diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2b9dc1e7..25017a9f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2937,8 +2937,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot"
-version = "0.5.67"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=rc-0.5.68#1fb132e5ec85d0ef0c706004e1b8479f50bd2d5a"
+version = "0.5.68"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.68#572c5c77d22c3e66acc9683efea8cc1ddbb7a9c5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -2984,7 +2984,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-builder-api"
 version = "0.1.7"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=rc-0.5.68#1fb132e5ec85d0ef0c706004e1b8479f50bd2d5a"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.68#572c5c77d22c3e66acc9683efea8cc1ddbb7a9c5"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "clap",
@@ -3003,7 +3003,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-events-service"
 version = "0.1.38"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git?tag=rc-0.1.38#fb5c3466f4e9198dc62edbf3e357b1a145831396"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git?tag=0.1.38#65cd285e930ef63cec83e9e694da26a5bd4ba801"
 dependencies = [
  "async-broadcast",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
@@ -3028,8 +3028,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-example-types"
-version = "0.5.67"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=rc-0.5.68#1fb132e5ec85d0ef0c706004e1b8479f50bd2d5a"
+version = "0.5.68"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.68#572c5c77d22c3e66acc9683efea8cc1ddbb7a9c5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3061,8 +3061,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-orchestrator"
-version = "0.5.67"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=rc-0.5.68#1fb132e5ec85d0ef0c706004e1b8479f50bd2d5a"
+version = "0.5.68"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.68#572c5c77d22c3e66acc9683efea8cc1ddbb7a9c5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
@@ -3091,8 +3091,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-task"
-version = "0.5.67"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=rc-0.5.68#1fb132e5ec85d0ef0c706004e1b8479f50bd2d5a"
+version = "0.5.68"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.68#572c5c77d22c3e66acc9683efea8cc1ddbb7a9c5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3106,8 +3106,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-task-impls"
-version = "0.5.67"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=rc-0.5.68#1fb132e5ec85d0ef0c706004e1b8479f50bd2d5a"
+version = "0.5.68"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.68#572c5c77d22c3e66acc9683efea8cc1ddbb7a9c5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3143,7 +3143,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-types"
 version = "0.1.11"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=rc-0.5.68#1fb132e5ec85d0ef0c706004e1b8479f50bd2d5a"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.68#572c5c77d22c3e66acc9683efea8cc1ddbb7a9c5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ark-bn254",
@@ -4193,8 +4193,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libp2p-networking"
-version = "0.5.67"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=rc-0.5.68#1fb132e5ec85d0ef0c706004e1b8479f50bd2d5a"
+version = "0.5.68"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.68#572c5c77d22c3e66acc9683efea8cc1ddbb7a9c5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ad6254c8..4befed08 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ committable = "0.2"
 derivative = "2.2"
 futures = "0.3"
 hex = "0.4.3"
-hotshot = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "rc-0.5.68" }
-hotshot-builder-api = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "rc-0.5.68" }
-hotshot-events-service = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git", tag = "rc-0.1.38" }
-hotshot-task-impls = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "rc-0.5.68" }
-hotshot-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "rc-0.5.68" }
+hotshot = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.68" }
+hotshot-builder-api = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.68" }
+hotshot-events-service = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/hotshot-events-service.git", tag = "0.1.38" }
+hotshot-task-impls = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.68" }
+hotshot-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.68" }
 lru = "0.12.3"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ vbs = "0.1"
 multimap = "0.10.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-hotshot-example-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "rc-0.5.68" }
+hotshot-example-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.68" }
 
 [lints.rust]
 unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = [