diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 54d8af2af..940614795 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/stringify v0.0.0-20230926122307-d671b36a4a65
 	github.com/iotaledger/inx-app v1.0.0-rc.3.0.20230927140518-622f63be6182
 	github.com/iotaledger/inx/go v1.0.0-rc.2.0.20230927140257-bfa0bb0af2bd
-	github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d
+	github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d
 	github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.11.1
 	github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.30.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 53a194994..e59de80e6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ github.com/iotaledger/inx-app v1.0.0-rc.3.0.20230927140518-622f63be6182 h1:lQikt
 github.com/iotaledger/inx-app v1.0.0-rc.3.0.20230927140518-622f63be6182/go.mod h1:q24QEsS887ZWJVX76w2kwSgC84KS7wIKOy1otuqZ2ZM=
 github.com/iotaledger/inx/go v1.0.0-rc.2.0.20230927140257-bfa0bb0af2bd h1:nFG3Zq/zFA4KhBYFX2IezX1C74zfE0DqCt0LrgTa9Ig=
 github.com/iotaledger/inx/go v1.0.0-rc.2.0.20230927140257-bfa0bb0af2bd/go.mod h1:c5778OnWpLq108YE+Eb2m8Ri/t/4ydV0TvI/Sy5YivQ=
-github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d h1:lhYbBhVORcS2LLNviaO/yTmom1suDskJLA1wSvvsLiU=
-github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d/go.mod h1:wR9xBbsofns9hFyRHFZ2bDYIb861qsfmQPVMBKcPvDo=
+github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d h1:YvE8rOrBJQu9wryUAOwEEl4mu91rpocO23qKpffKdi8=
+github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d/go.mod h1:wR9xBbsofns9hFyRHFZ2bDYIb861qsfmQPVMBKcPvDo=
 github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0 h1:tdDAxq8jrsbRkYoF+5Rcqyeb91hgWe2hp7iLu7ORZLY=
 github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0/go.mod h1:Fg+BnfxZ0RPzR0nOodzdIq3A7KgoWAOWsEIImrIQdBM=
 github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1 h1:A/T3qGvxi4kpKWWcPC/PgbvDA2bjVLO7n4UeVwnbs/s=
diff --git a/tools/evil-spammer/go.mod b/tools/evil-spammer/go.mod
index 861cfb4a5..88d92ecfc 100644
--- a/tools/evil-spammer/go.mod
+++ b/tools/evil-spammer/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/runtime v0.0.0-20230926122307-d671b36a4a65
 	github.com/iotaledger/iota-core v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/iotaledger/iota-core/tools/genesis-snapshot v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-	github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d
+	github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d
 	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0
 )
diff --git a/tools/evil-spammer/go.sum b/tools/evil-spammer/go.sum
index 9138a9753..b4ba98def 100644
--- a/tools/evil-spammer/go.sum
+++ b/tools/evil-spammer/go.sum
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/serializer/v2 v2.0.0-rc.1.0.20230926122307-d671b36
 github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/serializer/v2 v2.0.0-rc.1.0.20230926122307-d671b36a4a65/go.mod h1:IJgaaxbgKCsNat18jlJJEAxCY2oVYR3F30B+M4vJ89I=
 github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/stringify v0.0.0-20230926122307-d671b36a4a65 h1:3OmUR8yYlCENhbosY99eM3bIJQJCiLijtebt+Q6sQEs=
 github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/stringify v0.0.0-20230926122307-d671b36a4a65/go.mod h1:FTo/UWzNYgnQ082GI9QVM9HFDERqf9rw9RivNpqrnTs=
-github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d h1:lhYbBhVORcS2LLNviaO/yTmom1suDskJLA1wSvvsLiU=
-github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d/go.mod h1:wR9xBbsofns9hFyRHFZ2bDYIb861qsfmQPVMBKcPvDo=
