diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index baab5fced..42b459b21 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ checksum = "16e62a023e7c117e27523144c5d2459f4397fcc3cab0085af8e2224f643a0193"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ checksum = "c980ee35e870bd1a4d2c8294d4c04d0499e67bca1e4b5cefcc693c2fa00caea9"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "rustc-hash",
  "shlex",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
  "which",
 ]
 
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heck 0.5.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ checksum = "f46882e17999c6cc590af592290432be3bce0428cb0d5f8b6715e4dc7b383eb3"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "codespan-reporting",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ checksum = "7743446286141c9f6d4497c493c01234eb848e14d2e20866ae9811eae0630cb9"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "strsim 0.10.0",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ checksum = "c5a91391accf613803c2a9bf9abccdbaa07c54b4244a5b64883f9c3c137c86be"
 dependencies = [
  "darling_core 0.20.6",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ checksum = "487585f4d0c6655fe74905e2504d8ad6908e4db67f744eb140876906c2f3175d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ checksum = "87750cf4b7a4c0625b1529e4c543c2182106e4dedc60a2a6455e00d212c489ac"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ checksum = "38b4faf00617defe497754acde3024865bc143d44a86799b24e191ecff91354f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3064,7 +3064,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pest_meta",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@ checksum = "2f38a4412a78282e09a2cf38d195ea5420d15ba0602cb375210efbc877243965"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3206,7 +3206,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a41cf62165e97c7f814d2221421dbb9afcbcdb0a88068e5ea206e19951c2cbb5"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3329,7 +3329,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "prost",
  "prost-types",
  "regex",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
  "tempfile",
  "which",
 ]
@@ -3344,7 +3344,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itertools 0.12.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4028,9 +4028,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.197"
+version = "1.0.198"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3fb1c873e1b9b056a4dc4c0c198b24c3ffa059243875552b2bd0933b1aee4ce2"
+checksum = "9846a40c979031340571da2545a4e5b7c4163bdae79b301d5f86d03979451fcc"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
@@ -4046,20 +4046,20 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.197"
+version = "1.0.198"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7eb0b34b42edc17f6b7cac84a52a1c5f0e1bb2227e997ca9011ea3dd34e8610b"
+checksum = "e88edab869b01783ba905e7d0153f9fc1a6505a96e4ad3018011eedb838566d9"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.115"
+version = "1.0.116"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "12dc5c46daa8e9fdf4f5e71b6cf9a53f2487da0e86e55808e2d35539666497dd"
+checksum = "3e17db7126d17feb94eb3fad46bf1a96b034e8aacbc2e775fe81505f8b0b2813"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.2.6",
  "itoa",
@@ -4137,7 +4137,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "darling 0.20.6",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4366,9 +4366,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.59"
+version = "2.0.60"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4a6531ffc7b071655e4ce2e04bd464c4830bb585a61cabb96cf808f05172615a"
+checksum = "909518bc7b1c9b779f1bbf07f2929d35af9f0f37e47c6e9ef7f9dddc1e1821f3"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -4452,29 +4452,29 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.58"
+version = "1.0.59"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "03468839009160513471e86a034bb2c5c0e4baae3b43f79ffc55c4a5427b3297"
+checksum = "f0126ad08bff79f29fc3ae6a55cc72352056dfff61e3ff8bb7129476d44b23aa"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.58"
+version = "1.0.59"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c61f3ba182994efc43764a46c018c347bc492c79f024e705f46567b418f6d4f7"
+checksum = "d1cd413b5d558b4c5bf3680e324a6fa5014e7b7c067a51e69dbdf47eb7148b66"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thread-priority"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a617e9eeeb20448b01a8e2427fb80dfbc9c49d79a1de3b11f25731edbf547e3c"
+checksum = "599e8e829c2314b750ecade9309ecc6cf9a48c2e62fe25680b6c1d2172463ca3"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
@@ -4590,7 +4590,7 @@ checksum = "5b8a1e28f2deaa14e508979454cb3a223b10b938b45af148bc0986de36f1923b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4774,7 +4774,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "prost-build",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4787,7 +4787,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "prost-build",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4917,7 +4917,7 @@ checksum = "34704c8d6ebcbc939824180af020566b01a7c01f80641264eba0999f6c2b6be7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5355,7 +5355,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -5389,7 +5389,7 @@ checksum = "642f325be6301eb8107a83d12a8ac6c1e1c54345a7ef1a9261962dfefda09e66"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -6187,7 +6187,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "serde_yaml",
  "structopt",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
  "thiserror",
  "tinyvec",
  "tokio",
@@ -6288,7 +6288,7 @@ checksum = "9ce1b18ccd8e73a9321186f97e46f9f04b778851177567b1975109d26a08d2a6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6308,5 +6308,5 @@ checksum = "ce36e65b0d2999d2aafac989fb249189a141aee1f53c612c1f37d72631959f69"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.59",
+ "syn 2.0.60",
 ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f2c3f0597..355a7b158 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Zebra is tested with the latest `stable` Rust version. Earlier versions are not
 supported or tested. Any Zebra release can start depending on new features in the
 latest stable Rust.
 
-Every few weeks, we release a [new Zebra version](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/releases).
+Around every 4 weeks, we release a [new Zebra version](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/releases).
 
 Below are quick summaries for installing the dependencies on your machine.
 
diff --git a/book/src/dev/release-process.md b/book/src/dev/release-process.md
index f8eba0f71..f0ad1593d 100644
--- a/book/src/dev/release-process.md
+++ b/book/src/dev/release-process.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The pre-release version is denoted by appending a hyphen and a series of dot sep
 
 ### Supported Releases
 
-Every Zebra version released by the Zcash Foundation is supported up to a specific height. Currently we support each version for about **16 weeks** but this can change from release to release.
+Every Zebra version released by the Zcash Foundation is supported up to a specific height. Currently we support each version for about **20 weeks** but this can change from release to release.
 
 When the Zcash chain reaches this end of support height, `zebrad` will shut down and the binary will refuse to start.
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ In general, expect the following release cycle:
 
 * A major release for each network upgrade, whenever there are breaking changes to Zebra (by API, severe bugs or other kind of upgrades)
 * Minor releases for significant new Zebra features or severe bug fixes
-* A patch release every few weeks
+* A patch release around every 4 weeks
 
 This cadence of releases gives eager developers access to new features as soon as they are fully developed and pass through our code review and integration testing processes, while maintaining the stability and reliability of the platform for production users that prefer to receive features after they have been validated by Zcash and other developers that use the pre-release builds.
 
diff --git a/zebra-chain/Cargo.toml b/zebra-chain/Cargo.toml
index bcc7430e8..2e189afd8 100644
--- a/zebra-chain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-chain/Cargo.toml
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ humantime = "2.1.0"
 # Error Handling & Formatting
 displaydoc = "0.2.4"
 static_assertions = "1.1.0"
-thiserror = "1.0.58"
+thiserror = "1.0.59"
 tracing = "0.1.39"
 
 # Serialization
 hex = { version = "0.4.3", features = ["serde"] }
-serde = { version = "1.0.196", features = ["serde_derive", "rc"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.198", features = ["serde_derive", "rc"] }
 serde_with = "3.7.0"
 serde-big-array = "0.5.1"
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ redjubjub = "0.7.0"
 reddsa = "0.5.1"
 
 # Production feature json-conversion
-serde_json = { version = "1.0.115", optional = true }
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.116", optional = true }
 
 # Production feature async-error and testing feature proptest-impl
 tokio = { version = "1.37.0", optional = true }
diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/parameters/network.rs b/zebra-chain/src/parameters/network.rs
index d41213f99..1f8865499 100644
--- a/zebra-chain/src/parameters/network.rs
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/parameters/network.rs
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ impl Network {
             false
         }
     }
-
     /// Returns the [`NetworkKind`] for this network.
     pub fn kind(&self) -> NetworkKind {
         match self {
diff --git a/zebra-consensus/Cargo.toml b/zebra-consensus/Cargo.toml
index be74f3b48..d1982c76e 100644
--- a/zebra-consensus/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-consensus/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ chrono = { version = "0.4.38", default-features = false, features = ["clock", "s
 displaydoc = "0.2.4"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 once_cell = "1.18.0"
-serde = { version = "1.0.196", features = ["serde_derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.198", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 
 futures = "0.3.30"
 futures-util = "0.3.28"
 metrics = "0.22.3"
-thiserror = "1.0.58"
+thiserror = "1.0.59"
 tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["time", "sync", "tracing", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tower = { version = "0.4.13", features = ["timeout", "util", "buffer"] }
 tracing = "0.1.39"
diff --git a/zebra-grpc/Cargo.toml b/zebra-grpc/Cargo.toml
index 44a0fbc46..4f1290d48 100644
--- a/zebra-grpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-grpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ futures-util = "0.3.28"
 tonic = "0.11.0"
 tonic-reflection = "0.11.0"
 prost = "0.12.4"
-serde = { version = "1.0.196", features = ["serde_derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.198", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tokio-stream = "0.1.15"
 tower = { version = "0.4.13", features = ["util", "buffer"] }
diff --git a/zebra-network/Cargo.toml b/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
index e5cec97e0..bca5fa5bd 100644
--- a/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ pin-project = "1.1.5"
 rand = "0.8.5"
 rayon = "1.10.0"
 regex = "1.10.4"
-serde = { version = "1.0.196", features = ["serde_derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.198", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 tempfile = "3.10.1"
-thiserror = "1.0.58"
+thiserror = "1.0.59"
 
 futures = "0.3.30"
 tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["fs", "io-util", "net", "time", "tracing", "macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
diff --git a/zebra-node-services/Cargo.toml b/zebra-node-services/Cargo.toml
index c455e262e..5ca768e1f 100644
--- a/zebra-node-services/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-node-services/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ color-eyre = { version = "0.6.3", optional = true }
 jsonrpc-core = { version = "18.0.0", optional = true }
 # Security: avoid default dependency on openssl
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.26", default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls"], optional = true }
-serde = { version = "1.0.196", optional = true }
-serde_json = { version = "1.0.115", optional = true }
+serde = { version = "1.0.198", optional = true }
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.116", optional = true }
 tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["time"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["time"], optional = true }
 color-eyre = "0.6.3"
 jsonrpc-core = "18.0.0"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.26", default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls"] }
-serde = "1.0.196"
-serde_json = "1.0.115"
+serde = "1.0.198"
+serde_json = "1.0.116"
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/Cargo.toml b/zebra-rpc/Cargo.toml
index a88ac8fef..acd849b70 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jsonrpc-derive = "18.0.0"
 jsonrpc-http-server = "18.0.0"
 
 # zebra-rpc needs the preserve_order feature in serde_json, which is a dependency of jsonrpc-core
-serde_json = { version = "1.0.115", features = ["preserve_order"] }
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.116", features = ["preserve_order"] }
 indexmap = { version = "2.2.6", features = ["serde"] }
 
 tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["time", "rt-multi-thread", "macros", "tracing"] }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ tower = "0.4.13"
 tracing = "0.1.39"
 
 hex = { version = "0.4.3", features = ["serde"] }
-serde = { version = "1.0.196", features = ["serde_derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.198", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 
 # Experimental feature getblocktemplate-rpcs
 rand = { version = "0.8.5", optional = true }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ insta = { version = "1.38.0", features = ["redactions", "json", "ron"] }
 
 proptest = "1.4.0"
 
