diff --git a/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/package.json b/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/package.json
index 8589c03c6..cf340a522 100644
--- a/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/package.json
+++ b/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@sphereon/did-auth-siop": "0.2.13",
     "@sphereon/pex": "1.1.3",
+    "@sphereon/ssi-types": "^0.8.0",
     "@sphereon/ssi-sdk-core": "^0.8.0",
     "@veramo/core": "3.1.2-next.84",
     "@veramo/utils": "3.1.2-next.84",
diff --git a/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/src/session/OpSession.ts b/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/src/session/OpSession.ts
index 299da7510..863c5ec46 100644
--- a/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/src/session/OpSession.ts
+++ b/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/src/session/OpSession.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { DIDDocumentSection, IIdentifier, IKey, TKeyType } from '@veramo/core'
 import { _ExtendedIKey, mapIdentifierKeysToDoc } from '@veramo/utils'
 import { OP, PresentationExchange, SIOP } from '@sphereon/did-auth-siop'
 import { SubmissionRequirementMatch, IVerifiableCredential } from '@sphereon/pex'
-import { parseDid } from '@sphereon/ssi-sdk-core'
+import { parseDid } from '@sphereon/ssi-types'
 import { SuppliedSigner } from '@sphereon/ssi-sdk-core'
 import {
   IOpSessionArgs,
diff --git a/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/tsconfig.json b/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/tsconfig.json
index f1ea09b35..8690ecd3c 100644
--- a/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/did-auth-siop-op-authenticator/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     "outDir": "dist",
     "declarationDir": "dist"
   },
-  "references": [{ "path": "../ssi-sdk-core" }]
+  "references": [{ "path": "../ssi-types" }, { "path": "../ssi-sdk-core" }]
 }
diff --git a/packages/ssi-sdk-core/package.json b/packages/ssi-sdk-core/package.json
index 7181aa07d..ff33cef07 100644
--- a/packages/ssi-sdk-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/ssi-sdk-core/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "build": "tsc --build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "typeorm": "0.2.45",
     "@scure/base": "^1.1.1",
     "@sphereon/ssi-types": "^0.8.0",
     "@veramo/core": "3.1.2-next.84"
diff --git a/packages/ssi-sdk-core/src/index.ts b/packages/ssi-sdk-core/src/index.ts
index 0fe700b97..ca6d31495 100644
--- a/packages/ssi-sdk-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ssi-sdk-core/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export { flattenArray, flattenMigrations, parseDid, multibaseToHex, hexToMultibase, MultibaseFormat } from './utils'
+export { flattenArray, flattenMigrations, multibaseToHex, hexToMultibase, MultibaseFormat } from './utils'
 export {
   VerifiablePresentationSP,
   UnsignedPresentationSP,
diff --git a/packages/ssi-sdk-core/src/utils/dids.ts b/packages/ssi-sdk-core/src/utils/dids.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 550abefd1..000000000
--- a/packages/ssi-sdk-core/src/utils/dids.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import { IParsedDID } from '@sphereon/ssi-types'
-
-export const parseDid = (did: string): IParsedDID => {
-  const parsedDid = parse(did)
-  if (parsedDid === null) {
-    throw new Error('invalid did')
-  }
-
-  return parsedDid
-}
-
-const parse = (didUrl: string): IParsedDID | null => {
-  const PCT_ENCODED = '(?:%[0-9a-fA-F]{2})'
-  const ID_CHAR = `(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]|${PCT_ENCODED})`
-  const METHOD = '([a-z0-9]+)'
-  const METHOD_ID = `((?:${ID_CHAR}*:)*(${ID_CHAR}+))`
-  const PARAM_CHAR = '[a-zA-Z0-9_.:%-]'
-  const PARAM = `;${PARAM_CHAR}+=${PARAM_CHAR}*`
