diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a06e16e3..aae5054e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     name: cargo fmt
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: rust:1.79-bookworm
+      image: rust:1.83-bookworm
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - run: |
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     name: cargo clippy
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: rust:1.79-bookworm
+      image: rust:1.83-bookworm
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
       actions: read
     container:
-      image: rust:1.79-bookworm
+      image: rust:1.83-bookworm
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     name: cargo test docs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: rust:1.79-bookworm
+      image: rust:1.83-bookworm
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2363951a..e1e060da 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/semiotic-ai/timeline-aggregation-protocol"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-alloy = { version = "0.6", features = ["full"] }
+alloy = { version = "0.7", features = ["full"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.163", features = ["derive"] }
 rstest = "0.22.0"
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.89" }
diff --git a/Dockerfile.tap_aggregator b/Dockerfile.tap_aggregator
index 34ab1a00..e7001daf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.tap_aggregator
+++ b/Dockerfile.tap_aggregator
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.79-bookworm as build
+FROM rust:1.83-bookworm as build
 
 WORKDIR /root
 COPY . .
diff --git a/tap_core/benches/timeline_aggretion_protocol_benchmark.rs b/tap_core/benches/timeline_aggretion_protocol_benchmark.rs
index ff00de2a..e76e1d29 100644
--- a/tap_core/benches/timeline_aggretion_protocol_benchmark.rs
+++ b/tap_core/benches/timeline_aggretion_protocol_benchmark.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
         rav_group.bench_function(
-            &format!("Create RAV w/ 2^{} receipt's", log_number_of_receipts),
+            format!("Create RAV w/ 2^{} receipt's", log_number_of_receipts),
             |b| {
                 b.iter(|| {
                     ReceiptAggregateVoucher::aggregate_receipts(
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         .unwrap();
 
         rav_group.bench_function(
-            &format!("Validate RAV w/ 2^{} receipt's", log_number_of_receipts),
+            format!("Validate RAV w/ 2^{} receipt's", log_number_of_receipts),
             |b| b.iter(|| black_box(&signed_rav).verify(&domain_seperator, black_box(address))),
         );
     }