diff --git a/solana/Cargo.lock b/solana/Cargo.lock
index bb48e4a..685b0ba 100644
--- a/solana/Cargo.lock
+++ b/solana/Cargo.lock
@@ -2377,7 +2377,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wormhole-cctp-solana"
-version = "0.0.1-alpha.2"
+version = "0.0.1-alpha.3"
 dependencies = [
  "anchor-lang",
  "anchor-spl",
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wormhole-circle-integration-solana"
-version = "0.0.1-alpha.2"
+version = "0.0.1-alpha.3"
 dependencies = [
  "anchor-lang",
  "anchor-spl",
diff --git a/solana/Cargo.toml b/solana/Cargo.toml
index d6f063b..1740ec7 100644
--- a/solana/Cargo.toml
+++ b/solana/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
 edition = "2021"
-version = "0.0.1-alpha.2"
+version = "0.0.1-alpha.3"
 authors = ["Wormhole Contributors"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://wormhole.com"
diff --git a/solana/modules/wormhole-cctp/src/cpi/burn_and_publish.rs b/solana/modules/wormhole-cctp/src/cpi/burn_and_publish.rs
index 27b1566..ce94c39 100644
--- a/solana/modules/wormhole-cctp/src/cpi/burn_and_publish.rs
+++ b/solana/modules/wormhole-cctp/src/cpi/burn_and_publish.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{cctp, messages::Deposit, wormhole::core_bridge_program};
-use anchor_lang::{prelude::*, system_program};
+use anchor_lang::prelude::*;
 
 /// Arguments used to burn Circle-supported tokens and publish a Wormhole Core Bridge message.
 #[derive(Debug, AnchorSerialize, AnchorDeserialize, Clone)]
@@ -88,24 +88,7 @@ pub fn burn_and_publish<'info>(
         },
     )?;
 
-    // Pay Wormhole message fee.
-    {
-        let mut data: &[_] = &wormhole_ctx.accounts.config.try_borrow_data()?;
-        let config = wormhole_core_bridge_solana::state::Config::deserialize(&mut data)?;
-
-        system_program::transfer(
-            CpiContext::new(
-                wormhole_ctx.accounts.system_program.to_account_info(),
-                system_program::Transfer {
-                    from: wormhole_ctx.accounts.payer.to_account_info(),
-                    to: wormhole_ctx.accounts.fee_collector.to_account_info(),
-                },
-            ),
-            config.fee_lamports,
-        )?;
-    }
-
-    // Publish message via Core Bridge.
+    // Publish message via Core Bridge. This includes paying the message fee.
     core_bridge_program::cpi::post_message(
         wormhole_ctx,
         core_bridge_program::cpi::PostMessageArgs {
diff --git a/solana/modules/wormhole-cctp/src/wormhole/core_bridge_program/cpi/post_message.rs b/solana/modules/wormhole-cctp/src/wormhole/core_bridge_program/cpi/post_message.rs
index 2edbf32..65d1460 100644
--- a/solana/modules/wormhole-cctp/src/wormhole/core_bridge_program/cpi/post_message.rs
+++ b/solana/modules/wormhole-cctp/src/wormhole/core_bridge_program/cpi/post_message.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::wormhole::core_bridge_program::Commitment;
-use anchor_lang::prelude::*;
+use anchor_lang::{prelude::*, system_program};
 
 #[derive(Accounts)]
 pub struct PostMessage<'info> {
@@ -47,6 +47,23 @@ pub fn post_message<'info>(
     ctx: CpiContext<'_, '_, '_, 'info, PostMessage<'info>>,
     args: PostMessageArgs,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    // Pay Wormhole message fee.
+    {
+        let mut data: &[_] = &ctx.accounts.config.try_borrow_data()?;
+        let config = wormhole_core_bridge_solana::state::Config::deserialize(&mut data)?;
+
+        system_program::transfer(
+            CpiContext::new(
+                ctx.accounts.system_program.to_account_info(),
+                system_program::Transfer {
+                    from: ctx.accounts.payer.to_account_info(),
+                    to: ctx.accounts.fee_collector.to_account_info(),
+                },
+            ),
+            config.fee_lamports,
+        )?;
+    }
+
     const IX_SELECTOR: u8 = 1;
 
     solana_program::program::invoke_signed(