diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 7f6a58b66e7..87747b3dcce 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="0.9.5">
-         <artifact name="arithmetic-0.9.5.jar">
-            <sha256 value="900030f193ff728f9f8a031a5eb0c27d1372252e3718cb731e173d249f805656" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <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"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="arithmetic-0.9.5.module">
-            <sha256 value="d3028250acc638de810789a179a7eecd8e545f8560e8c33b4c58db1fb5b60016" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="arithmetic-0.9.6.module">
+            <sha256 value="8d997bd701f57f540b7d1b129698d075004e98cc081da6e511b79813a001b789" 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="0.9.5">
-         <artifact name="blake2bf-0.9.5.jar">
-            <sha256 value="57075a2a487f86c4d4dd03036b0c756bcb26372f6348b98b1fad182d2588347a" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <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"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="blake2bf-0.9.5.module">
-            <sha256 value="e34cc40e065dbd790326f384c8fa3fff932dcd8b8dcc10b362d47b6520c1127e" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="blake2bf-0.9.6.module">
+            <sha256 value="703e98ea5c457b5d7c09c01a2ba8ec86edd7aa83b2b61051bbb302496ca08e86" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="bls12-381" version="0.9.5">
-         <artifact name="bls12-381-0.9.5.jar">
-            <sha256 value="9ddf732dc66e057d9d70d61ddfef09f85b4a7effa5909133b97f7d5284798ca2" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <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"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="bls12-381-0.9.5.module">
-            <sha256 value="122d991e72dfa4fe086352b7adccaa92a9b5a5f4ffc36742c251309ee18408bb" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="bls12-381-0.9.6.module">
+            <sha256 value="3e60be55414b9ce979c53e2814ca78e05a0b4746e6e0d9a9d15056efa932d335" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="gnark" version="0.9.5">
-         <artifact name="gnark-0.9.5.jar">
-            <sha256 value="a5a2198b943b1e8ece5865622e6861891a682a8efa068b43f233284f220270f1" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <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"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="gnark-0.9.5.module">
-            <sha256 value="91f02a8ddf882e06c2129251abc9bec33891cb49bc6cfde966b3ce62512e8e88" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="gnark-0.9.6.module">
+            <sha256 value="63ca5d2c03f7ce22105d2f6818b8c39b2feaee1088f82fb3667713b4503a852f" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="ipa-multipoint" version="0.9.5">
-         <artifact name="ipa-multipoint-0.9.5.jar">
-            <sha256 value="f46bf590ef0aeb1e826de188ca60f6d575848dc84da8dd370584eaea2f3f3987" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <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"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="ipa-multipoint-0.9.5.module">
-            <sha256 value="f5437b695f978602036ef0e499f33807abbf277b9f1eaef5fc6cd3d0d2709b90" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="ipa-multipoint-0.9.6.module">
+            <sha256 value="30c3f3d567d54b23735a0abc4f7216576c4aa238fdd4a517db840eab963fe86e" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="secp256k1" version="0.9.5">
-         <artifact name="secp256k1-0.9.5.jar">
-            <sha256 value="02971cfcdd0d37b3cfccdf2a83e271b90eaf16887ee646c7a181c12cf3850502" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <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"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="secp256k1-0.9.5.module">
-            <sha256 value="7114e638af2b63d20cda0156e4abdd9f55c1324060e3fa838f834c07f5f1b17f" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="secp256k1-0.9.6.module">
+            <sha256 value="73dfa511badef9c334bf95d6f4b15870673bb2b7906b61fc2710a2438326a121" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="org.hyperledger.besu" name="secp256r1" version="0.9.5">
-         <artifact name="secp256r1-0.9.5.jar">
-            <sha256 value="17eaf8c2e7316a4cacff7ccd7fe73301636c9763a6f27991381cde243e5f2682" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <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"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="secp256r1-0.9.5.module">
-            <sha256 value="8307f5ccc92137787d3bc026a41da3bbc6b2978834fe1aa6d5a4593a493e6762" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="secp256r1-0.9.6.module">
+            <sha256 value="173d9c3d9b3f835454a67ff258cfc200822f46750bdb917e0f247c61dd19c899" 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 634c29b1e13..8d84a6be1de 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: '0.9.5') {
+    dependencySet(group: 'org.hyperledger.besu', version: '0.9.6') {
       entry 'arithmetic'
       entry 'ipa-multipoint'
       entry 'bls12-381'