-  const PARAMS = `((${PARAM})*)`
-  const PATH = `(/[^#?]*)?`
-  const QUERY = `([?][^#]*)?`
-  const FRAGMENT = `(#.*)?`
-  const DID_MATCHER = new RegExp(`^did:${METHOD}:${METHOD_ID}${PARAMS}${PATH}${QUERY}${FRAGMENT}$`)
-
-  if (didUrl === '' || !didUrl) return null
-  const sections = didUrl.match(DID_MATCHER)
-  if (sections) {
-    const parts: IParsedDID = {
-      did: `did:${sections[1]}:${sections[2]}`,
-      method: sections[1],
-      id: sections[2],
-      didUrl,
-    }
-    if (sections[4]) {
-      const params = sections[4].slice(1).split(';')
-      parts.params = {}
-      for (const p of params) {
-        const kv = p.split('=')
-        parts.params[kv[0]] = kv[1]
-      }
-    }
-    if (sections[6]) parts.path = sections[6]
-    if (sections[7]) parts.query = sections[7].slice(1)
-    if (sections[8]) parts.fragment = sections[8].slice(1)
-    return parts
-  }
-
-  return null
-}
diff --git a/packages/ssi-sdk-core/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/ssi-sdk-core/src/utils/index.ts
index df99a20c6..1072adb5d 100644
--- a/packages/ssi-sdk-core/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ssi-sdk-core/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 export { hexToMultibase, multibaseToHex, MultibaseFormat } from './encoding'
-export { parseDid } from './dids'
 export { flattenArray, flattenMigrations } from './database'
diff --git a/packages/ssi-types/src/types/did.ts b/packages/ssi-types/src/types/did.ts
index 0bedb7e84..fd19a5c36 100644
--- a/packages/ssi-types/src/types/did.ts
+++ b/packages/ssi-types/src/types/did.ts
@@ -33,3 +33,51 @@ export interface IParsedDID {
     [index: string]: string
   }
 }
+
+export const parseDid = (did: string): IParsedDID => {
+  const parsedDid = parse(did)
+  if (parsedDid === null) {
+    throw new Error('invalid did')
+  }
+
+  return parsedDid
+}
+
+const parse = (didUrl: string): IParsedDID | null => {
+  const PCT_ENCODED = '(?:%[0-9a-fA-F]{2})'
+  const ID_CHAR = `(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]|${PCT_ENCODED})`
+  const METHOD = '([a-z0-9]+)'
+  const METHOD_ID = `((?:${ID_CHAR}*:)*(${ID_CHAR}+))`
+  const PARAM_CHAR = '[a-zA-Z0-9_.:%-]'
+  const PARAM = `;${PARAM_CHAR}+=${PARAM_CHAR}*`
+  const PARAMS = `((${PARAM})*)`
+  const PATH = `(/[^#?]*)?`
+  const QUERY = `([?][^#]*)?`
+  const FRAGMENT = `(#.*)?`
+  const DID_MATCHER = new RegExp(`^did:${METHOD}:${METHOD_ID}${PARAMS}${PATH}${QUERY}${FRAGMENT}$`)
+
+  if (didUrl === '' || !didUrl) return null
+  const sections = didUrl.match(DID_MATCHER)
+  if (sections) {
+    const parts: IParsedDID = {
+      did: `did:${sections[1]}:${sections[2]}`,
+      method: sections[1],
+      id: sections[2],
+      didUrl,
+    }
+    if (sections[4]) {
+      const params = sections[4].slice(1).split(';')
+      parts.params = {}
+      for (const p of params) {
+        const kv = p.split('=')
+        parts.params[kv[0]] = kv[1]
+      }
+    }
+    if (sections[6]) parts.path = sections[6]
+    if (sections[7]) parts.query = sections[7].slice(1)
+    if (sections[8]) parts.fragment = sections[8].slice(1)
+    return parts
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/package.json b/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/package.json
index 8e92600c2..ce6135b3e 100644
--- a/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/package.json
+++ b/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/package.json
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
     "build": "tsc --build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sphereon/wellknown-dids-client": "^0.1.1",
-    "did-jwt-vc": "^2.1.9",
+    "@sphereon/ssi-types": "^0.8.0",
+    "@sphereon/wellknown-dids-client": "^0.1.2",
+    "did-jwt-vc": "2.1.14",
     "typeorm": "0.2.45",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
