diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 122467e1..a50434e3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "client_side_validation"
-version = "0.10.6"
+version = "0.11.0-beta.1"
 dependencies = [
  "commit_verify",
  "serde",
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "commit_verify"
-version = "0.10.6"
+version = "0.11.0-beta.1"
 dependencies = [
  "amplify",
  "commit_encoding_derive",
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "single_use_seals"
-version = "0.10.1"
+version = "0.11.0-beta.1"
 dependencies = [
  "amplify_derive",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a017d2e8..abcabfc4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [package]
 name = "client_side_validation"
-version = "0.10.6"
+version = "0.11.0-beta.1"
 description = "Client-side validation foundation library"
 keywords = ["lnp-bp", "smart-contracts", "blockchain"]
 categories = ["cryptography"]
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ name = "client_side_validation"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-commit_verify = { version = "0.10.6", path = "./commit_verify", default-features = false }
-single_use_seals = { version = "0.10.1", path = "./single_use_seals" }
+commit_verify = { version = "0.11.0-beta.1", path = "./commit_verify", default-features = false }
+single_use_seals = { version = "0.11.0-beta.1", path = "./single_use_seals" }
 serde_crate = { package = "serde", version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 
 [features]
diff --git a/commit_verify/Cargo.toml b/commit_verify/Cargo.toml
index e68f99b4..2bad472e 100644
--- a/commit_verify/Cargo.toml
+++ b/commit_verify/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "commit_verify"
-version = "0.10.6"
+version = "0.11.0-beta.1"
 description = "Commit-verify API for client-side validation"
 keywords = ["lnp-bp", "smart-contracts", "blockchain", "commitments"]
 categories = ["cryptography"]
diff --git a/commit_verify/src/convolve.rs b/commit_verify/src/convolve.rs
index 0bd13168..3f743e07 100644
--- a/commit_verify/src/convolve.rs
+++ b/commit_verify/src/convolve.rs
@@ -26,13 +26,18 @@ use crate::{CommitEncode, CommitmentProtocol, VerifyEq};
 /// Error during commitment verification
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Display, Error)]
 #[display(doc_comments)]
-#[allow(clippy::enum_variant_names)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "serde",
+    derive(Serialize, Deserialize),
+    serde(crate = "serde_crate", rename_all = "camelCase")
+)]
 pub enum ConvolveVerifyError {
     /// The verified commitment doesn't commit to the provided message.
-    InvalidCommitment,
-    /// The message is invalid since a commitment to it can't be created /
-    /// exist.
-    InvalidMessage,
+    CommitmentMismatch,
+
+    /// The message is invalid since a valid commitment to it can't be created.
+    ImpossibleMessage,
+
     /// The proof of the commitment is invalid and the commitment can't be
     /// verified.
     InvalidProof,
@@ -80,12 +85,12 @@ where
         let suppl = self.extract_supplement();
         let (commitment_prime, proof) = original
             .convolve_commit(suppl, msg)
-            .map_err(|_| ConvolveVerifyError::InvalidMessage)?;
+            .map_err(|_| ConvolveVerifyError::ImpossibleMessage)?;
         if !self.verify_eq(&proof) {
             return Err(ConvolveVerifyError::InvalidProof);
         }
         if !commitment.verify_eq(&commitment_prime) {
-            return Err(ConvolveVerifyError::InvalidCommitment);
+            return Err(ConvolveVerifyError::CommitmentMismatch);
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/commit_verify/src/merkle.rs b/commit_verify/src/merkle.rs
index 69a3eb62..5a26b663 100644
--- a/commit_verify/src/merkle.rs
+++ b/commit_verify/src/merkle.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use std::io::Write;
 use std::ops::SubAssign;
 
 use amplify::confinement::Confined;
-use amplify::num::u5;
+use amplify::num::{u256, u5};
 use amplify::{Bytes32, Wrapper};
 use sha2::Sha256;
 
