diff --git a/.cargo/config b/.cargo/config
deleted file mode 100644
index 15d5d32..0000000
--- a/.cargo/config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[target.x86_64-apple-darwin]
-rustflags = [
-  "-C", "link-arg=-undefined",
-  "-C", "link-arg=dynamic_lookup",
-]
diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e500717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[target.x86_64-apple-darwin]
+rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=-undefined", "-C", "link-arg=dynamic_lookup"]
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9d510b1..7f94a02 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
-version = "1.3.2"
+version = "2.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
+checksum = "b048fb63fd8b5923fc5aa7b340d8e156aec7ec02f0c78fa8a6ddc2613f6f71de"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "block-buffer"
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "heck"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "95505c38b4572b2d910cecb0281560f54b440a19336cbbcb27bf6ce6adc6f5a8"
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.3.4"
@@ -107,18 +113,9 @@ checksum = "7ebdb29d2ea9ed0083cd8cece49bbd968021bd99b0849edb4a9a7ee0fdf6a4e0"
 
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-version = "1.0.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bfa799dd5ed20a7e349f3b4639aa80d74549c81716d9ec4f994c9b5815598306"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "instant"
-version = "0.1.12"
+version = "2.0.5"
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-checksum = "7a5bbe824c507c5da5956355e86a746d82e0e1464f65d862cc5e71da70e94b2c"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
-]
+checksum = "b248f5224d1d606005e02c97f5aa4e88eeb230488bcc03bc9ca4d7991399f2b5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "keccak"
@@ -134,9 +131,9 @@ checksum = "fc7fcc620a3bff7cdd7a365be3376c97191aeaccc2a603e600951e452615bf89"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
-version = "0.4.9"
+version = "0.4.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "435011366fe56583b16cf956f9df0095b405b82d76425bc8981c0e22e60ec4df"
+checksum = "07af8b9cdd281b7915f413fa73f29ebd5d55d0d3f0155584dade1ff18cea1b17"
 dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
  "scopeguard",
@@ -144,9 +141,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.1"
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-checksum = "d61c719bcfbcf5d62b3a09efa6088de8c54bc0bfcd3ea7ae39fcc186108b8de1"
+checksum = "488016bfae457b036d996092f6cb448677611ce4449e970ceaf42695203f218a"
 dependencies = [
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@@ -177,36 +174,40 @@ checksum = "624a8340c38c1b80fd549087862da4ba43e08858af025b236e509b6649fc13d5"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.11.2"
+version = "0.12.3"
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-checksum = "7d17b78036a60663b797adeaee46f5c9dfebb86948d1255007a1d6be0271ff99"
+checksum = "f1bf18183cf54e8d6059647fc3063646a1801cf30896933ec2311622cc4b9a27"
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- "instant",
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  "parking_lot_core",
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-version = "0.8.5"
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-checksum = "d76e8e1493bcac0d2766c42737f34458f1c8c50c0d23bcb24ea953affb273216"
+checksum = "1e401f977ab385c9e4e3ab30627d6f26d00e2c73eef317493c4ec6d468726cf8"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "instant",
  "libc",
  "redox_syscall",
  "smallvec",
- "winapi",
+ "windows-targets",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "portable-atomic"
+version = "1.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cc9c68a3f6da06753e9335d63e27f6b9754dd1920d941135b7ea8224f141adb2"
+
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.33"
+version = "1.0.89"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fb37d2df5df740e582f28f8560cf425f52bb267d872fe58358eadb554909f07a"
+checksum = "f139b0662de085916d1fb67d2b4169d1addddda1919e696f3252b740b629986e"
 dependencies = [
- "unicode-xid",
+ "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -220,15 +221,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3"
-version = "0.18.1"
+version = "0.20.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "06a3d8e8a46ab2738109347433cb7b96dffda2e4a218b03ef27090238886b147"
+checksum = "53bdbb96d49157e65d45cc287af5f32ffadd5f4761438b527b055fb0d4bb8233"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "indoc",
  "libc",
  "memoffset",
  "parking_lot",
+ "portable-atomic",
  "pyo3-build-config",
  "pyo3-ffi",
  "pyo3-macros",
@@ -237,9 +239,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3-build-config"
-version = "0.18.1"
+version = "0.20.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "75439f995d07ddfad42b192dfcf3bc66a7ecfd8b4a1f5f6f046aa5c2c5d7677d"
+checksum = "deaa5745de3f5231ce10517a1f5dd97d53e5a2fd77aa6b5842292085831d48d7"
 dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "target-lexicon",
@@ -247,9 +249,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3-ffi"
-version = "0.18.1"
+version = "0.20.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "839526a5c07a17ff44823679b68add4a58004de00512a95b6c1c98a6dcac0ee5"
+checksum = "62b42531d03e08d4ef1f6e85a2ed422eb678b8cd62b762e53891c05faf0d4afa"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "pyo3-build-config",
@@ -257,32 +259,34 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3-macros"
-version = "0.18.1"
+version = "0.20.3"
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-checksum = "bd44cf207476c6a9760c4653559be4f206efafb924d3e4cbf2721475fc0d6cc5"
+checksum = "7305c720fa01b8055ec95e484a6eca7a83c841267f0dd5280f0c8b8551d2c158"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "pyo3-macros-backend",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.87",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.18.1"
+version = "0.20.3"
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-checksum = "dc1f43d8e30460f36350d18631ccf85ded64c059829208fe680904c65bcd0a4c"
+checksum = "7c7e9b68bb9c3149c5b0cade5d07f953d6d125eb4337723c4ccdb665f1f96185"
 dependencies = [
+ "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
+ "pyo3-build-config",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.87",
 ]
 
