diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 66556e8a18..7b8e91e235 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ git.gitUncommittedChanges in ThisBuild := true
 
 val bouncycastleBcprov = "org.bouncycastle" % "bcprov-jdk15on" % "1.60"
 val scrypto            = "org.scorexfoundation" %% "scrypto" % "2.1.6"
-val scorexUtil         = "org.scorexfoundation" %% "scorex-util" % "0.1.3"
+val scorexUtil         = "org.scorexfoundation" %% "scorex-util" % "0.1.4"
 val macroCompat        = "org.typelevel" %% "macro-compat" % "1.1.1"
 val paradise           = "org.scalamacros" %% "paradise" % "2.1.0" cross CrossVersion.full
 
diff --git a/src/test/scala/sigmastate/serialization/ConcreteCollectionSerializerSpecification.scala b/src/test/scala/sigmastate/serialization/ConcreteCollectionSerializerSpecification.scala
index fe29403180..1d7f96638c 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/sigmastate/serialization/ConcreteCollectionSerializerSpecification.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/sigmastate/serialization/ConcreteCollectionSerializerSpecification.scala
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ class ConcreteCollectionSerializerSpecification extends TableSerializationSpecif
   property("ConcreteCollection: deserialize collection of a crazy size") {
     val bytes = Array[Byte](OpCodes.ConcreteCollectionCode) ++
       SigmaSerializer.startWriter().putUInt(Int.MaxValue).toBytes
-    an[AssertionError] should be thrownBy ValueSerializer.deserialize(bytes)
+    an[IllegalArgumentException] should be thrownBy ValueSerializer.deserialize(bytes)
   }
 }