diff --git a/acceptance-tests/build.gradle b/acceptance-tests/build.gradle
index 88e3c545..e84ef399 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/acceptance-tests/build.gradle
@@ -52,28 +52,14 @@ tasks.register('acceptanceTests', Test) {
 
 dependencies {
   testImplementation project(":native:compress")
-  testImplementation project(":sequencer")
 
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}:besu-datatypes"
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}:evm"
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}:plugin-api"
+  testImplementation project(":sequencer")
 
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:algorithms"
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:api"
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:core"
   testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:dsl"
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:eth"
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:metrics-core"
-
-  testImplementation 'io.tmio:tuweni-bytes'
-  testImplementation 'io.tmio:tuweni-units'
 
-  testImplementation 'org.web3j:abi'
-  testImplementation 'org.web3j:besu'
-  testImplementation 'org.web3j:core'
+  testImplementation 'net.consensys.linea.zktracer:arithmetization'
 
   testImplementation 'org.awaitility:awaitility'
-  testImplementation 'com.splunk.logging:splunk-library-javalogging'
 }
 
 test.enabled = false
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 29ffc0a3..3b7161b0 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-releaseVersion=0.8.0-rc6.1
+releaseVersion=0.8.0-rc7.1
 besuVersion=24.12-delivery40
-arithmetizationVersion=0.8.0-rc6
+arithmetizationVersion=0.8.0-rc7
 besuArtifactGroup=io.consensys.linea-besu
 distributionIdentifier=linea-sequencer
 distributionBaseUrl=https://artifacts.consensys.net/public/linea-besu/raw/names/linea-besu.tar.gz/versions/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/allowed-licenses.json b/gradle/allowed-licenses.json
index 25de3c9a..948cef55 100644
--- a/gradle/allowed-licenses.json
+++ b/gradle/allowed-licenses.json
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
       "moduleLicense": "Eclipse Distribution License - v 1.0",
       "moduleLicenseUrl": "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"
     },
+    {
+      "moduleLicense": "Eclipse Public License - v 1.0",
+      "moduleLicenseUrl": "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"
+    },
     {
       "moduleLicense": "Eclipse Public License - v 2.0",
       "moduleLicenseUrl": "https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/epl-2.0/EPL-2.0.txt"
@@ -64,6 +68,16 @@
     {
       "moduleName": "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-common",
       "moduleVersion": "1.9.22"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleLicense": "CDDL-1.0",
+      "moduleVersion": "3.0.2",
+      "moduleName": "org.jupnp:org.jupnp"
+    },
+    {
+      "moduleLicense": "CDDL-1.0",
+      "moduleVersion": "3.0.2",
+      "moduleName": "org.jupnp:org.jupnp.support"
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/common-dependencies.gradle b/gradle/common-dependencies.gradle
index 03663674..fcf0c25b 100644
--- a/gradle/common-dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/common-dependencies.gradle
@@ -16,24 +16,21 @@
 dependencies {
   api 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api'
 
-  implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api'
-  implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core'
-  implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl'
-
-  implementation 'commons-io:commons-io'
-  implementation 'com.slack.api:slack-api-client'
-
   testImplementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3'
   testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava'
   testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core'
 
   testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api'
-  testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine'
   testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params'
-  testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine'
 
   testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core'
   testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-junit-jupiter'
 
-  testImplementation "org.wiremock:wiremock"
+  testImplementation 'org.wiremock:wiremock'
+
+  testRuntimeOnly 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api'
+  testRuntimeOnly 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core'
+  testRuntimeOnly 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl'
+
+  testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine'
 }
diff --git a/gradle/dependency-management.gradle b/gradle/dependency-management.gradle
index 2b4d17c7..04b0edce 100644
--- a/gradle/dependency-management.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependency-management.gradle
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ repositories {
   mavenLocal()
 }
 
-configurations.all {
-  resolutionStrategy {
-    cacheChangingModulesFor 0, 'seconds'
-  }
-}
-
 apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'
 
 dependencyManagement {
@@ -57,108 +51,19 @@ dependencyManagement {
   generatedPomCustomization {
     enabled = false
   }
+  imports {
+    mavenBom "${besuArtifactGroup}:bom:${besuVersion}"
+  }
 
   dependencies {
     dependencySet(group: "net.consensys.linea.zktracer", version: "${arithmetizationVersion}") {
       entry "arithmetization"
     }
 