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 name = "quote"
-version = "1.0.10"
+version = "1.0.37"
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-checksum = "38bc8cc6a5f2e3655e0899c1b848643b2562f853f114bfec7be120678e3ace05"
+checksum = "b5b9d34b8991d19d98081b46eacdd8eb58c6f2b201139f7c5f643cc155a633af"
 dependencies = [
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 ]
@@ -298,9 +302,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.2.16"
+version = "0.5.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fb5a58c1855b4b6819d59012155603f0b22ad30cad752600aadfcb695265519a"
+checksum = "9b6dfecf2c74bce2466cabf93f6664d6998a69eb21e39f4207930065b27b771f"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
 ]
@@ -324,9 +328,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scopeguard"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d29ab0c6d3fc0ee92fe66e2d99f700eab17a8d57d1c1d3b748380fb20baa78cd"
+checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
@@ -358,9 +362,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smallvec"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.13.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1ecab6c735a6bb4139c0caafd0cc3635748bbb3acf4550e8138122099251f309"
+checksum = "3c5e1a9a646d36c3599cd173a41282daf47c44583ad367b8e6837255952e5c67"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "subtle-ng"
@@ -379,6 +383,17 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "2.0.87"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "25aa4ce346d03a6dcd68dd8b4010bcb74e54e62c90c573f394c46eae99aba32d"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.12.6"
@@ -387,15 +402,15 @@ checksum = "f36bdaa60a83aca3921b5259d5400cbf5e90fc51931376a9bd4a0eb79aa7210f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
  "unicode-xid",
 ]
 
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-version = "0.12.6"
+version = "0.12.16"
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-checksum = "8ae9980cab1db3fceee2f6c6f643d5d8de2997c58ee8d25fb0cc8a9e9e7348e5"
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 [[package]]
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@@ -403,6 +418,12 @@ version = "1.14.0"
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 checksum = "b63708a265f51345575b27fe43f9500ad611579e764c79edbc2037b1121959ec"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-ident"
+version = "1.0.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e91b56cd4cadaeb79bbf1a5645f6b4f8dc5bde8834ad5894a8db35fda9efa1fe"
+
 [[package]]
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@@ -411,9 +432,9 @@ checksum = "8ccb82d61f80a663efe1f787a51b16b5a51e3314d6ac365b08639f52387b33f3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unindent"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f14ee04d9415b52b3aeab06258a3f07093182b88ba0f9b8d203f211a7a7d41c7"
+checksum = "c7de7d73e1754487cb58364ee906a499937a0dfabd86bcb980fa99ec8c8fa2ce"
 
 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
-name = "winapi"
-version = "0.3.9"
+name = "windows-targets"
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-checksum = "5c839a674fcd7a98952e593242ea400abe93992746761e38641405d28b00f419"
+checksum = "9b724f72796e036ab90c1021d4780d4d3d648aca59e491e6b98e725b84e99973"
 dependencies = [
- "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu",
- "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc",
+ "windows_i686_gnu",
+ "windows_i686_gnullvm",
+ "windows_i686_msvc",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu"
-version = "0.4.0"
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "32a4622180e7a0ec044bb555404c800bc9fd9ec262ec147edd5989ccd0c02cd3"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.52.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "09ec2a7bb152e2252b53fa7803150007879548bc709c039df7627cabbd05d469"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.52.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e9b5ad5ab802e97eb8e295ac6720e509ee4c243f69d781394014ebfe8bbfa0b"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0eee52d38c090b3caa76c563b86c3a4bd71ef1a819287c19d586d7334ae8ed66"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.52.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "240948bc05c5e7c6dabba28bf89d89ffce3e303022809e73deaefe4f6ec56c66"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.52.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "147a5c80aabfbf0c7d901cb5895d1de30ef2907eb21fbbab29ca94c5b08b1a78"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
+checksum = "24d5b23dc417412679681396f2b49f3de8c1473deb516bd34410872eff51ed0d"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
-version = "0.4.0"
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
+checksum = "589f6da84c646204747d1270a2a5661ea66ed1cced2631d546fdfb155959f9ec"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zeroize"
@@ -466,6 +529,6 @@ checksum = "65f1a51723ec88c66d5d1fe80c841f17f63587d6691901d66be9bec6c3b51f73"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
  "synstructure",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5a6fded..ac2c122 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [package]
 name = "py-sr25519-bindings"
 description = "Python bindings for schnorrkel RUST crate"
-authors=["Polkascan Foundation"]
-version = "0.2.0"
+authors = ["Polkascan Foundation"]
+version = "0.2.1"
 repository = "https://github.com/polkascan/py-sr25519-bindings"
 homepage = "https://github.com/polkascan/py-sr25519-bindings"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@ name = "sr25519"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
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-version = "0.18.1"
+version = "0.20.0"
 features = ["extension-module"]
-