@@ -85,20 +85,25 @@ impl CommitmentId for MerkleNode {
 const VIRTUAL_LEAF: MerkleNode = MerkleNode(Bytes32::from_array([0xFF; 32]));
 
 impl MerkleNode {
-    pub fn void(tag: [u8; 16], depth: u5, width: u32) -> Self {
+    pub fn void(tag: [u8; 16], depth: impl Into<u8>, width: impl Into<u256>) -> Self {
         let virt = VIRTUAL_LEAF;
         Self::with(NodeBranching::Void, tag, depth, width, virt, virt)
     }
 
-    pub fn single(tag: [u8; 16], depth: u5, width: u32, node: MerkleNode) -> Self {
+    pub fn single(
+        tag: [u8; 16],
+        depth: impl Into<u8>,
+        width: impl Into<u256>,
+        node: MerkleNode,
+    ) -> Self {
         let single = NodeBranching::Single;
         Self::with(single, tag, depth, width, node, VIRTUAL_LEAF)
     }
 
     pub fn branches(
         tag: [u8; 16],
-        depth: u5,
-        width: u32,
+        depth: impl Into<u8>,
+        width: impl Into<u256>,
         node1: MerkleNode,
         node2: MerkleNode,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -108,16 +113,16 @@ impl MerkleNode {
     fn with(
         branching: NodeBranching,
         tag: [u8; 16],
-        depth: u5,
-        width: u32,
+        depth: impl Into<u8>,
+        width: impl Into<u256>,
         node1: MerkleNode,
         node2: MerkleNode,
     ) -> Self {
         let mut engine = Sha256::default();
-        branching.commit_encode(&mut engine);
         engine.write_all(&tag).ok();
-        depth.to_u8().commit_encode(&mut engine);
-        width.commit_encode(&mut engine);
+        depth.into().commit_encode(&mut engine);
+        width.into().commit_encode(&mut engine);
+        branching.commit_encode(&mut engine);
         node1.commit_encode(&mut engine);
         node2.commit_encode(&mut engine);
         engine.finish().into()
diff --git a/commit_verify/src/mpc/atoms.rs b/commit_verify/src/mpc/atoms.rs
index 493344c8..293979c1 100644
--- a/commit_verify/src/mpc/atoms.rs
+++ b/commit_verify/src/mpc/atoms.rs
@@ -119,10 +119,14 @@ impl CommitEncode for Leaf {
     fn commit_encode(&self, e: &mut impl Write) {
         match self {
             Leaf::Inhabited { protocol, message } => {
+                // We use this constant since we'd like to be distinct from NodeBranching values
+                0x10.commit_encode(e);
                 protocol.commit_encode(e);
                 message.commit_encode(e);
             }
             Leaf::Entropy { entropy, pos } => {
+                // We use this constant since we'd like to be distinct from NodeBranching values
+                0x11.commit_encode(e);
                 entropy.commit_encode(e);
                 pos.commit_encode(e);
             }
diff --git a/commit_verify/src/mpc/block.rs b/commit_verify/src/mpc/block.rs
index 7cce1487..e6a044d3 100644
--- a/commit_verify/src/mpc/block.rs
+++ b/commit_verify/src/mpc/block.rs
@@ -120,15 +120,13 @@ impl TreeNode {
 
     pub fn is_leaf(&self) -> bool { matches!(self, TreeNode::CommitmentLeaf { .. }) }
 
-    // TODO: Remove in v0.11 and change the function signature
-    #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
-    pub fn to_merkle_node(&self) -> MerkleNode {
+    pub fn to_merkle_node(self) -> MerkleNode {
         match self {
-            TreeNode::ConcealedNode { hash, .. } => *hash,
+            TreeNode::ConcealedNode { hash, .. } => hash,
             TreeNode::CommitmentLeaf {
                 protocol_id,
                 message,
-            } => Leaf::inhabited(*protocol_id, *message).commitment_id(),
+            } => Leaf::inhabited(protocol_id, message).commitment_id(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/commit_verify/src/mpc/mod.rs b/commit_verify/src/mpc/mod.rs
index 3ccd157b..7a0193b9 100644
--- a/commit_verify/src/mpc/mod.rs
+++ b/commit_verify/src/mpc/mod.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ mod block;
 
 pub use atoms::{Commitment, Leaf, Message, MessageMap, MultiSource, ProtocolId};
 pub use block::{InvalidProof, LeafNotKnown, MergeError, MerkleBlock, MerkleProof};
-#[cfg(feature = "rand")]
-pub use tree::Error;
-pub use tree::MerkleTree;
+pub use tree::{Error, MerkleTree};
 
 #[deprecated(since = "0.10.6", note = "use commit_verify::merkle::MerkleBuoy instead")]
 pub use crate::merkle::MerkleBuoy;
diff --git a/single_use_seals/Cargo.toml b/single_use_seals/Cargo.toml
index 52c9b693..188035cf 100644
--- a/single_use_seals/Cargo.toml
+++ b/single_use_seals/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "single_use_seals"
-version = "0.10.1"
+version = "0.11.0-beta.1"
 description = "Single-use-seals foundation API"
 keywords = ["lnp-bp", "smart-contracts", "blockchain", "single-use-seals"]
 categories = ["cryptography"]
diff --git a/single_use_seals/src/lib.rs b/single_use_seals/src/lib.rs
index 3e27762e..49ef1dc0 100644
--- a/single_use_seals/src/lib.rs
+++ b/single_use_seals/src/lib.rs
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ pub trait SealWitness<Seal> {
 
     /// Verifies that the seal was indeed closed over the message with the
     /// provided seal closure witness.
-    fn verify_seal(&self, seal: &Seal, msg: &Self::Message) -> Result<bool, Self::Error>;
+    fn verify_seal(&self, seal: &Seal, msg: &Self::Message) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
 
     /// Performs batch verification of the seals.
     ///
@@ -275,16 +275,14 @@ pub trait SealWitness<Seal> {
         &self,
         seals: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'seal Seal>,
         msg: &Self::Message,
-    ) -> Result<bool, Self::Error>
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
     where
         Seal: 'seal,
     {
         for seal in seals {
-            if !self.verify_seal(seal, msg)? {
-                return Ok(false);
-            }
+            self.verify_seal(seal, msg)?;
         }
-        Ok(true)
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
@@ -436,11 +434,7 @@ where Seal: Sync + Send
 
     /// Verifies that the seal was indeed closed over the message with the
     /// provided seal closure witness.
-    async fn verify_seal_async(
-        &self,
-        seal: &Seal,
-        msg: &Self::Message,
-    ) -> Result<bool, Self::Error>;
+    async fn verify_seal_async(&self, seal: &Seal, msg: &Self::Message) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
 
     /// Performs batch verification of the seals.
     ///
@@ -451,18 +445,16 @@ where Seal: Sync + Send
         &self,
         seals: I,
         msg: &Self::Message,
-    ) -> Result<bool, Self::Error>
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
     where
         I: IntoIterator<Item = &'seal Seal> + Send,
         I::IntoIter: Send,
         Seal: 'seal,
     {
         for seal in seals {
-            if !self.verify_seal_async(seal, msg).await? {
-                return Ok(false);
-            }
+            self.verify_seal_async(seal, msg).await?;
         }
-        return Ok(true);
+        return Ok(());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index fb8db061..cbe75bdd 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ mod test {
             type Message = Vec<u8>;
             type Error = Issue;
 
-            fn verify_seal(&self, _seal: &Seal, _msg: &Self::Message) -> Result<bool, Self::Error> {
-                Ok(true)
+            fn verify_seal(&self, _seal: &Seal, _msg: &Self::Message) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+                Ok(())
             }
         }