diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 93e18431..6453c104 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
  "k256",
  "once_cell",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "secp256k1",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "alloy-signer-local",
  "k256",
  "libc",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "serde_json",
  "tempfile",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "alloy-signer",
  "async-trait",
  "k256",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-node"
-version = "0.10.0"
+version = "0.10.1"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm-siv",
  "alloy",
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "parking_lot",
  "postcard",
  "proptest",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "reqwest",
  "rmp-serde",
  "saorsa-core",
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1df2c09229cbc5a028b1d70e00fdb2acee28b1055dfb5ca73eea49c5a25c4e7c"
 dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "94893f1e0c6eeab764ade8dc4c0db24caf4fe7cbbaafc0eba0a9030f447b5185"
 dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "246a225cc6131e9ee4f24619af0f19d67761fff15d7ccc22e42b80846e69449a"
 dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1220,9 +1220,9 @@ checksum = "c08606f8c3cbf4ce6ec8e28fb0014a2c086708fe954eaa885384a6165172e7e8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aws-lc-rs"
-version = "1.16.2"
+version = "1.16.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a054912289d18629dc78375ba2c3726a3afe3ff71b4edba9dedfca0e3446d1fc"
+checksum = "0ec6fb3fe69024a75fa7e1bfb48aa6cf59706a101658ea01bfd33b2b248a038f"
 dependencies = [
  "aws-lc-sys",
  "zeroize",
@@ -1230,9 +1230,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aws-lc-sys"
-version = "0.39.1"
+version = "0.40.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "83a25cf98105baa966497416dbd42565ce3a8cf8dbfd59803ec9ad46f3126399"
+checksum = "f50037ee5e1e41e7b8f9d161680a725bd1626cb6f8c7e901f91f942850852fe7"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "cmake",
@@ -1582,9 +1582,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.6.0"
+version = "4.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b193af5b67834b676abd72466a96c1024e6a6ad978a1f484bd90b85c94041351"
+checksum = "1ddb117e43bbf7dacf0a4190fef4d345b9bad68dfc649cb349e7d17d28428e51"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_builder",
  "clap_derive",
@@ -1604,9 +1604,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_derive"
-version = "4.6.0"
+version = "4.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1110bd8a634a1ab8cb04345d8d878267d57c3cf1b38d91b71af6686408bbca6a"
+checksum = "f2ce8604710f6733aa641a2b3731eaa1e8b3d9973d5e3565da11800813f997a9"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1701,11 +1701,12 @@ checksum = "c2459377285ad874054d797f3ccebf984978aa39129f6eafde5cdc8315b612f8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "const_format"
-version = "0.2.35"
+version = "0.2.36"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7faa7469a93a566e9ccc1c73fe783b4a65c274c5ace346038dca9c39fe0030ad"
+checksum = "4481a617ad9a412be3b97c5d403fef8ed023103368908b9c50af598ff467cc1e"
 dependencies = [
  "const_format_proc_macros",
+ "konst",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2316,7 +2317,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ant-merkle",
  "exponential-backoff",
  "hex",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "rmp-serde",
  "serde",
  "serde_with",
@@ -2450,7 +2451,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "835c052cb0c08c1acf6ffd71c022172e18723949c8282f2b9f27efbc51e64534"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "rustc-hex",
  "static_assertions",
 ]
@@ -3358,6 +3359,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "konst"
+version = "0.2.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "128133ed7824fcd73d6e7b17957c5eb7bacb885649bd8c69708b2331a10bcefb"
+dependencies = [
+ "konst_macro_rules",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "konst_macro_rules"
+version = "0.2.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a4933f3f57a8e9d9da04db23fb153356ecaf00cbd14aee46279c33dc80925c37"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -3887,7 +3903,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3c80231409c20246a13fddb31776fb942c38553c51e871f8cbd687a4cfb5843d"
 dependencies = [
  "phf_shared",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4219,9 +4235,9 @@ checksum = "dc33ff2d4973d518d823d61aa239014831e521c75da58e3df4840d3f47749d09"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34af8d1a0e25924bc5b7c43c079c942339d8f0a8b57c39049bef581b46327404"
+checksum = "5ca0ecfa931c29007047d1bc58e623ab12e5590e8c7cc53200d5202b69266d8a"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
@@ -4546,7 +4562,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "primitive-types",
  "proptest",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "rand 0.9.4",
  "rlp",
  "ruint-macro",
@@ -4759,14 +4775,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "saorsa-core"
-version = "0.23.0"
+version = "0.23.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8eefc3539465111e2769b9b8334ddd4d7071e12c183de4a9fee7d9bfbdb3da23"
+checksum = "d459ba0e4f1a3ac918a1d6b17db392cccde2ee74569545d171d7644fc6463cc7"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "blake3",
  "bytes",
+ "dashmap",
  "dirs 6.0.0",
  "futures",
  "hex",
@@ -4774,7 +4791,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "parking_lot",