   },
diff --git a/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/src/agent/WellKnownDidIssuer.ts b/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/src/agent/WellKnownDidIssuer.ts
index c429788b9..6aa234f6f 100644
--- a/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/src/agent/WellKnownDidIssuer.ts
+++ b/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/src/agent/WellKnownDidIssuer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { parseDid } from '@sphereon/ssi-sdk-core'
+import { parseDid } from '@sphereon/ssi-types'
 import {
   DomainLinkageCredential,
   IDidConfigurationResource,
diff --git a/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/tsconfig.json b/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/tsconfig.json
index 22ccbeada..aecb9810c 100644
--- a/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/wellknown-did-issuer/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
     "strictPropertyInitialization": false,
     "noUnusedLocals": false
   },
-  "references": [{ "path": "../ssi-sdk-core" }]
+  "references": [{ "path": "../ssi-types" }]
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 968eaaca6..78dc112b8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3113,7 +3113,7 @@
     colors "~1.2.1"
     string-argv "~0.3.1"
 
-"@scure/base@^1.1.1":
+"@scure/base@^1.0.0-rc1", "@scure/base@^1.1.1":
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@scure/base/-/base-1.1.1.tgz#ebb651ee52ff84f420097055f4bf46cfba403938"
   integrity sha512-ZxOhsSyxYwLJj3pLZCefNitxsj093tb2vq90mp2txoYeBqbcjDjqFhyM8eUjq/uFm6zJ+mUuqxlS2FkuSY1MTA==
@@ -3224,7 +3224,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.7.0"
 
-"@sphereon/did-auth-siop@0.2.13":
+"@sphereon/did-auth-siop@0.2.13", "@sphereon/did-auth-siop@^0.2.12":
   version "0.2.13"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sphereon/did-auth-siop/-/did-auth-siop-0.2.13.tgz#270d80d1e1d86cc12271961fda281ff4400a95cd"
   integrity sha512-ZFT+CoFGXsWcEnBvnagMuREtWI70P0MNTclYwCMHXlUgDYscJBu84RDXV3g0ONX0N4X3KFPCZHgtLXceg1dQGw==
@@ -3323,7 +3323,22 @@
     nanoid "^3.3.4"
     string.prototype.matchall "^4.0.7"
 
-"@sphereon/wellknown-dids-client@^0.1.1":
+"@sphereon/ssi-sdk-core@^0.7.0":
+  version "0.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sphereon/ssi-sdk-core/-/ssi-sdk-core-0.7.0.tgz#6ab10610a6afcbcf801f9fa25201ca84b74bd06f"
+  integrity sha512-H3iN+mnU9eP8ztQGUX8V8hbAAgtiSVj2eJqFOddFp/xNYW0K2jBiuuJWV7QvIGata7zwVXt93UEa+XqRmum1kw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@scure/base" "^1.0.0-rc1"
+    "@sphereon/did-auth-siop" "^0.2.12"
+    "@sphereon/did-uni-client" "^0.4.0"
+    "@veramo/core" "3.1.2-next.84"
+    "@veramo/did-manager" "3.1.2-next.84"
+    debug "^4.1.1"
+    did-jwt-vc "^2.1.7"
+    events "^3.3.0"
+    z-schema "^5.0.2"
+
+"@sphereon/wellknown-dids-client@^0.1.1", "@sphereon/wellknown-dids-client@^0.1.2":
   version "0.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sphereon/wellknown-dids-client/-/wellknown-dids-client-0.1.2.tgz#b10e41533624e74515d39caffafa90f12e9279b7"
   integrity sha512-svj/awJqgAyYwFXpK54V8xXqZvuadlBjDwar3LCNjLCanL9146P3LXwKn0aw9Ep6ZFvtatrdIulpWRKvQ3c9Ag==
@@ -6762,7 +6777,7 @@ did-context@^3.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/did-context/-/did-context-3.1.1.tgz#a7991b6b3b983f66760a9fc209af5794e5302a30"
   integrity sha512-iFpszgSxc7d1kNBJWC+PAzNTpe5LPalzsIunTMIpbG3O37Q7Zi7u4iIaedaM7UhziBhT+Agr9DyvAiXSUyfepQ==
 
-did-jwt-vc@^2.1.7, did-jwt-vc@^2.1.8, did-jwt-vc@^2.1.9:
+did-jwt-vc@2.1.14, did-jwt-vc@^2.1.7, did-jwt-vc@^2.1.8, did-jwt-vc@^2.1.9:
   version "2.1.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/did-jwt-vc/-/did-jwt-vc-2.1.14.tgz#0668354d986da7577b830e866bec961584df3c01"
   integrity sha512-z3y1sVXi4jdgomK6ZAtAjfkWiRUeMHFfQQ+RMozWdpOW8ECvQlFJE95NmF3E6fpLEyafPthEBAsb1hm4uNcY2g==