+github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d h1:YvE8rOrBJQu9wryUAOwEEl4mu91rpocO23qKpffKdi8=
+github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d/go.mod h1:wR9xBbsofns9hFyRHFZ2bDYIb861qsfmQPVMBKcPvDo=
 github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1 h1:A/T3qGvxi4kpKWWcPC/PgbvDA2bjVLO7n4UeVwnbs/s=
 github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1/go.mod h1:uQHwDeX4c6CtyrFwdqyhpNcxVewur1M7l7fNU7LKwZk=
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0/go.mod h1:T8mJZnbsbmF+m6zOOFylbeCJqk5+pHWvzYPziyZiYoo=
diff --git a/tools/gendoc/go.mod b/tools/gendoc/go.mod
index e67b05610..5a1a5e8b9 100644
--- a/tools/gendoc/go.mod
+++ b/tools/gendoc/go.mod
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/stringify v0.0.0-20230926122307-d671b36a4a65 // indirect
 	github.com/iotaledger/inx-app v1.0.0-rc.3.0.20230927140518-622f63be6182 // indirect
 	github.com/iotaledger/inx/go v1.0.0-rc.2.0.20230927140257-bfa0bb0af2bd // indirect
-	github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d // indirect
+	github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.6.0 // indirect
diff --git a/tools/gendoc/go.sum b/tools/gendoc/go.sum
index 5edeea70e..8fc331757 100644
--- a/tools/gendoc/go.sum
+++ b/tools/gendoc/go.sum
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ github.com/iotaledger/inx-app v1.0.0-rc.3.0.20230927140518-622f63be6182 h1:lQikt
 github.com/iotaledger/inx-app v1.0.0-rc.3.0.20230927140518-622f63be6182/go.mod h1:q24QEsS887ZWJVX76w2kwSgC84KS7wIKOy1otuqZ2ZM=
 github.com/iotaledger/inx/go v1.0.0-rc.2.0.20230927140257-bfa0bb0af2bd h1:nFG3Zq/zFA4KhBYFX2IezX1C74zfE0DqCt0LrgTa9Ig=
 github.com/iotaledger/inx/go v1.0.0-rc.2.0.20230927140257-bfa0bb0af2bd/go.mod h1:c5778OnWpLq108YE+Eb2m8Ri/t/4ydV0TvI/Sy5YivQ=
-github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d h1:lhYbBhVORcS2LLNviaO/yTmom1suDskJLA1wSvvsLiU=
-github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d/go.mod h1:wR9xBbsofns9hFyRHFZ2bDYIb861qsfmQPVMBKcPvDo=
+github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d h1:YvE8rOrBJQu9wryUAOwEEl4mu91rpocO23qKpffKdi8=
+github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d/go.mod h1:wR9xBbsofns9hFyRHFZ2bDYIb861qsfmQPVMBKcPvDo=
 github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0 h1:tdDAxq8jrsbRkYoF+5Rcqyeb91hgWe2hp7iLu7ORZLY=
 github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.10.0/go.mod h1:Fg+BnfxZ0RPzR0nOodzdIq3A7KgoWAOWsEIImrIQdBM=
 github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1 h1:A/T3qGvxi4kpKWWcPC/PgbvDA2bjVLO7n4UeVwnbs/s=
diff --git a/tools/genesis-snapshot/go.mod b/tools/genesis-snapshot/go.mod
index b75541880..6d2734219 100644
--- a/tools/genesis-snapshot/go.mod
+++ b/tools/genesis-snapshot/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/lo v0.0.0-20230926122307-d671b36a4a65
 	github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/runtime v0.0.0-20230926122307-d671b36a4a65
 	github.com/iotaledger/iota-core v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-	github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d
+	github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d
 	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.13.0
diff --git a/tools/genesis-snapshot/go.sum b/tools/genesis-snapshot/go.sum
index 1b24bf02e..22f1d5f55 100644
--- a/tools/genesis-snapshot/go.sum
+++ b/tools/genesis-snapshot/go.sum
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/serializer/v2 v2.0.0-rc.1.0.20230926122307-d671b36
 github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/serializer/v2 v2.0.0-rc.1.0.20230926122307-d671b36a4a65/go.mod h1:IJgaaxbgKCsNat18jlJJEAxCY2oVYR3F30B+M4vJ89I=
 github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/stringify v0.0.0-20230926122307-d671b36a4a65 h1:3OmUR8yYlCENhbosY99eM3bIJQJCiLijtebt+Q6sQEs=
 github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/stringify v0.0.0-20230926122307-d671b36a4a65/go.mod h1:FTo/UWzNYgnQ082GI9QVM9HFDERqf9rw9RivNpqrnTs=
-github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d h1:lhYbBhVORcS2LLNviaO/yTmom1suDskJLA1wSvvsLiU=
-github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230927125610-ddf51789ec4d/go.mod h1:wR9xBbsofns9hFyRHFZ2bDYIb861qsfmQPVMBKcPvDo=
+github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d h1:YvE8rOrBJQu9wryUAOwEEl4mu91rpocO23qKpffKdi8=
+github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4 v4.0.0-20230928093005-fe74b3839c5d/go.mod h1:wR9xBbsofns9hFyRHFZ2bDYIb861qsfmQPVMBKcPvDo=
 github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1 h1:A/T3qGvxi4kpKWWcPC/PgbvDA2bjVLO7n4UeVwnbs/s=
 github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1/go.mod h1:uQHwDeX4c6CtyrFwdqyhpNcxVewur1M7l7fNU7LKwZk=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.5 h1:0E5MSMDEoAulmXNFquVs//DdoomxaoTY1kUhbc/qbZg=
diff --git a/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets.go b/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets.go
index 0bda86b67..4167b8cde 100644
--- a/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets.go
+++ b/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var Base = []options.Option[snapshotcreator.Options]{
 			iotago.WithNetworkOptions("default", "rms"),
 			iotago.WithSupplyOptions(10_000_000_000, 100, 1, 10, 100, 100, 100),
 			iotago.WithTimeProviderOptions(time.Now().Unix(), 10, 13),
-			iotago.WithLivenessOptions(50*time.Second, 50*time.Second, 7, 14, 30),
+			iotago.WithLivenessOptions(30, 30, 7, 14, 30),
 			// increase/decrease threshold = fraction * slotDurationInSeconds * schedulerRate
 			iotago.WithCongestionControlOptions(500, 500, 500, 800000, 500000, 100000, 1, 1000, 100),
 			iotago.WithWorkScoreOptions(25, 1, 10, 100, 50, 10, 10, 50, 1, 10, 250, 2),
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ var Docker = []options.Option[snapshotcreator.Options]{
 			iotago.WithNetworkOptions("docker", "rms"),
 			iotago.WithSupplyOptions(10_000_000_000, 1, 1, 10, 100, 100, 100),
 			iotago.WithTimeProviderOptions(time.Now().Unix(), 10, 13),
-			iotago.WithLivenessOptions(50*time.Second, 50*time.Second, 7, 14, 30),
+			iotago.WithLivenessOptions(30, 30, 7, 14, 30),
 			// increase/decrease threshold = fraction * slotDurationInSeconds * schedulerRate
 			iotago.WithCongestionControlOptions(500, 500, 500, 800000, 500000, 100000, 1, 1000, 100),
 			iotago.WithWorkScoreOptions(25, 1, 10, 100, 50, 10, 10, 50, 1, 10, 250, 2),
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ var Feature = []options.Option[snapshotcreator.Options]{
 			iotago.WithNetworkOptions("feature", "rms"),
 			iotago.WithSupplyOptions(10_000_000_000, 100, 1, 10, 100, 100, 100),
 			iotago.WithTimeProviderOptions(1689848996, 10, 13),
-			iotago.WithLivenessOptions(50*time.Second, 50*time.Second, 10, 20, 30),
+			iotago.WithLivenessOptions(30, 30, 10, 20, 30),
 			// increase/decrease threshold = fraction * slotDurationInSeconds * schedulerRate
 			iotago.WithCongestionControlOptions(500, 500, 500, 800000, 500000, 100000, 1, 1000, 100),
 			iotago.WithWorkScoreOptions(25, 1, 10, 100, 50, 10, 10, 50, 1, 10, 250, 2),