-thiserror = "1.0.58"
+thiserror = "1.0.59"
 tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["full", "tracing", "test-util"] }
 
 zebra-chain = { path = "../zebra-chain", version = "1.0.0-beta.36", features = ["proptest-impl"] }
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods.rs b/zebra-rpc/src/methods.rs
index d1dd05649..92c7aa22a 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods.rs
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods.rs
@@ -1098,6 +1098,11 @@ where
                     data: None,
                 })?;
 
+            // # Concurrency
+            //
+            // For consistency, this lookup must be performed first, then all the other
+            // lookups must be based on the hash.
+
             // Fetch the block referenced by [`hash_or_height`] from the state.
             // TODO: If this RPC is called a lot, just get the block header,
             // rather than the whole block.
@@ -1128,6 +1133,9 @@ where
                 _ => unreachable!("unmatched response to a block request"),
             };
 
+            let hash = hash_or_height.hash().unwrap_or_else(|| block.hash());
+            let hash_or_height = hash.into();
+
             // Fetch the Sapling & Orchard treestates referenced by
             // [`hash_or_height`] from the state.
 
@@ -1156,8 +1164,6 @@ where
             // We've got all the data we need for the RPC response, so we
             // assemble the response.
 
-            let hash = block.hash();
-
             let height = block
                 .coinbase_height()
                 .expect("verified blocks have a valid height");
diff --git a/zebra-scan/Cargo.toml b/zebra-scan/Cargo.toml
index 5d05c0f0c..cae1e03a9 100644
--- a/zebra-scan/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-scan/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ color-eyre = "0.6.3"
 indexmap = { version = "2.2.6", features = ["serde"] }
 itertools = "0.12.1"
 semver = "1.0.22"
-serde = { version = "1.0.196", features = ["serde_derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.198", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["time"] }
 tower = "0.4.13"
 tracing = "0.1.39"
diff --git a/zebra-script/Cargo.toml b/zebra-script/Cargo.toml
index da6932cdc..ee613b60a 100644
--- a/zebra-script/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-script/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ zcash_script = "0.1.15"
 
 zebra-chain = { path = "../zebra-chain", version = "1.0.0-beta.36" }
 
-thiserror = "1.0.58"
+thiserror = "1.0.59"
 displaydoc = "0.2.4"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/zebra-state/Cargo.toml b/zebra-state/Cargo.toml
index 3a783e95a..2db9a8704 100644
--- a/zebra-state/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-state/Cargo.toml
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ regex = "1.10.4"
 rlimit = "0.10.1"
 rocksdb = { version = "0.22.0", default-features = false, features = ["lz4"] }
 semver = "1.0.22"
-serde = { version = "1.0.196", features = ["serde_derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.198", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 tempfile = "3.10.1"
-thiserror = "1.0.58"
+thiserror = "1.0.59"
 
 rayon = "1.10.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "sync", "tracing"] }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ tracing = "0.1.39"
 # elasticsearch specific dependencies.
 # Security: avoid default dependency on openssl
 elasticsearch = { version = "8.5.0-alpha.1", default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls"], optional = true }
-serde_json = { version = "1.0.115", package = "serde_json", optional = true }
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.116", package = "serde_json", optional = true }
 
 zebra-chain = { path = "../zebra-chain", version = "1.0.0-beta.36", features = ["async-error"] }
 
diff --git a/zebra-test/Cargo.toml b/zebra-test/Cargo.toml
index 16d97cf08..bc3922ff0 100644
--- a/zebra-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ tinyvec = { version = "1.6.0", features = ["rustc_1_55"] }
 humantime = "2.1.0"
 owo-colors = "4.0.0"
 spandoc = "0.2.2"
-thiserror = "1.0.58"
+thiserror = "1.0.59"
 
