diff --git a/packages/apps/dashboard/server/package.json b/packages/apps/dashboard/server/package.json
index 1a2a35ac27..e6f0eb424a 100644
--- a/packages/apps/dashboard/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/apps/dashboard/server/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
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     "class-validator": "0.14.1",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.12",
-    "ethers": "~6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "~6.16.0",
     "joi": "^17.13.3",
     "keyv": "^5.5.5",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
diff --git a/packages/apps/fortune/exchange-oracle/client/package.json b/packages/apps/fortune/exchange-oracle/client/package.json
index 9e2a7f1309..03c4f13c0e 100644
--- a/packages/apps/fortune/exchange-oracle/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/apps/fortune/exchange-oracle/client/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
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     "@tanstack/react-query-persist-client": "^5.80.7",
     "axios": "^1.7.2",
-    "ethers": "^6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "^6.16.0",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
     "react-router-dom": "^7.13.0",
diff --git a/packages/apps/fortune/exchange-oracle/server/package.json b/packages/apps/fortune/exchange-oracle/server/package.json
index 17fe5b0829..1e96a33c31 100644
--- a/packages/apps/fortune/exchange-oracle/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/apps/fortune/exchange-oracle/server/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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     "class-validator": "0.14.1",
     "dotenv": "^17.2.2",
-    "ethers": "~6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "~6.16.0",
     "joi": "^17.13.3",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "minio": "8.0.6",
diff --git a/packages/apps/human-app/frontend/package.json b/packages/apps/human-app/frontend/package.json
index 1973f80321..cdb1461e2b 100644
--- a/packages/apps/human-app/frontend/package.json
+++ b/packages/apps/human-app/frontend/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
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     "@wagmi/core": "^3.4.0",
     "date-fns": "^4.1.0",
-    "ethers": "^6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "^6.16.0",
     "i18next": "^25.8.0",
     "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
diff --git a/packages/apps/human-app/server/package.json b/packages/apps/human-app/server/package.json
index 1bb66447bd..533c145cd5 100644
--- a/packages/apps/human-app/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/apps/human-app/server/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "cache-manager": "7.2.8",
     "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
     "class-validator": "0.14.1",
-    "ethers": "^6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "^6.16.0",
     "joi": "^17.13.3",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/apps/job-launcher/client/package.json b/packages/apps/job-launcher/client/package.json
index 9cf9b95fcd..7f665e1b68 100644
--- a/packages/apps/job-launcher/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/apps/job-launcher/client/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     "dayjs": "^1.11.12",
     "decimal.js": "^10.6.0",
-    "ethers": "^6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "^6.16.0",
     "file-saver": "^2.0.5",
     "formik": "^2.4.2",
     "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/package.json b/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/package.json
index 9ea92ab5a0..cad1b06b78 100644
--- a/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
     "class-validator": "^0.14.1",
     "dotenv": "^17.2.2",
-    "ethers": "~6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "~6.16.0",
     "helmet": "^7.1.0",
     "joi": "^17.13.3",
     "json-stable-stringify": "^1.2.1",
diff --git a/packages/apps/staking/package.json b/packages/apps/staking/package.json
index 0401dffed8..f15f9bea8b 100644
--- a/packages/apps/staking/package.json
+++ b/packages/apps/staking/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
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     "@tanstack/react-query-persist-client": "^5.80.7",
     "axios": "^1.7.2",
-    "ethers": "^6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "^6.16.0",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
     "react-router-dom": "^7.13.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 908f7cdc6a..2eea531dc0 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "concurrently": "^9.1.2",
     "eslint": "^9.39.1",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.5.5",
-    "ethers": "~6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "~6.16.0",
     "hardhat": "^2.26.0",
     "hardhat-abi-exporter": "^2.10.1",
     "hardhat-contract-sizer": "^2.6.1",
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "xdeployer": "3.1.6"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "ethers": "~6.15.0"
+    "ethers": "~6.16.0"
   },
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diff --git a/packages/sdk/typescript/human-protocol-sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/typescript/human-protocol-sdk/package.json
index e77a006717..e4b56bef5e 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/typescript/human-protocol-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/typescript/human-protocol-sdk/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@human-protocol/core": "workspace:*",
     "axios": "^1.4.0",
-    "ethers": "~6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "~6.16.0",
     "graphql": "^16.8.1",
     "graphql-request": "^7.3.4",
     "graphql-tag": "^2.12.6",
diff --git a/packages/subgraph/hmt/package.json b/packages/subgraph/hmt/package.json
index e20e04caf4..29d0fa00e2 100644
--- a/packages/subgraph/hmt/package.json
+++ b/packages/subgraph/hmt/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
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     "@human-protocol/core": "workspace:*",
     "eslint": "^9.39.1",
