diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 947864a532..a572305baf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ version = "0.71.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5f58bf3d7db68cfbac37cfc485a8d711e87e064c3d0fe0435b92f7a407f9d6b3"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "cexpr",
  "clang-sys",
  "itertools 0.12.1",
@@ -682,9 +682,9 @@ checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
-version = "2.7.0"
+version = "2.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1be3f42a67d6d345ecd59f675f3f012d6974981560836e938c22b424b85ce1be"
+checksum = "8f68f53c83ab957f72c32642f3868eec03eb974d1fb82e453128456482613d36"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -1306,9 +1306,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "data-encoding"
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e8566979429cf69b49a5c740c60791108e86440e8be149bbea4fe54d2c32d6e2"
+checksum = "0e60eed09d8c01d3cee5b7d30acb059b76614c918fa0f992e0dd6eeb10daad6f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "data-encoding-macro"
@@ -2929,7 +2929,7 @@ version = "0.5.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "63a680ffe20d9f3cd4b0bf2587c01b837ac2a12976ff984838b27830366ccc92"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "derive_more",
  "indexmap 2.7.0",
  "libc",
@@ -3430,7 +3430,7 @@ version = "0.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c0ff37bd590ca25063e35af745c343cb7a0271906fb7b37e4813e8f79f00268d"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "libc",
 ]
 
@@ -3795,7 +3795,7 @@ name = "nimiq-block"
 version = "1.0.6"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-ec",
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "byteorder",
  "hex",
  "nimiq-bls",
@@ -4489,7 +4489,7 @@ name = "nimiq-network-interface"
 version = "1.0.6"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "futures-util",
  "multiaddr",
  "nimiq-serde",
@@ -4954,7 +4954,7 @@ name = "nimiq-transaction"
 version = "1.0.6"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "hex",
  "nimiq-bls",
  "nimiq-database-value",
@@ -5589,7 +5589,7 @@ version = "0.10.68"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6174bc48f102d208783c2c84bf931bb75927a617866870de8a4ea85597f871f5"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "cfg-if",
  "foreign-types",
  "libc",
@@ -6195,7 +6195,7 @@ version = "0.5.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9b6dfecf2c74bce2466cabf93f6664d6998a69eb21e39f4207930065b27b771f"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6420,7 +6420,7 @@ version = "0.38.41"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d7f649912bc1495e167a6edee79151c84b1bad49748cb4f1f1167f459f6224f6"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys",
@@ -6689,7 +6689,7 @@ version = "2.11.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "897b2245f0b511c87893af39b033e5ca9cce68824c4d7e7630b5a1d339658d02"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "core-foundation 0.9.4",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
@@ -6703,7 +6703,7 @@ version = "3.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e1415a607e92bec364ea2cf9264646dcce0f91e6d65281bd6f2819cca3bf39c8"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "core-foundation 0.10.0",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
@@ -7157,7 +7157,7 @@ version = "0.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3c879d448e9d986b661742763247d3693ed13609438cf3d006f51f5368a5ba6b"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.7.0",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "core-foundation 0.9.4",
  "system-configuration-sys",
 ]
diff --git a/keys/Cargo.toml b/keys/Cargo.toml
index f075d33036..0b1c8fc83b 100644
--- a/keys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/keys/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ curve25519-dalek = { version = "4.1.3", features = [
     "digest",
     "legacy_compatibility",
 ] }
-data-encoding = "2.6"
+data-encoding = "2.7"
 ed25519-zebra = "4.0"
 hex = "0.4"
 itertools = "0.14"
diff --git a/network-interface/Cargo.toml b/network-interface/Cargo.toml
index 17a54fb502..56456dd06e 100644
--- a/network-interface/Cargo.toml
+++ b/network-interface/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1"
-bitflags = { version = "2.7", features = ["serde"] }
+bitflags = { version = "2.8", features = ["serde"] }
 futures = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 multiaddr = "0.18"
diff --git a/primitives/block/Cargo.toml b/primitives/block/Cargo.toml
index 2ae920466e..dcd0d204b2 100644
--- a/primitives/block/Cargo.toml
+++ b/primitives/block/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ maintenance = { status = "experimental" }
 
 [dependencies]
 ark-ec = "0.4"
-bitflags = { version = "2.7", features = ["serde"] }
+bitflags = { version = "2.8", features = ["serde"] }
 byteorder = "1.5"
 hex = "0.4"
 log = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/primitives/transaction/Cargo.toml b/primitives/transaction/Cargo.toml
index 82d144cd5e..838cc5c812 100644
--- a/primitives/transaction/Cargo.toml
+++ b/primitives/transaction/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 base64 = "0.22"
-bitflags = { version = "2.7", features = ["serde"] }
+bitflags = { version = "2.8", features = ["serde"] }
 hex = "0.4"
 log = { workspace = true }
 serde = "1.0"