diff --git a/examples/demo/package.json b/examples/demo/package.json
index c619c9d..3a91669 100644
--- a/examples/demo/package.json
+++ b/examples/demo/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@wnfs-wg/nest": "*",
     "blockstore-idb": "^1.1.8",
-    "uint8arrays": "^5.0.2"
+    "uint8arrays": "^5.0.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.24.0",
diff --git a/packages/nest/package.json b/packages/nest/package.json
index 19d7472..d3bcdf2 100644
--- a/packages/nest/package.json
+++ b/packages/nest/package.json
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     "it-all": "^3.0.4",
     "multiformats": "^13.1.0",
     "p-debounce": "^4.0.0",
-    "uint8arrays": "^5.0.2",
+    "uint8arrays": "^5.0.3",
     "wnfs": "0.2.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ad30f3b..1d81650 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ importers:
         version: 5.4.2
       vite:
         specifier: ^5.1.4
-        version: 5.1.4(@types/node@20.11.25)
+        version: 5.1.6(@types/node@20.11.25)
       vite-plugin-wasm:
         specifier: ^3.3.0
-        version: 3.3.0(vite@5.1.4)
+        version: 3.3.0(vite@5.1.6)
 
   examples/demo:
     dependencies:
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^1.1.8
         version: 1.1.8
       uint8arrays:
-        specifier: ^5.0.2
-        version: 5.0.2
+        specifier: ^5.0.3
+        version: 5.0.3
     devDependencies:
       '@babel/core':
         specifier: ^7.24.0
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.0.0
         version: 4.0.0
       uint8arrays:
-        specifier: ^5.0.2
-        version: 5.0.2
+        specifier: ^5.0.3
+        version: 5.0.3
       wnfs:
         specifier: 0.2.2
         version: 0.2.2
@@ -5782,12 +5782,6 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       multiformats: 12.1.3
 
-  /uint8arrays@5.0.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-S0GaeR+orZt7LaqzTRs4ZP8QqzAauJ+0d4xvP2lJTA99jIkKsE2FgDs4tGF/K/z5O9I/2W5Yvrh7IuqNeYH+0Q==}
-    dependencies:
-      multiformats: 13.1.0
-    dev: false
-
   /uint8arrays@5.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-6LBuKji28kHjgPJMkQ6GDaBb1lRwIhyOYq6pDGwYMoDPfImE9SkuYENVmR0yu9yGgs2clHUSY9fKDukR+AXfqQ==}
     dependencies: