diff --git a/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/common/helpers/MiscHelpers.java b/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/common/helpers/MiscHelpers.java
index 425285c6533..2427bf16a26 100644
--- a/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/common/helpers/MiscHelpers.java
+++ b/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/common/helpers/MiscHelpers.java
@@ -260,12 +260,6 @@ public boolean isMergeTransitionComplete(final BeaconState state) {
   /**
    * Performs data availability by validating blobs and proof from Sidecar against blobs kzg
    * commitments from the block. It will also make check slot and blockRoot consistency.
-   *
-   * @param slot
-   * @param beaconBlockRoot
-   * @param kzgCommitments
-   * @param blobsSidecar
-   * @return
    */
   public boolean isDataAvailable(
       final UInt64 slot,
diff --git a/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/eip4844/helpers/MiscHelpersEip4844.java b/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/eip4844/helpers/MiscHelpersEip4844.java
index 0e65a39a5b9..b351dd165c9 100644
--- a/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/eip4844/helpers/MiscHelpersEip4844.java
+++ b/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/eip4844/helpers/MiscHelpersEip4844.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package tech.pegasys.teku.spec.logic.versions.eip4844.helpers;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
 import static tech.pegasys.teku.spec.config.SpecConfigEip4844.BLOB_TX_TYPE;
 import static tech.pegasys.teku.spec.config.SpecConfigEip4844.VERSIONED_HASH_VERSION_KZG;
 
@@ -68,17 +69,19 @@ private void validateBlobSidecar(
       final BlobsSidecar blobsSidecar) {
     checkArgument(
         slot.equals(blobsSidecar.getBeaconBlockSlot()),
-        "Block slot should match blobsSidecar slot");
+        "Block slot should match blobs sidecar slot");
     checkArgument(
         beaconBlockRoot.equals(blobsSidecar.getBeaconBlockRoot()),
-        "Block root should match blobsSidecar beacon block root");
+        "Block root should match blobs sidecar beacon block root");
     checkArgument(
         kzgCommitments.size() == blobsSidecar.getBlobs().size(),
-        "Number of kzgCommitments should match number of blobs");
-    kzg.verifyAggregateKzgProof(
-        blobsSidecar.getBlobs().stream().map(Blob::getBytes).collect(Collectors.toList()),
-        kzgCommitments,
-        blobsSidecar.getKZGAggregatedProof());
+        "Number of KZG commitments should match number of blobs");
+    final boolean isValidProof =
+        kzg.verifyAggregateKzgProof(
+            blobsSidecar.getBlobs().stream().map(Blob::getBytes).collect(Collectors.toList()),
+            kzgCommitments,
+            blobsSidecar.getKZGAggregatedProof());
+    checkState(isValidProof, "Invalid aggregate KZG proof for the given blobs and commitments");
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/gradle/versions.gradle b/gradle/versions.gradle
index 4a03a399982..c9171add6f7 100644
--- a/gradle/versions.gradle
+++ b/gradle/versions.gradle
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dependencyManagement {
 
     dependency 'io.libp2p:jvm-libp2p-minimal:0.10.0-RELEASE'
     dependency 'tech.pegasys:jblst:0.3.10'
-    dependency 'tech.pegasys:jc-kzg-4844:0.2.1'
+    dependency 'tech.pegasys:jc-kzg-4844:0.3.0'
 
     dependency 'org.hdrhistogram:HdrHistogram:2.1.12'