diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c1b9db04a..9262b827c1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 # Set current version of the project
 set(TARAXA_MAJOR_VERSION 1)
 set(TARAXA_MINOR_VERSION 6)
-set(TARAXA_PATCH_VERSION 0)
+set(TARAXA_PATCH_VERSION 1)
 set(TARAXA_VERSION ${TARAXA_MAJOR_VERSION}.${TARAXA_MINOR_VERSION}.${TARAXA_PATCH_VERSION})
 
 # Any time a change in the network protocol is introduced this version should be increased
diff --git a/doc/building.md b/doc/building.md
index ee9b3f8d1b..ff593887ac 100644
--- a/doc/building.md
+++ b/doc/building.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ will build out of the box without further effort:
     sudo apt install solc
 
     # Install conan package manager
-    sudo python3 -m pip install conan==1.59.0
+    sudo python3 -m pip install conan==1.60.0
 
     # Setup clang as default compiler either in your IDE or by env. variables"
     export CC="clang-14"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ will build out of the box without further effort:
 
     # Install conan package manager
     # >= 1.36.0 version is required to work properly with clang-14
-    sudo python3 -m pip install conan==1.59.0
+    sudo python3 -m pip install conan==1.60.0
 
     # Install cmake
     # >= 3.20 version is required for JSON subcommand
diff --git a/libraries/core_libs/node/src/node.cpp b/libraries/core_libs/node/src/node.cpp
index 7018488cf0..078002f29c 100644
--- a/libraries/core_libs/node/src/node.cpp
+++ b/libraries/core_libs/node/src/node.cpp
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ void FullNode::init() {
   auto genesis_hash_from_db = db_->getGenesisHash();
   if (!genesis_hash_from_db.has_value()) {
     LOG(log_er_) << "Genesis hash was not found in DB. Something is wrong";
-    assert(false);
+    std::terminate();
   }
   if (genesis_hash != genesis_hash_from_db) {
     LOG(log_er_) << "Genesis hash " << genesis_hash << " is different with "
                  << (genesis_hash_from_db.has_value() ? *genesis_hash_from_db : h256(0)) << " in DB";
-    assert(false);
+    std::terminate();
   }
 
   pbft_chain_ = std::make_shared<PbftChain>(node_addr, db_);
diff --git a/submodules/taraxa-evm b/submodules/taraxa-evm
index 69bb3cf7de..df57b1e2b1 160000
--- a/submodules/taraxa-evm
+++ b/submodules/taraxa-evm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 69bb3cf7dedff04085a1226abf3fda97a6139f00
+Subproject commit df57b1e2b15d651de0956e00358ef68395f60ec9