diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d6833e98..41b54237 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
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     "": {
       "name": "@oceanprotocol/contracts",
-      "version": "2.5.1",
+      "version": "2.6.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify": "^2.1.1",
         "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.2.3",
-        "@nomiclabs/hardhat-vyper": "^3.0.5",
+        "@nomiclabs/hardhat-vyper": "^4.0.0",
         "@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle": "^2.0.6",
         "@openzeppelin/contracts": "^4.8.3",
         "@openzeppelin/test-helpers": "^0.5.15",
@@ -1695,21 +1695,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@nomiclabs/hardhat-vyper": {
-      "version": "3.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nomiclabs/hardhat-vyper/-/hardhat-vyper-3.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-shYVMPJIL2pxZMLD9JutjB2We32I5iSvZuCva3dUU02USBSJSGkjyiMRF2+FSp1X7rsyqpU/Z7jk0rmuZrrLnQ==",
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nomiclabs/hardhat-vyper/-/hardhat-vyper-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-G0Rpf7tKDfIkYkujJqsAcCWa9vZCerJHaNLhIDLBl8CLDkPSjKzrRDQw1l1bg8A/0bWuwnN9YD7B8Zlg4/R5Mg==",
       "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "debug": "^4.1.1",
-        "fs-extra": "^7.0.1",
-        "io-ts": "1.10.4",
-        "lodash": "^4.17.11",
-        "semver": "^6.3.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "hardhat": "^2.26.0"
-      }
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle": {
       "version": "2.0.6",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67e115bd..cc4e6e25 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify": "^2.1.1",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.2.3",
-    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-vyper": "^3.0.5",
+    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-vyper": "^4.0.0",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle": "^2.0.6",
     "@openzeppelin/contracts": "^4.8.3",
     "@openzeppelin/test-helpers": "^0.5.15",