diff --git a/packages/protocol/package.json b/packages/protocol/package.json
index 3cc7da6047..5234731948 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/package.json
+++ b/packages/protocol/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-promise": "^6.1.1",
     "ethers": "^5.7.2",
-    "solc": "0.7.3",
+    "solc": "0.8.25",
     "solhint": "^4.1.1",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
     "typescript": "^5.4.3"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index fa6324c27d..2b06d50d39 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^5.7.2
         version: 5.7.2
       solc:
-        specifier: 0.7.3
-        version: 0.7.3
+        specifier: 0.8.25
+        version: 0.8.25
       solhint:
         specifier: ^4.1.1
         version: 4.1.1(typescript@5.4.3)
@@ -6649,15 +6649,16 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-GpVkmM8vF2vQUkj2LvZmD35JxeJOLCwJ9cUkugyk2nuhbv3+mJvpLYYt+0+USMxE+oj+ey/lJEnhZw75x/OMcQ==}
     dev: false
 
-  /commander@3.0.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Gar0ASD4BDyKC4hl4DwHqDrmvjoxWKZigVnAbn5H1owvm4CxCPdb0HQDehwNYMJpla5+M2tPmPARzhtYuwpHow==}
-    dev: true
-
   /commander@4.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NOKm8xhkzAjzFx8B2v5OAHT+u5pRQc2UCa2Vq9jYL/31o2wi9mxBA7LIFs3sV5VSC49z6pEhfbMULvShKj26WA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 6'}
     dev: true
 
+  /commander@8.3.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-OkTL9umf+He2DZkUq8f8J9of7yL6RJKI24dVITBmNfZBmri9zYZQrKkuXiKhyfPSu8tUhnVBB1iKXevvnlR4Ww==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 12'}
+    dev: true
+
   /commander@9.5.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-KRs7WVDKg86PWiuAqhDrAQnTXZKraVcCc6vFdL14qrZ/DcWwuRo7VoiYXalXO7S5GKpqYiVEwCbgFDfxNHKJBQ==}
     engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || >=14}
@@ -8302,16 +8303,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>= 0.6'}
     dev: false
 
-  /fs-extra@0.30.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-UvSPKyhMn6LEd/WpUaV9C9t3zATuqoqfWc3QdPhPLb58prN9tqYPlPWi8Krxi44loBoUzlobqZ3+8tGpxxSzwA==}
-    dependencies:
-      graceful-fs: 4.2.11
-      jsonfile: 2.4.0
-      klaw: 1.3.1
-      path-is-absolute: 1.0.1
-      rimraf: 2.7.1
-    dev: true
-
   /fs-extra@11.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-PmDi3uwK5nFuXh7XDTlVnS17xJS7vW36is2+w3xcv8SVxiB4NyATf4ctkVY5bkSjX0Y4nbvZCq1/EjtEyr9ktw==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.14'}
@@ -9473,12 +9464,6 @@ packages:
   /jsonc-parser@3.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-gfFQZrcTc8CnKXp6Y4/CBT3fTc0OVuDofpre4aEeEpSBPV5X5v4+Vmx+8snU7RLPrNHPKSgLxGo9YuQzz20o+w==}
 
-  /jsonfile@2.4.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-PKllAqbgLgxHaj8TElYymKCAgrASebJrWpTnEkOaTowt23VKXXN0sUeriJ+eh7y6ufb/CC5ap11pz71/cM0hUw==}
-    optionalDependencies:
-      graceful-fs: 4.2.11
-    dev: true
-
   /jsonfile@4.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-m6F1R3z8jjlf2imQHS2Qez5sjKWQzbuuhuJ/FKYFRZvPE3PuHcSMVZzfsLhGVOkfd20obL5SWEBew5ShlquNxg==}
     optionalDependencies:
@@ -9518,12 +9503,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
     dev: false
 
-  /klaw@1.3.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-TED5xi9gGQjGpNnvRWknrwAB1eL5GciPfVFOt3Vk1OJCVDQbzuSfrF3hkUQKlsgKrG1F+0t5W0m+Fje1jIt8rw==}
-    optionalDependencies:
-      graceful-fs: 4.2.11
-    dev: true
-
   /kleur@3.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-eTIzlVOSUR+JxdDFepEYcBMtZ9Qqdef+rnzWdRZuMbOywu5tO2w2N7rqjoANZ5k9vywhL6Br1VRjUIgTQx4E8w==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
@@ -12088,18 +12067,16 @@ packages:
       - supports-color
     dev: false
 
-  /solc@0.7.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-GAsWNAjGzIDg7VxzP6mPjdurby3IkGCjQcM8GFYZT6RyaoUZKmMU6Y7YwG+tFGhv7dwZ8rmR4iwFDrrD99JwqA==}
-    engines: {node: '>=8.0.0'}
+  /solc@0.8.25:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-7P0TF8gPeudl1Ko3RGkyY6XVCxe2SdD/qQhtns1vl3yAbK/PDifKDLHGtx1t7mX3LgR7ojV7Fg/Kc6Q9D2T8UQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10.0.0'}
     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       command-exists: 1.2.9
-      commander: 3.0.2
+      commander: 8.3.0
       follow-redirects: 1.15.5(debug@4.3.4)
-      fs-extra: 0.30.0
       js-sha3: 0.8.0
       memorystream: 0.3.1
-      require-from-string: 2.0.2
       semver: 5.7.2
       tmp: 0.0.33
     transitivePeerDependencies: