diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4fb75fc5da..c37302d36c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ Contributed:
 
 Changes:
 
+- Adjust logger check for `process.env`
 - Drop support for Node 16 (EOL 11 Sep 2023)
+- Upgrade dependencies to latest stable versions
 
 
 ## 12.5.1 Sep 15, 2023
diff --git a/packages/util-crypto/package.json b/packages/util-crypto/package.json
index 8709b9172f..37ed82506f 100644
--- a/packages/util-crypto/package.json
+++ b/packages/util-crypto/package.json
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     "@noble/hashes": "^1.3.2",
     "@polkadot/networks": "12.5.2-6-x",
     "@polkadot/util": "12.5.2-6-x",
-    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto": "^7.2.2",
-    "@polkadot/wasm-util": "^7.2.2",
+    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto": "^7.3.1",
+    "@polkadot/wasm-util": "^7.3.1",
     "@polkadot/x-bigint": "12.5.2-6-x",
     "@polkadot/x-randomvalues": "12.5.2-6-x",
     "@scure/base": "^1.1.3",
diff --git a/packages/util/src/logger.ts b/packages/util/src/logger.ts
index afcee1870f..fbbd16eb6e 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/logger.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { isObject } from './is/object.js';
 import { isU8a } from './is/u8a.js';
 import { u8aToHex } from './u8a/toHex.js';
 import { u8aToU8a } from './u8a/toU8a.js';
-import { hasProcess } from './has.js';
 import { noop } from './noop.js';
 
 type ConsoleType = 'error' | 'log' | 'warn';
@@ -121,11 +120,10 @@ function getDebugFlag (env: readonly string[], type: string): boolean {
 }
 
 function parseEnv (type: string): [boolean, number] {
-  const env = (hasProcess ? xglobal.process as { env: Record<string, string> } : {}).env || {};
-  const maxSize = parseInt(env['DEBUG_MAX'] || '-1', 10);
+  const maxSize = parseInt(xglobal.process?.env?.['DEBUG_MAX'] || '-1', 10);
 
   return [
-    getDebugFlag((env['DEBUG'] || '').toLowerCase().split(','), type),
+    getDebugFlag((xglobal.process?.env?.['DEBUG'] || '').toLowerCase().split(','), type),
     isNaN(maxSize)
       ? -1
       : maxSize
diff --git a/packages/x-global/src/index.ts b/packages/x-global/src/index.ts
index 897bd98647..d38073b92b 100644
--- a/packages/x-global/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/x-global/src/index.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@ declare const global: unknown;
 declare const self: unknown;
 declare const window: unknown;
 
-// The Record<string, unknown> unknown part here is for not-everywhere globals
+// The [key: string]: unknown part here is for not-everywhere globals
 // such as `Buffer` (that won't exist is deno/window global environments)
-type GlobalThis = typeof globalThis & Record<string, unknown>;
+type GlobalThis = typeof globalThis & {
+  process?: {
+    env?: Record<string, string>;
+  };
+
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+};
 
 type GlobalNames = keyof typeof globalThis;
 
@@ -56,6 +62,6 @@ export function extractGlobal <N extends GlobalNames, T extends GlobalType<N>> (
  */
 export function exposeGlobal <N extends GlobalNames, T extends GlobalType<N>> (name: N, fallback: unknown): void {
   if (typeof xglobal[name] === 'undefined') {
-    xglobal[name] = fallback as T;
+    (xglobal as Record<string, unknown>)[name] = fallback as T;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/x-randomvalues/package.json b/packages/x-randomvalues/package.json
index b156b64edd..1535fb6509 100644
--- a/packages/x-randomvalues/package.json
+++ b/packages/x-randomvalues/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@polkadot/util": "12.5.2-6-x",
-    "@polkadot/wasm-util": "^7.2.2",
+    "@polkadot/wasm-util": "^7.3.1",
     "@types/react-native": "^0.72.6"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b357070f41..82a35fa2bb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -625,8 +625,8 @@ __metadata:
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     "@polkadot/util": 12.5.2-6-x
-    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto": ^7.2.2
-    "@polkadot/wasm-util": ^7.2.2
+    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto": ^7.3.1
+    "@polkadot/wasm-util": ^7.3.1
     "@polkadot/x-bigint": 12.5.2-6-x
     "@polkadot/x-randomvalues": 12.5.2-6-x
     "@scure/base": ^1.1.3
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+  version: 7.3.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/wasm-bridge@npm:7.3.1"
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-    tslib: ^2.6.1
+    "@polkadot/wasm-util": 7.3.1
+    tslib: ^2.6.2
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-  resolution: "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-asmjs@npm:7.2.2"
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+  version: 7.3.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-asmjs@npm:7.3.1"
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-"@polkadot/wasm-crypto-init@npm:7.2.2":
-  version: 7.2.2
-  resolution: "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-init@npm:7.2.2"
+"@polkadot/wasm-crypto-init@npm:7.3.1":
+  version: 7.3.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-init@npm:7.3.1"
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-    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-wasm": 7.2.2
-    "@polkadot/wasm-util": 7.2.2
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+    "@polkadot/wasm-bridge": 7.3.1
+    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-asmjs": 7.3.1
+    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-wasm": 7.3.1
+    "@polkadot/wasm-util": 7.3.1
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-  resolution: "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-wasm@npm:7.2.2"
+"@polkadot/wasm-crypto-wasm@npm:7.3.1":
+  version: 7.3.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-wasm@npm:7.3.1"
   dependencies:
-    "@polkadot/wasm-util": 7.2.2
-    tslib: ^2.6.1
+    "@polkadot/wasm-util": 7.3.1
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-"@polkadot/wasm-crypto@npm:^7.2.2":
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-    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-asmjs": 7.2.2
-    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-init": 7.2.2
-    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-wasm": 7.2.2
-    "@polkadot/wasm-util": 7.2.2
-    tslib: ^2.6.1
+"@polkadot/wasm-crypto@npm:^7.3.1":
+  version: 7.3.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/wasm-crypto@npm:7.3.1"
+  dependencies:
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+    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-asmjs": 7.3.1
+    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-init": 7.3.1
+    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto-wasm": 7.3.1
+    "@polkadot/wasm-util": 7.3.1
+    tslib: ^2.6.2
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-"@polkadot/wasm-util@npm:7.2.2, @polkadot/wasm-util@npm:^7.2.2":
-  version: 7.2.2
-  resolution: "@polkadot/wasm-util@npm:7.2.2"
+"@polkadot/wasm-util@npm:7.3.1, @polkadot/wasm-util@npm:^7.3.1":
+  version: 7.3.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/wasm-util@npm:7.3.1"
   dependencies:
-    tslib: ^2.6.1
+    tslib: ^2.6.2
   peerDependencies:
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-    "@polkadot/wasm-util": ^7.2.2
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     "@types/react-native": ^0.72.6
     tslib: ^2.6.2
@@ -9072,7 +9072,7 @@ fsevents@~2.3.2:
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