diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a0375aa810..0b349651b5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ members = [
 exclude = ["bindings/wasm", "bindings/grpc"]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
+bls12_381_plus = { version = "=0.8.15" }
 serde = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc", "derive"] }
 thiserror = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
 strum = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["std", "derive"] }
diff --git a/bindings/wasm/Cargo.toml b/bindings/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 27d693e23b..8648bd3f4e 100644
--- a/bindings/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }
+bls12_381_plus = "=0.8.15"
 console_error_panic_hook = { version = "0.1" }
 futures = { version = "0.3" }
 identity_eddsa_verifier = { path = "../../identity_eddsa_verifier", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 6830f2035e..a8b1588221 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.62"
+bls12_381_plus.workspace = true
 identity_eddsa_verifier = { path = "../identity_eddsa_verifier", default-features = false }
 identity_iota = { path = "../identity_iota", default-features = false, features = ["iota-client", "client", "memstore", "domain-linkage", "revocation-bitmap", "status-list-2021", "jpt-bbs-plus"] }
 identity_stronghold = { path = "../identity_stronghold", default-features = false, features = ["bbs-plus"] }
diff --git a/identity_credential/Cargo.toml b/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
index e602463a14..07f119b853 100644
--- a/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description = "An implementation of the Verifiable Credentials standard."
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.64", default-features = false }
-bls12_381_plus = { version = "=0.8.15", optional = true }
+bls12_381_plus = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 flate2 = { version = "1.0.28", default-features = false, features = ["rust_backend"], optional = true }
 futures = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, optional = true }
 identity_core = { version = "=1.3.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
diff --git a/identity_jose/Cargo.toml b/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
index 98a802ffbe..3176142f33 100644
--- a/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 description = "A library for JOSE (JSON Object Signing and Encryption)"
 
 [dependencies]
+bls12_381_plus.workspace = true
 identity_core = { version = "=1.3.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["std", "sha"] }
 json-proof-token.workspace = true
diff --git a/identity_storage/Cargo.toml b/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
index 0f1e423b7d..54c1a63b36 100644
--- a/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ description = "Abstractions over storage for cryptographic keys used in DID Docu
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.82"
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.64", default-features = false }
+bls12_381_plus = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 futures = { version = "0.3.27", default-features = false, features = ["async-await"] }
 identity_core = { version = "=1.3.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
 identity_credential = { version = "=1.3.0", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["credential", "presentation", "revocation-bitmap"] }
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ send-sync-storage = []
 # Implements the JwkStorageDocumentExt trait for IotaDocument
 iota-document = ["dep:identity_iota_core"]
 # Enables JSON Proof Token & BBS+ related features
-jpt-bbs-plus = ["identity_credential/jpt-bbs-plus", "dep:zkryptium", "dep:json-proof-token"]
+jpt-bbs-plus = ["identity_credential/jpt-bbs-plus", "dep:zkryptium", "dep:bls12_381_plus", "dep:json-proof-token"]
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml b/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
index 6fb1b82b07..cd3cabd0bb 100644
--- a/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ description = "Secure JWK storage with Stronghold for IOTA Identity"
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.64", default-features = false }
+bls12_381_plus = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 identity_storage = { version = "=1.3.0", path = "../identity_storage", default_features = false }
 identity_verification = { version = "=1.3.0", path = "../identity_verification", default_features = false }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ zkryptium = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.82"
+bls12_381_plus = { workspace = true }
 identity_did = { version = "=1.3.0", path = "../identity_did", default_features = false }
 identity_storage = { version = "=1.3.0", path = "../identity_storage", default_features = false, features = ["jpt-bbs-plus"] }
 json-proof-token = { workspace = true }
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ zkryptium = { workspace = true }
 default = []
 # Enables `Send` + `Sync` bounds for the trait implementations on `StrongholdStorage`.
 send-sync-storage = ["identity_storage/send-sync-storage"]
-bbs-plus = ["identity_storage/jpt-bbs-plus", "dep:zkryptium", "dep:json-proof-token"]
+bbs-plus = ["identity_storage/jpt-bbs-plus", "dep:zkryptium", "dep:bls12_381_plus", "dep:json-proof-token"]
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true