diff --git a/consensusj-decentralized-id/src/test/groovy/org/consensusj/decentralizedid/btcr/ExtendedTxRefSpec.groovy b/consensusj-decentralized-id/src/test/groovy/org/consensusj/decentralizedid/btcr/ExtendedTxRefSpec.groovy
index 213228f18..782f884d8 100644
--- a/consensusj-decentralized-id/src/test/groovy/org/consensusj/decentralizedid/btcr/ExtendedTxRefSpec.groovy
+++ b/consensusj-decentralized-id/src/test/groovy/org/consensusj/decentralizedid/btcr/ExtendedTxRefSpec.groovy
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ExtendedTxRefSpec extends Specification {
         then:
         txRef != null
         txRef.bech32.hrp == "txtest"
-        txRef.bech32.data == [6, 22, 4, 11, 9, 2, 8, 0, 0, 0] as byte[]
+        txRef.bech32.bytes() == [6, 22, 4, 11, 9, 2, 8, 0, 0, 0] as byte[]
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2a035c04e..38269ab65 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 consensusjVersion = 0.7.0-SNAPSHOT
 
-bitcoinjVersion = 0.17-alpha2
+bitcoinjVersion = 0.17-alpha3
 rxJavaVersion = 3.1.7
 groovyVersion = 4.0.16
 junitJupiterVersion = 5.10.0