diff --git a/docker/dist/base_image/Dockerfile.macos b/docker/dist/base_image/Dockerfile.macos
index 5a195faa6d..1aae9b49e1 100644
--- a/docker/dist/base_image/Dockerfile.macos
+++ b/docker/dist/base_image/Dockerfile.macos
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # beacon_chain
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Status Research & Development GmbH
 # Licensed and distributed under either of
 #   * MIT license (license terms in the root directory or at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
 #   * Apache v2 license (license terms in the root directory or at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # The only way to make this a part of our reproducible build system is to build
 # it once, upload it to Docker Hub and make sure it's being pulled regularly so
 # it's not deleted after 6 months of inactivity.
+#
+# Mar 2025: CMake is no longer needed, removable when base image is updated
 
 FROM ubuntu:20.04
 
@@ -28,4 +30,3 @@ RUN apt-get -qq update \
 COPY "build_osxcross.sh" "/root/"
 RUN cd /root \
  && ./build_osxcross.sh
-
diff --git a/docker/dist/base_image/Dockerfile.win64 b/docker/dist/base_image/Dockerfile.win64
index 1ffdd22df5..7e52ef5221 100644
--- a/docker/dist/base_image/Dockerfile.win64
+++ b/docker/dist/base_image/Dockerfile.win64
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # beacon_chain
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Status Research & Development GmbH
 # Licensed and distributed under either of
 #   * MIT license (license terms in the root directory or at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
 #   * Apache v2 license (license terms in the root directory or at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # The only way to make this a part of our reproducible build system is to build
 # it once, upload it to Docker Hub and make sure it's being pulled regularly so
 # it's not deleted after 6 months of inactivity.
+#
+# Mar 2025: CMake is no longer needed, removable when base image is updated
 
 FROM ubuntu:20.04
 
@@ -55,4 +57,3 @@ RUN \
  && cd /opt/mxe \
  && make -j $(nproc) MXE_TARGETS='x86_64-w64-mingw32.static' MXE_USE_CCACHE='' DONT_CHECK_REQUIREMENTS=1 cc \
  && rm -rf /opt/mxe/.log /opt/mxe/pkg
-
diff --git a/docker/dist/entry_point.sh b/docker/dist/entry_point.sh
index 6b828a2792..966503f761 100755
--- a/docker/dist/entry_point.sh
+++ b/docker/dist/entry_point.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# Copyright (c) 2020-2024 Status Research & Development GmbH. Licensed under
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2025 Status Research & Development GmbH. Licensed under
 # either of:
 # - Apache License, version 2.0
 # - MIT license
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ elif [[ "${PLATFORM}" == "macOS_amd64" ]]; then
     CC="${CC}" \
     AR="x86_64-apple-darwin${DARWIN_VER}-ar" \
     RANLIB="x86_64-apple-darwin${DARWIN_VER}-ranlib" \
-    CMAKE="x86_64-apple-darwin${DARWIN_VER}-cmake" \
     DSYMUTIL="x86_64-apple-darwin${DARWIN_VER}-dsymutil" \
     FORCE_DSYMUTIL=1 \
     USE_VENDORED_LIBUNWIND=1 \
@@ -172,7 +171,6 @@ elif [[ "${PLATFORM}" == "macOS_arm64" ]]; then
     CC="${CC}" \
     AR="arm64-apple-darwin${DARWIN_VER}-ar" \
     RANLIB="arm64-apple-darwin${DARWIN_VER}-ranlib" \
-    CMAKE="arm64-apple-darwin${DARWIN_VER}-cmake" \
     DSYMUTIL="arm64-apple-darwin${DARWIN_VER}-dsymutil" \
     FORCE_DSYMUTIL=1 \
     USE_VENDORED_LIBUNWIND=1 \
diff --git a/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/install.md b/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/install.md
index 309ef21498..5c8c78749d 100644
--- a/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/install.md
+++ b/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/install.md
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Check that your machine matches the [minimal system requirements](./hardware.md)
 When building from source, you will need additional build dependencies to be installed:
 
 - Developer tools (C compiler, Make, Bash, Git)
-- [CMake](https://cmake.org/)
 
 <!-- TODO: Please test whether the instructions below are correct. I think we are missing some dependencies on Windows. -->
 <!--       Microsoft offer virtual machines that you can use for testing here: -->
@@ -26,21 +25,21 @@ When building from source, you will need additional build dependencies to be ins
 
     ```sh
     # Debian and Ubuntu
-    sudo apt-get install build-essential git-lfs cmake
+    sudo apt-get install build-essential git-lfs
 
     # Fedora
-    dnf install @development-tools cmake
+    dnf install @development-tools
 
     # Arch Linux, using an AUR manager
-    yourAURmanager -S base-devel git-lfs cmake
+    yourAURmanager -S base-devel git-lfs
     ```
 
 === "macOS"
 
-    With [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/):
+    The Command Line Tools package is available as part of Xcode and can be installed via the Terminal application:
 
     ```sh
-    brew install cmake
+    xcode-select --install
     ```
 
 === "Windows"
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index 0235e46ee0..ee9ffeed75 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     fakeGit = writeScriptBin "git" "echo ${version}";
     fakeLsbRelease = writeScriptBin "lsb_release" "echo nix";
   in
-    with pkgs; [ fakeGit fakeLsbRelease which cmake ]
+    with pkgs; [ fakeGit fakeLsbRelease which ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ pkgs.darwin.cctools ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
diff --git a/vendor/nim-libbacktrace b/vendor/nim-libbacktrace
index 616e5f4a6e..624d1f8719 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-libbacktrace
+++ b/vendor/nim-libbacktrace
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 616e5f4a6e2c751b85487e2e855c6b7f90848503
+Subproject commit 624d1f8719d9e34c5d0c1f15652168a1222e1782