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", features = ["env-filter"] }
 tracing-error = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/zebra-utils/Cargo.toml b/zebra-utils/Cargo.toml
index 658e6789d..46151552c 100644
--- a/zebra-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ tinyvec = { version = "1.6.0", features = ["rustc_1_55"] }
 
 structopt = "0.3.26"
 hex = "0.4.3"
-serde_json = "1.0.115"
+serde_json = "1.0.116"
 tracing-error = "0.2.0"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.18"
-thiserror = "1.0.58"
+thiserror = "1.0.59"
 
 zebra-node-services = { path = "../zebra-node-services", version = "1.0.0-beta.36" }
 zebra-chain = { path = "../zebra-chain", version = "1.0.0-beta.36" }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ zcash_primitives = { version = "0.13.0", optional = true }
 zcash_client_backend = {version = "0.10.0-rc.1", optional = true}
 
 # For the openapi generator
-syn = { version = "2.0.58", features = ["full"], optional = true }
+syn = { version = "2.0.60", features = ["full"], optional = true }
 quote = { version = "1.0.36", optional = true }
 serde_yaml = { version = "0.9.34+deprecated", optional = true }
-serde = { version = "1.0.196", features = ["serde_derive"], optional = true }
+serde = { version = "1.0.198", features = ["serde_derive"], optional = true }
diff --git a/zebrad/Cargo.toml b/zebrad/Cargo.toml
index be4d87b47..421cf775a 100644
--- a/zebrad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebrad/Cargo.toml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ humantime-serde = "1.1.1"
 indexmap = "2.2.6"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 semver = "1.0.22"
-serde = { version = "1.0.196", features = ["serde_derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.198", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 toml = "0.8.11"
 
 futures = "0.3.30"
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ color-eyre = { version = "0.6.3", default-features = false, features = ["issue-u
 # Enable a feature that makes tinyvec compile much faster.
 tinyvec = { version = "1.6.0", features = ["rustc_1_55"] }
 
-thiserror = "1.0.58"
+thiserror = "1.0.59"
 
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", features = ["env-filter"] }
 tracing-appender = "0.2.3"
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ num-integer = "0.1.46"
 rand = "0.8.5"
 
 # prod feature internal-miner
-thread-priority = { version = "0.16.0", optional = true }
+thread-priority = { version = "1.0.0", optional = true }
 
 # prod feature sentry
 sentry = { version = "0.32.2", default-features = false, features = ["backtrace", "contexts", "reqwest", "rustls", "tracing"], optional = true }
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ regex = "1.10.4"
 insta = { version = "1.38.0", features = ["json"] }
 
 # zebra-rpc needs the preserve_order feature, it also makes test results more stable
-serde_json = { version = "1.0.115", features = ["preserve_order"] }
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.116", features = ["preserve_order"] }
 tempfile = "3.10.1"
 
 hyper = { version = "0.14.28", features = ["http1", "http2", "server"]}
diff --git a/zebrad/src/components/sync/end_of_support.rs b/zebrad/src/components/sync/end_of_support.rs
index 55654bd68..7e0af6ace 100644
--- a/zebrad/src/components/sync/end_of_support.rs
+++ b/zebrad/src/components/sync/end_of_support.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ pub const ESTIMATED_RELEASE_HEIGHT: u32 = 2_471_000;
 ///
 /// - Zebra will exit with a panic if the current tip height is bigger than the `ESTIMATED_RELEASE_HEIGHT`
 ///  plus this number of days.
-pub const EOS_PANIC_AFTER: u32 = 112;
+/// - Currently set to 20 weeks.
+pub const EOS_PANIC_AFTER: u32 = 140;
 
 /// The number of days before the end of support where Zebra will display warnings.
 pub const EOS_WARN_AFTER: u32 = EOS_PANIC_AFTER - 14;
diff --git a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
index a50982872..0951a869e 100644
--- a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
+++ b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ fn non_blocking_logger() -> Result<()> {
     });
 
     // Wait until the spawned task finishes up to 45 seconds before shutting down tokio runtime
-    if done_rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(45)).is_ok() {
+    if done_rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(90)).is_ok() {
         rt.shutdown_timeout(Duration::from_secs(3));
     }