diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 360d733fa356d89f6cf4e12ce681a235a6e9baa3..b6f9df22644b196178f6fa17222f586149198794 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ update_release:
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto@release
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/xx_network/comms@release
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/elixxir/comms@release
+	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv@master
 
 update_master:
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives@master
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ update_master:
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto@master
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/xx_network/comms@master
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/elixxir/comms@master
+	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv@master
 
 master: update_master clean build version
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f10455acd0d08d2b1332403f8e99c3749651bbee..a0500889665321815f45e6b852394eadd8412ccf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.1
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20200930191214-10e9ac31b228
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20220323190139-9ed75f3a8b2c
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220415172207-7de5e3cdb340
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.6
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20220330212736-cce83b5f948f
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220414225314-6f3eb9c073a5
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.7
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20220323183834-b98f255361b8
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20220315161313-76acb14429ac
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20220317171841-084640957d71
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20220324193139-b292d1ae6e7e
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 118b83d50d196d88162a2a23c234279b524f3fdc..8b274f94dffe0f1a5eb524a70567efb96e5e82cd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -304,8 +304,12 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220414225314-6f3eb9c073a5 h1:yw3G8ZEiWu2eSZ
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220414225314-6f3eb9c073a5/go.mod h1:tD6XjtQh87T2nKZL5I/pYPck5M2wLpkZ1Oz7H/LqO10=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220415172207-7de5e3cdb340 h1:f1JsT60cKFXcHPoaOD1ohIOA22FQd42vbKjF9wrKfNs=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220415172207-7de5e3cdb340/go.mod h1:JkByWX/TXCjdu6pRJsx+jwttbBGvlAljYSJMImDmt+4=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220415180223-ec8d560270a1 h1:stzHgpYxHQu3JgvQu5Vr0hr4nzJUk5CxspZEoNx26eQ=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220415180223-ec8d560270a1/go.mod h1:JkByWX/TXCjdu6pRJsx+jwttbBGvlAljYSJMImDmt+4=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.6 h1:M2hUSNhH/ChxDd+s8xBqSEKgoPtmE6hOEBqQ73KbN6A=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.6/go.mod h1:e6WPUt97taFZe5PFLPb1Dupk7tqmDCTQu1kkstqJvw4=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.7 h1:OW2z+N4QCqqMFzouAwFTWWMKz0Y/PDhyYReN7gQ5NiQ=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.7/go.mod h1:e6WPUt97taFZe5PFLPb1Dupk7tqmDCTQu1kkstqJvw4=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.0-20200731184040-494269b53b4d/go.mod h1:OQgUZq7SjnE0b+8+iIAT2eqQF+2IFHn73tOo+aV11mg=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.0-20200804170709-a1896d262cd9/go.mod h1:p0VelQda72OzoUckr1O+vPW0AiFe0nyKQ6gYcmFSuF8=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.0-20200804182913-788f47bded40/go.mod h1:tzdFFvb1ESmuTCOl1z6+yf6oAICDxH2NPUemVgoNLxc=