diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index b0b002d4e..2e373516f 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ module.exports = (phase, { defaultConfig }) => {
       )
 
       // for old ocean.js, most likely can be removed later on
+      config.plugins.push(
+        new options.webpack.IgnorePlugin({
+          resourceRegExp: /^electron$/
+        })
+      )
+
       config.resolve.fallback = {
         fs: false,
         crypto: false,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 57b0726e1..4e02e3c6e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
       }
     },
     "../ocean.js": {
+      "name": "@oceanprotocol/lib",
       "version": "1.0.0-alpha",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@
         "cross-fetch": "^3.1.4",
         "crypto-js": "^4.0.0",
         "decimal.js": "^10.2.1",
+        "ethereumjs-util": "^7.1.3",
         "fs": "0.0.1-security",
         "lzma": "^2.3.2",
         "node-abort-controller": "^2.0.0",
@@ -123,8 +125,8 @@
         "underscore": "^1.13.1",
         "uuid": "^8.3.2",
         "web3": ">=1.3.5",
-        "web3-core": "^1.5.3",
-        "web3-eth-contract": "^1.5.2"
+        "web3-core": "^1.6.1",
+        "web3-eth-contract": "^1.6.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@truffle/hdwallet-provider": "^1.5.1",
@@ -29329,6 +29331,7 @@
         "eslint-config-oceanprotocol": "^1.5.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
         "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
+        "ethereumjs-util": "^7.1.3",
         "fs": "0.0.1-security",
         "lzma": "^2.3.2",
         "microbundle": "^0.14.0",
@@ -29348,8 +29351,8 @@
         "underscore": "^1.13.1",
         "uuid": "^8.3.2",
         "web3": ">=1.3.5",
-        "web3-core": "^1.5.3",
-        "web3-eth-contract": "^1.5.2"
+        "web3-core": "^1.6.1",
+        "web3-eth-contract": "^1.6.1"
       }
     },
     "@oceanprotocol/typographies": {