-    "ethers": "~6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "~6.16.0",
     "graphql": "^16.6.0",
     "matchstick-as": "^0.6.0",
     "mustache": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/subgraph/human-protocol/package.json b/packages/subgraph/human-protocol/package.json
index b52c140176..e381583c90 100644
--- a/packages/subgraph/human-protocol/package.json
+++ b/packages/subgraph/human-protocol/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
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     "@human-protocol/core": "workspace:*",
     "eslint": "^9.39.1",
-    "ethers": "~6.15.0",
+    "ethers": "~6.16.0",
     "graphql": "^16.6.0",
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f305864d96..abcc9a64df 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ __metadata:
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     eslint-plugin-jest: "npm:^28.9.0"
     eslint-plugin-prettier: "npm:^5.5.5"
-    ethers: "npm:~6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:~6.16.0"
     jest: "npm:^29.7.0"
     joi: "npm:^17.13.3"
     keyv: "npm:^5.5.5"
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ __metadata:
     eslint: "npm:^9.39.1"
     eslint-plugin-react-hooks: "npm:^5.1.0"
     eslint-plugin-react-refresh: "npm:^0.4.11"
-    ethers: "npm:^6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:^6.16.0"
     prettier: "npm:^3.8.1"
     react: "npm:^18.3.1"
     react-dom: "npm:^18.3.1"
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ __metadata:
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     eslint-plugin-jest: "npm:^28.9.0"
     eslint-plugin-prettier: "npm:^5.5.5"
-    ethers: "npm:~6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:~6.16.0"
     jest: "npm:^29.7.0"
     joi: "npm:^17.13.3"
     jsonwebtoken: "npm:^9.0.2"
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ __metadata:
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     eslint-plugin-prettier: "npm:^5.5.5"
     eslint-plugin-react-refresh: "npm:^0.4.11"
-    ethers: "npm:^6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:^6.16.0"
     husky: "npm:^9.1.6"
     i18next: "npm:^25.8.0"
     jsdom: "npm:^25.0.1"
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ __metadata:
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     eslint-plugin-jest: "npm:^28.9.0"
     eslint-plugin-prettier: "npm:^5.5.5"
-    ethers: "npm:^6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:^6.16.0"
     jest: "npm:^29.7.0"
     joi: "npm:^17.13.3"
     jsonwebtoken: "npm:^9.0.2"
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ __metadata:
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     eslint-plugin-react: "npm:^7.34.3"
     eslint-plugin-react-hooks: "npm:^5.1.0"
-    ethers: "npm:^6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:^6.16.0"
     file-saver: "npm:^2.0.5"
     formik: "npm:^2.4.2"
     jwt-decode: "npm:^4.0.0"
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ __metadata:
     eslint-import-resolver-typescript: "npm:^4.4.4"
     eslint-plugin-import: "npm:^2.32.0"
     eslint-plugin-prettier: "npm:^5.5.5"
-    ethers: "npm:~6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:~6.16.0"
     globals: "npm:^16.3.0"
     helmet: "npm:^7.1.0"
     jest: "npm:^29.7.0"
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ __metadata:
     eslint: "npm:^9.39.1"
     eslint-plugin-react-hooks: "npm:^5.1.0"
     eslint-plugin-react-refresh: "npm:^0.4.11"
-    ethers: "npm:^6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:^6.16.0"
     prettier: "npm:^3.8.1"
     react: "npm:^18.3.1"
     react-dom: "npm:^18.3.1"
@@ -5114,7 +5114,7 @@ __metadata:
     concurrently: "npm:^9.1.2"
     eslint: "npm:^9.39.1"
     eslint-plugin-prettier: "npm:^5.5.5"
-    ethers: "npm:~6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:~6.16.0"
     hardhat: "npm:^2.26.0"
     hardhat-abi-exporter: "npm:^2.10.1"
     hardhat-contract-sizer: "npm:^2.6.1"
@@ -5131,7 +5131,7 @@ __metadata:
     typescript-eslint: "npm:^8.39.1"
     xdeployer: "npm:3.1.6"
   peerDependencies:
-    ethers: ~6.15.0
+    ethers: ~6.16.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -5195,7 +5195,7 @@ __metadata:
     eslint: "npm:^9.39.1"
     eslint-plugin-jest: "npm:^28.9.0"
     eslint-plugin-prettier: "npm:^5.5.5"
-    ethers: "npm:~6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:~6.16.0"
     glob: "npm:^13.0.0"
     graphql: "npm:^16.8.1"
     graphql-request: "npm:^7.3.4"
@@ -11312,7 +11312,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@graphql-eslint/eslint-plugin": "npm:^3.19.1"
     "@human-protocol/core": "workspace:*"
     eslint: "npm:^9.39.1"
-    ethers: "npm:~6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:~6.16.0"
     graphql: "npm:^16.6.0"
     matchstick-as: "npm:^0.6.0"
     mustache: "npm:^4.2.0"
@@ -11329,7 +11329,7 @@ __metadata:
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     "@human-protocol/core": "workspace:*"
     eslint: "npm:^9.39.1"
-    ethers: "npm:~6.15.0"
+    ethers: "npm:~6.16.0"
     graphql: "npm:^16.6.0"
     matchstick-as: "npm:^0.6.0"
     mustache: "npm:^4.2.0"
@@ -19289,7 +19289,7 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"ethers@npm:^6.14.0, ethers@npm:^6.15.0, ethers@npm:^6.8.1, ethers@npm:~6.15.0":
+"ethers@npm:^6.14.0, ethers@npm:^6.8.1, ethers@npm:~6.15.0":
   version: 6.15.0
   resolution: "ethers@npm:6.15.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -19304,6 +19304,21 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"ethers@npm:^6.16.0, ethers@npm:~6.16.0":
+  version: 6.16.0
+  resolution: "ethers@npm:6.16.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@adraffy/ens-normalize": "npm:1.10.1"
+    "@noble/curves": "npm:1.2.0"
+    "@noble/hashes": "npm:1.3.2"
+    "@types/node": "npm:22.7.5"
+    aes-js: "npm:4.0.0-beta.5"
+    tslib: "npm:2.7.0"
+    ws: "npm:8.17.1"
+  checksum: 10c0/65c0ff7016b1592b1961c3b68508902b89fc75e1ad025bab3a722df1b5699fd077551875a7285e65b2d0cfea9a85b2459bb84010a0fa4e4494d231848aee3a73
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "ethjs-unit@npm:0.1.6":
   version: 0.1.6
   resolution: "ethjs-unit@npm:0.1.6"