diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a8e4921e4cd..e9c531bbf93 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,4 +45,3 @@ overflow-checks = true
 
 [patch.crates-io]
 liblmdb-sys = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/lmdb-rs", tag = "0.7.6-tari.1" }
-tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" } # TODO: remove after new release version
diff --git a/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml
index 6bc9b75a2c4..c77e7af539c 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 tari_common_types = {  path = "../../base_layer/common_types" }
 tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core" }
 tari_core = { path = "../../base_layer/core" }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_script = { path = "../../infrastructure/tari_script" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.6" }
 
diff --git a/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml
index 9c315f0c22d..ddbd098710f 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types" }
 tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core" }
 tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht" }
 tari_contacts = { path = "../../base_layer/contacts" }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_key_manager = { path = "../../base_layer/key_manager" }
 tari_libtor = { path = "../../infrastructure/libtor", optional = true }
 tari_p2p = { path = "../../base_layer/p2p", features = ["auto-update"] }
diff --git a/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml
index 0d070cf768b..51aa45517d4 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types" }
 tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core" }
 minotari_app_utilities = { path = "../minotari_app_utilities" }
 minotari_app_grpc = { path = "../minotari_app_grpc" }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.6" }
 
 borsh = "0.10"
diff --git a/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml
index d29da8f718d..6bfb2b517a7 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", features = ["rpc"] }
 tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types" }
 tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht" }
 tari_core = { path = "../../base_layer/core", default-features = false, features = ["transactions"] }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_libtor = { path = "../../infrastructure/libtor", optional = true }
 tari_p2p = { path = "../../base_layer/p2p", features = ["auto-update"] }
 tari_storage = {path="../../infrastructure/storage"}
diff --git a/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml
index ec5f2fad492..3b3dfcf6d04 100644
--- a/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ version = "0.52.0-pre.1"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.6" }
 tari_common = {  path = "../../common" }
 
diff --git a/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
index 60c384bf37e..9904a960026 100644
--- a/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite" }
 tari_common_types = {  path = "../../base_layer/common_types" }
 tari_comms = {  path = "../../comms/core" }
 tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht" }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_p2p = {  path = "../p2p", features = ["auto-update"] }
 tari_service_framework = {  path = "../service_framework" }
 tari_shutdown = {  path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown" }
diff --git a/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml
index 10c66da3ba5..b44b033b397 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ tari_common_types = {  path = "../../base_layer/common_types" }
 tari_comms = {  path = "../../comms/core" }
 tari_comms_dht = {  path = "../../comms/dht" }
 tari_comms_rpc_macros = {  path = "../../comms/rpc_macros" }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18", features = ["borsh"] }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main", features = ["borsh"] }
 tari_metrics = { path = "../../infrastructure/metrics" }
 tari_mmr = {  path = "../../base_layer/mmr", optional = true, features = ["native_bitmap"] }
 tari_p2p = {  path = "../../base_layer/p2p" }
diff --git a/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml
index 938dfc8f9bf..95ec4bc6305 100644
--- a/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 crate-type = ["lib", "cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.6" }
 tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite" }
 tari_common_types = {  path = "../../base_layer/common_types"}
diff --git a/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml
index c088b1dc01b..f708ec601dc 100644
--- a/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ native_bitmap = ["croaring"]
 
 [dependencies]
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.6" }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_common = { path = "../../common" }
 thiserror = "1.0"
 borsh = "0.10"
diff --git a/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml
index 3ba6c6ed697..6306832fdda 100644
--- a/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 tari_comms = {  path = "../../comms/core" }
 tari_comms_dht = {  path = "../../comms/dht" }
 tari_common = {  path = "../../common" }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_service_framework = {  path = "../service_framework" }
 tari_shutdown = {  path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown" }
 tari_storage = {  path = "../../infrastructure/storage" }
diff --git a/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml
index 9b287028732..3b40a6c8f08 100644
--- a/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 tari_comms = {  path = "../../comms/core" }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_common = {  path = "../../common" }
 tari_core = {  path = "../core", default-features = false, features = ["transactions"]}
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.6" }
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml
index 54275d4d698..ed99a736316 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tari_common = { path = "../../common" }
 tari_common_types = {  path = "../../base_layer/common_types" }
 tari_comms = {  path = "../../comms/core" }
 tari_comms_dht = {  path = "../../comms/dht" }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_key_manager = {  path = "../key_manager", features = ["key_manager_service"] }
 tari_p2p = {  path = "../p2p", features = ["auto-update"] }
 tari_script = { path = "../../infrastructure/tari_script" }
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml
index aa2028764fa..1cb1f653c51 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tari_common = { path="../../common" }
 tari_common_types = { path="../common_types" }
 tari_comms = {  path = "../../comms/core", features = ["c_integration"]}
 tari_comms_dht = {  path = "../../comms/dht", default-features = false }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_key_manager = {  path = "../key_manager" }
 tari_p2p = {  path = "../p2p" }
 tari_script = { path = "../../infrastructure/tari_script" }
diff --git a/common/Cargo.toml b/common/Cargo.toml
index 026fa4f20ed..dca1a0c336f 100644
--- a/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ build = ["toml", "prost-build"]
 static-application-info = ["git2"]
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
 blake2 = "0.10"
diff --git a/comms/core/Cargo.toml b/comms/core/Cargo.toml
index 8160d031954..b0aec5f6e1a 100644
--- a/comms/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/comms/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ version = "0.52.0-pre.1"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_metrics = { path = "../../infrastructure/metrics" }
 tari_storage = {  path = "../../infrastructure/storage" }
 tari_shutdown = {  path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown" }
diff --git a/comms/dht/Cargo.toml b/comms/dht/Cargo.toml
index a345ccfd625..8a6027b8309 100644
--- a/comms/dht/Cargo.toml
+++ b/comms/dht/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 tari_comms = {  path = "../core", features = ["rpc"] }
 tari_common = { path = "../../common" }
 tari_comms_rpc_macros = {  path = "../rpc_macros" }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.6" }
 tari_shutdown = {  path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown" }
 tari_storage = {  path = "../../infrastructure/storage" }
diff --git a/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml
index c256d35e6ca..7d68d4043fd 100644
--- a/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.6" }
 
 blake2 = "0.10"
diff --git a/integration_tests/Cargo.toml b/integration_tests/Cargo.toml
index 1d3652b4fc0..82b68e38cec 100644
--- a/integration_tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/integration_tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ minotari_node = { path = "../applications/minotari_node" }
 minotari_node_grpc_client = { path = "../clients/rust/base_node_grpc_client" }
 tari_chat_client = { path = "../base_layer/contacts/examples/chat_client" }
 minotari_chat_ffi = { path = "../base_layer/chat_ffi" }
-tari_crypto = { version = "0.18" }
+tari_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari-crypto", branch = "main" }
 tari_common = { path = "../common" }
 tari_common_types = { path = "../base_layer/common_types" }
 tari_comms = { path = "../comms/core" }