  "postcard",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "saorsa-pqc 0.5.1",
  "saorsa-transport",
  "serde",
@@ -4813,7 +4830,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "pbkdf2",
  "postcard",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "rayon",
@@ -4854,7 +4871,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "pbkdf2",
  "postcard",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "rayon",
@@ -4899,7 +4916,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "parking_lot",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "quinn-udp 0.6.1",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "rcgen",
  "regex",
  "reqwest",
@@ -5006,7 +5023,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b50c5943d326858130af85e049f2661ba3c78b26589b8ab98e65e80ae44a1252"
 dependencies = [
  "bitcoin_hashes",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "secp256k1-sys",
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -5066,7 +5083,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "chacha20poly1305",
  "hex",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
  "rayon",
  "serde",
@@ -5429,6 +5446,12 @@ version = "2.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "13c2bddecc57b384dee18652358fb23172facb8a2c51ccc10d74c157bdea3292"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "symlink"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a7973cce6668464ea31f176d85b13c7ab3bba2cb3b77a2ed26abd7801688010a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "1.0.109"
@@ -5670,9 +5693,9 @@ checksum = "1f3ccbac311fea05f86f61904b462b55fb3df8837a366dfc601a0161d0532f20"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
-version = "1.52.0"
+version = "1.52.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a91135f59b1cbf38c91e73cf3386fca9bb77915c45ce2771460c9d92f0f3d776"
+checksum = "b67dee974fe86fd92cc45b7a95fdd2f99a36a6d7b0d431a231178d3d670bbcc6"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "libc",
@@ -5873,11 +5896,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-appender"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.2.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "786d480bce6247ab75f005b14ae1624ad978d3029d9113f0a22fa1ac773faeaf"
+checksum = "050686193eb999b4bb3bc2acfa891a13da00f79734704c4b8b4ef1a10b368a3c"
 dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-channel",
+ "symlink",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "time",
  "tracing-subscriber",
@@ -6066,9 +6090,9 @@ checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uuid"
-version = "1.23.0"
+version = "1.23.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5ac8b6f42ead25368cf5b098aeb3dc8a1a2c05a3eee8a9a1a68c640edbfc79d9"
+checksum = "ddd74a9687298c6858e9b88ec8935ec45d22e8fd5e6394fa1bd4e99a87789c76"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.4.2",
  "js-sys",
@@ -6265,9 +6289,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "webpki-root-certs"
-version = "1.0.6"
+version = "1.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "804f18a4ac2676ffb4e8b5b5fa9ae38af06df08162314f96a68d2a363e21a8ca"
+checksum = "f31141ce3fc3e300ae89b78c0dd67f9708061d1d2eda54b8209346fd6be9a92c"
 dependencies = [
  "rustls-pki-types",
 ]
@@ -6907,7 +6931,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7fd9dddecfdbc7c17ae93da6d28a5a9c4f5564abe7b735d2530c7a159b6b55e8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.6",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "serde",
  "serde_test",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7ab2eef5..c8ed168e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ant-node"
-version = "0.10.0"
+version = "0.10.1"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["David Irvine <david.irvine@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "Pure quantum-proof network node for the Autonomi decentralized network"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ path = "src/bin/ant-devnet/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 # Core (provides EVERYTHING: networking, DHT, security, trust, storage)
-saorsa-core = "0.23.0"
+saorsa-core = "0.23.1"
 saorsa-pqc = "0.5"
 
 # Payment verification - autonomi network lookup + EVM payment
diff --git a/src/storage/lmdb.rs b/src/storage/lmdb.rs
index 3b21d66a..5e2c31d7 100644
--- a/src/storage/lmdb.rs
+++ b/src/storage/lmdb.rs
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ fn compute_map_size(db_dir: &Path, reserve: u64) -> Result<usize> {
 
     // The MDB data file may not exist yet on first run.
     let mdb_file = db_dir.join("data.mdb");
-    let current_db_bytes = std::fs::metadata(&mdb_file).map(|m| m.len()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let current_db_bytes = std::fs::metadata(&mdb_file).map_or(0, |m| m.len());
 
     // available_space excludes the DB file, so we add it back to get the
     // total space the DB could occupy while still leaving `reserve` free.
diff --git a/tests/e2e/data_types/mod.rs b/tests/e2e/data_types/mod.rs
index a9b2514c..ade3ab03 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/data_types/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/e2e/data_types/mod.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ impl TestData {
         use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
         let nanos = SystemTime::now()
             .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
-            .map(|d| d.as_nanos())
-            .unwrap_or(0);
+            .map_or(0, |d| d.as_nanos());
         format!("test-{nanos}")
     }