diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 9f654340..f7e3a5d4 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
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     "@credo-ts/indy-sdk-to-askar-migration": "0.5.17",
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diff --git a/packages/vrc-reference/package.json b/packages/vrc-reference/package.json
index f75c0708..c32b7d16 100644
--- a/packages/vrc-reference/package.json
+++ b/packages/vrc-reference/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
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     "@bifold/vrc-shared": "workspace:*",
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diff --git a/packages/witness-server/package.json b/packages/witness-server/package.json
index 3a78bb84..a0f620ef 100644
--- a/packages/witness-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/witness-server/package.json
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+    "@credo-ts/askar": "0.5.19",
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diff --git a/samples/app/package.json b/samples/app/package.json
index a48041bd..c830cb23 100644
--- a/samples/app/package.json
+++ b/samples/app/package.json
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 32d65f5a..2ed045ce 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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-    "@credo-ts/askar": "npm:0.5.17"
+    "@credo-ts/askar": "npm:0.5.19"
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     "@credo-ts/indy-sdk-to-askar-migration": "npm:0.5.17"
     "@credo-ts/indy-vdr": "npm:0.5.17"
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     "@credo-ts/node": "npm:0.5.17"
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+  resolution: "@credo-ts/askar@npm:0.5.19"
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+    class-transformer: "npm:0.5.1"
+    class-validator: "npm:0.14.1"
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+    "@hyperledger/aries-askar-nodejs":
+      optional: true
+    "@hyperledger/aries-askar-react-native":
+      optional: true
+    "@openwallet-foundation/askar-nodejs":
+      optional: true
+    "@openwallet-foundation/askar-react-native":
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+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   resolution: "@credo-ts/core@npm:0.5.17"
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+  resolution: "@credo-ts/core@npm:0.5.19"
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+    "@sd-jwt/decode": "npm:^0.7.0"
+    "@sd-jwt/jwt-status-list": "npm:^0.7.0"
+    "@sd-jwt/sd-jwt-vc": "npm:^0.7.0"
+    "@sd-jwt/types": "npm:^0.7.0"
+    "@sd-jwt/utils": "npm:^0.7.0"
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+    buffer: "npm:^6.0.3"
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+    class-validator: "npm:0.14.1"
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+    luxon: "npm:^3.5.0"
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+    object-inspect: "npm:^1.10.3"
+    query-string: "npm:^7.0.1"
+    reflect-metadata: "npm:^0.1.13"
+    rxjs: "npm:^7.8.0"
+    tsyringe: "npm:^4.8.0"
+    uuid: "npm:^9.0.0"
+    varint: "npm:^6.0.0"
+    web-did-resolver: "npm:^2.0.21"
+    webcrypto-core: "npm:^1.8.0"
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+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   resolution: "@hyperledger/aries-askar-shared@npm:0.2.3"
   dependencies:
@@ -5420,6 +5502,16 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
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+  version: 0.4.3
+  resolution: "@openwallet-foundation/askar-shared@npm:0.4.3"
+  dependencies:
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+    tar: "npm:^7.4.3"
+  checksum: 10c0/318c9050424a96ca354d5308751d672b212b4400d1c7a1c0b3ad1682969398424e766b8ca45172d5ae23e8a149088583b8f65a7af3c78b1841110ff4eddd1aaa
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   resolution: "@peculiar/asn1-cms@npm:2.6.0"
@@ -9118,7 +9210,7 @@ __metadata:
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     "@credo-ts/anoncreds": "npm:0.5.17"
-    "@credo-ts/askar": "npm:0.5.17"
+    "@credo-ts/askar": "npm:0.5.19"
     "@credo-ts/core": "npm:0.5.17"
     "@credo-ts/indy-sdk-to-askar-migration": "npm:0.5.17"
     "@credo-ts/indy-vdr": "npm:0.5.17"
@@ -21503,6 +21595,19 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
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+  resolution: "tar@npm:7.5.13"
+  dependencies:
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+    chownr: "npm:^3.0.0"
+    minipass: "npm:^7.1.2"
+    minizlib: "npm:^3.1.0"
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+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   resolution: "tar@npm:7.5.5"