diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index afd33e24308..460430443d4 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Google.Protobuf.Tools" Version="3.33.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Grpc" Version="2.46.6" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Grpc.Tools" Version="2.76.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="HexMate" Version="0.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="KubernetesClient" Version="18.0.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="MathNet.Numerics.FSharp" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions" Version="10.0.0" />
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.ObjectPool" Version="10.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens" Version="8.15.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.IO.RecyclableMemoryStream" Version="3.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.1" />
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Benchmark/Core/ByteArrayToHexBenchmarks.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Benchmark/Core/ByteArrayToHexBenchmarks.cs
index aa4ab3250b8..d52cba7a728 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Benchmark/Core/ByteArrayToHexBenchmarks.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Benchmark/Core/ByteArrayToHexBenchmarks.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
 using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
-using HexMate;
 using Nethermind.Core.Extensions;
 
 namespace Nethermind.Benchmarks.Core
@@ -28,11 +27,5 @@ public string SafeLookup()
         {
             return Bytes.ByteArrayToHexViaLookup32Safe(array, false);
         }
-
-        [Benchmark(Baseline = true)]
-        public string HexMateA()
-        {
-            return Convert.ToHexString(array, HexFormattingOptions.Lowercase);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Benchmark/Nethermind.Benchmark.csproj b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Benchmark/Nethermind.Benchmark.csproj
index 47d883bbd2e..4fe68806389 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Benchmark/Nethermind.Benchmark.csproj
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Benchmark/Nethermind.Benchmark.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" />
-    <PackageReference Include="HexMate" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Nethermind.Consensus.Ethash\Nethermind.Consensus.Ethash.csproj" />
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.HealthChecks/Nethermind.HealthChecks.csproj b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.HealthChecks/Nethermind.HealthChecks.csproj
index 3fe6267162e..7f6f3d606ef 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.HealthChecks/Nethermind.HealthChecks.csproj
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.HealthChecks/Nethermind.HealthChecks.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AspNetCore.HealthChecks.UI.InMemory.Storage" />
     <PackageReference Include="AspNetCore.HealthChecks.UI" />
+    <PackageReference Include="KubernetesClient" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Nethermind.Api\Nethermind.Api.csproj" />
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Network.Discovery/Nethermind.Network.Discovery.csproj b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Network.Discovery/Nethermind.Network.Discovery.csproj
index ee01ab7f32e..e21eb0552dd 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Network.Discovery/Nethermind.Network.Discovery.csproj
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Network.Discovery/Nethermind.Network.Discovery.csproj
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="PierTwo.Lantern.Discv5.WireProtocol" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/packages.lock.json b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/packages.lock.json
index 66249443c4c..de5f39f1097 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/packages.lock.json
@@ -123,19 +123,6 @@
         "resolved": "2.14.1",
         "contentHash": "lQKvtaTDOXnoVJ20ibTuSIOf2i0uO0MPbDhd1jm238I+U/2ZnRENj0cktKZhtchBMtCUSRQ5v4xBCUbKNmyVMw=="
       },
-      "IdentityModel": {
-        "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "5.2.0",
-        "contentHash": "nuhkbaDH9l5QzNJp2MtP3qio57MPtiRneUN8Ocr7od0JvSYaIe3gBj/vxllr11S/Qvu1AG4GZXoyv5469ewYDA=="
-      },
-      "IdentityModel.OidcClient": {
-        "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "5.2.1",
-        "contentHash": "OuPhDNAw/EoJVEmYO6/ChZUBcug4OGoGKTKLUyBCsGhlKegxJk25LYQ0EL7GCBMgkEL+BYNJukNZyaJ+JNaWog==",
-        "dependencies": {
-          "IdentityModel": "5.2.0"
-        }
-      },
       "IPNetwork2": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "2.1.2",
@@ -149,17 +136,6 @@
         "resolved": "1.0.0",
         "contentHash": "duyRtj4I3+yZZZC7Ma5S/cxzWn5CLPRcXeXtmBcLS3TpjwLm74afQEGzfYEWma8H/dbpUiHl2ozYszKuQ8QpEg=="
       },
-      "KubernetesClient": {
-        "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "15.0.1",
-        "contentHash": "IOsMJaBpiHELr7ZeiJQypdtLDbc/HqxbEh9UMaDvLpBvGIzS+KhjA0LJVEbGgvubmhWHxLPfgHAL0le1zr2RwA==",
-        "dependencies": {
-          "Fractions": "7.3.0",
-          "IdentityModel.OidcClient": "5.2.1",
-          "System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt": "7.1.2",
-          "YamlDotNet": "16.0.0"
-        }
-      },
       "libsodium": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "1.0.20",
@@ -622,15 +598,6 @@
           "System.Composition.Runtime": "6.0.0"
         }
       },
-      "System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt": {
-        "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "7.1.2",
-        "contentHash": "Thhbe1peAmtSBFaV/ohtykXiZSOkx59Da44hvtWfIMFofDA3M3LaVyjstACf2rKGn4dEDR2cUpRAZ0Xs/zB+7Q==",
-        "dependencies": {
-          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens": "7.1.2",
-          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens": "7.1.2"
-        }
-      },
       "System.Reactive": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "6.0.0",
@@ -648,8 +615,8 @@
       },
       "YamlDotNet": {
         "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "16.0.0",
-        "contentHash": "kZ4jR5ltFhnjaUqK9x81zXRIUTH4PTXTTEmJDNQdkDLQhcv+2Nl19r0dCSvPW1mstOYBfXTnjdieRbUO6gHMDw=="
+        "resolved": "16.3.0",
+        "contentHash": "SgMOdxbz8X65z8hraIs6hOEdnkH6hESTAIUa7viEngHOYaH+6q5XJmwr1+yb9vJpNQ19hCQY69xbFsLtXpobQA=="
       },
       "nethermind.abi": {
         "type": "Project",
@@ -889,6 +856,7 @@
         "dependencies": {
           "AspNetCore.HealthChecks.UI": "[9.0.0, )",
           "AspNetCore.HealthChecks.UI.InMemory.Storage": "[9.0.0, )",
+          "KubernetesClient": "[18.0.5, )",
           "Nethermind.Api": "[1.36.0-unstable, )",
           "Nethermind.Merge.Plugin": "[1.36.0-unstable, )"
         }
@@ -1336,6 +1304,16 @@
           "Grpc.Core": "2.46.6"
         }
       },
+      "KubernetesClient": {
+        "type": "CentralTransitive",
+        "requested": "[18.0.5, )",
+        "resolved": "18.0.5",
+        "contentHash": "xkttIbnGNibYwAyZ0sqeQle2w90bfaJrkF8BaURWHfSMKPbHwys9t/wq1XmT64eA4WRVXLENYlXtqmWlEstG6A==",
+        "dependencies": {
+          "Fractions": "7.3.0",
+          "YamlDotNet": "16.3.0"
+        }
+      },
       "MathNet.Numerics.FSharp": {
         "type": "CentralTransitive",
         "requested": "[5.0.0, )",