-    // Besu dependencies
-    dependencySet(group: "${besuArtifactGroup}", version: "${besuVersion}") {
-      entry "besu-datatypes"
-      entry "evm"
-      entry "plugin-api"
-    }
-
-    // Besu internal dependencies
-    dependencySet(group: "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal", version: "${besuVersion}") {
-      entry "algorithms"
-      entry "api"
-      entry "core"
-      entry "dsl"
-      entry "eth"
-      entry "rlp"
-      entry "besu"
-    }
-
-    dependencySet(group: 'ch.qos.logback', version: '1.5.6') {
-      entry 'logback-core'
-      entry 'logback-classic'
-    }
-
-    dependency 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.17.2'
-    dependency 'com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-yaml:2.17.2'
-    dependency 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jdk8:2.17.2'
-
-    dependency 'com.google.auto.service:auto-service:1.1.1'
-
-    dependency 'com.google.guava:guava:33.3.0-jre'
-
-    dependency 'commons-io:commons-io:2.16.1'
-
-    dependency 'com.slack.api:slack-api-client:1.32.1'
-
-    dependency 'com.splunk.logging:splunk-library-javalogging:1.11.8'
-
-    dependencySet(group: 'info.picocli', version: '4.7.6') {
-      entry 'picocli'
-      entry 'picocli-codegen'
-    }
-
-    dependency 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0'
-
-    dependencySet(group: 'io.tmio', version: '2.4.2') {
-      entry 'tuweni-bytes'
-      entry 'tuweni-net'
-      entry 'tuweni-toml'
-      entry 'tuweni-units'
-    }
-
-    dependency 'io.vertx:vertx-core:4.5.9'
-
-    dependency 'net.java.dev.jna:jna:5.14.0'
-
-    dependency 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.26.3'
-
-    dependency 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.17.0'
-
-    dependencySet(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', version: '2.23.1') {
-      entry 'log4j-api'
-      entry 'log4j-core'
-      entry 'log4j-slf4j2-impl'
-    }
-
-    dependency 'org.awaitility:awaitility:4.2.2'
-
-    dependencySet(group: 'org.bouncycastle', version: '1.78.1') {
-      entry 'bcpkix-jdk18on'
-      entry 'bcprov-jdk18on'
-      entry 'jcajce'
-    }
-
-    dependency 'org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:8.0.1.Final'
-
-    dependencySet(group: 'org.junit.jupiter', version: '5.11.0') {
-      entry 'junit-jupiter-api'
-      entry 'junit-jupiter-engine'
-      entry 'junit-jupiter-params'
-    }
-    dependency 'org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:5.11.0'
-
-    dependencySet(group: 'org.mockito', version: '5.13.0') {
-      entry 'mockito-core'
-      entry 'mockito-junit-jupiter'
-    }
-
-    dependency 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.16'
-
-    dependencySet(group: 'org.web3j', version: '4.12.1') {
-      entry 'abi'
-      entry 'besu'
-      entry 'core'
-      entry 'crypto'
-    }
+    dependency 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.11.0'
 
-    dependency "org.wiremock:wiremock:3.9.1"
+    // ToDo: remove when fixed in Besu, force version to avoid conflict with previous version
+    dependency 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.24.1'
+    dependency 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.24.1'
   }
 }
diff --git a/sequencer/build.gradle b/sequencer/build.gradle
index e35404d4..b50c552a 100644
--- a/sequencer/build.gradle
+++ b/sequencer/build.gradle
@@ -32,49 +32,35 @@ dependencies {
   // annotationProcessor generates the file META-INF/services/org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.BesuPlugin
   annotationProcessor 'com.google.auto.service:auto-service'
 
-  compileOnly "${besuArtifactGroup}:besu-datatypes"
-  compileOnly "${besuArtifactGroup}:evm"
-  compileOnly "${besuArtifactGroup}:plugin-api"
-  implementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:algorithms"
-  compileOnly "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:api"
-  compileOnly "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:core"
-  compileOnly "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:rlp"
-
-  compileOnly 'com.google.auto.service:auto-service'
-  compileOnly 'com.google.auto.service:auto-service-annotations'
-
-  implementation 'info.picocli:picocli'
+  implementation project(":native:compress")
 
-  compileOnly 'io.vertx:vertx-core'
+  implementation "${besuArtifactGroup}:besu-datatypes"
+  implementation "${besuArtifactGroup}:evm"
+  implementation "${besuArtifactGroup}:plugin-api"
+  implementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:algorithms"
+  implementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:api"
+  implementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:core"
+  implementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:rlp"
 
-  compileOnly 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp'
+  implementation 'com.google.auto.service:auto-service'
 
-  implementation project(":native:compress")
+  implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson'
 
-  implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind'
-  implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-yaml'
+  implementation 'info.picocli:picocli'
 
   implementation 'io.tmio:tuweni-bytes'
   implementation 'io.tmio:tuweni-units'
   implementation 'io.tmio:tuweni-toml'
 
-  implementation 'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on'
-  implementation 'org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator'
+  implementation 'net.consensys.linea.zktracer:arithmetization'
 
-  implementation ('net.consensys.linea.zktracer:arithmetization') {
-    transitive = false
-  }
+  implementation 'org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator'
 
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}:evm"
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}:besu-datatypes"
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:core"
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:rlp"
-  testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}:plugin-api"
   testImplementation "${besuArtifactGroup}.internal:besu"
-  testImplementation "org.awaitility:awaitility"
 
-  // workaround for bug https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/issues/329, remove when upgraded upstream
-  testImplementation 'dnsjava:dnsjava:3.6.1'
+
+
+  testImplementation 'org.awaitility:awaitility'
 }
 
 configurations {