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="ipa-multipoint-0.9.6.module">
-            <sha256 value="30c3f3d567d54b23735a0abc4f7216576c4aa238fdd4a517db840eab963fe86e" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="ipa-multipoint-0.9.7.module">
+            <sha256 value="b7bd007ba40242c09e932dadee8271402a3cd44756cbbcec8b1cf993d3d5803a" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="secp256k1" version="0.9.6">
-         <artifact name="secp256k1-0.9.6.jar">
-            <sha256 value="976e270dea4fb86b42b075f81ccf7cdb3f545d77608627a46cff8be7b1b8b0e4" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="secp256k1" version="0.9.7">
+         <artifact name="secp256k1-0.9.7.jar">
+            <sha256 value="e3953351c5bceed7fe4ded784f69485b32ee689e27011738d0543e98af49186f" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="secp256k1-0.9.6.module">
-            <sha256 value="73dfa511badef9c334bf95d6f4b15870673bb2b7906b61fc2710a2438326a121" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="secp256k1-0.9.7.module">
+            <sha256 value="84a037db020fe83b02d176bd7588759ca700d52959393c6d24eb99696db0ed79" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="secp256r1" version="0.9.6">
-         <artifact name="secp256r1-0.9.6.jar">
-            <sha256 value="97f124cd2971eb4ca43724061cc7142bd2d969f76910a1b18f6930f5c3ba2666" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="secp256r1" version="0.9.7">
+         <artifact name="secp256r1-0.9.7.jar">
+            <sha256 value="36e805e65cb8d2eece17dcdf5c785f7e1b43d5778427deb80a3c0fac04f4eb08" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="secp256r1-0.9.6.module">
-            <sha256 value="173d9c3d9b3f835454a67ff258cfc200822f46750bdb917e0f247c61dd19c899" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="secp256r1-0.9.7.module">
+            <sha256 value="7ffa9739208ede60d20703ee78342be760ccc4ca766724dabdc3410fe02b3051" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
       <component group="org.immutables" name="immutables" version="2.10.1">
diff --git a/gradle/versions.gradle b/gradle/versions.gradle
index 8d84a6be1d..91e1c639d2 100644
--- a/gradle/versions.gradle
+++ b/gradle/versions.gradle
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ dependencyManagement {
 
     dependency 'org.fusesource.jansi:jansi:2.4.1'
 
-    dependencySet(group: 'org.hyperledger.besu', version: '0.9.6') {
+    dependencySet(group: 'org.hyperledger.besu', version: '0.9.7') {
       entry 'arithmetic'
       entry 'ipa-multipoint'
       entry 'bls12-381'