diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 03d667e..e2874af 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -20,28 +20,17 @@ version = "3.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "116019a174e912931d5b19ca7ab6a22596d12cdb1320358fad3368f0aba135a9"
 dependencies = [
- "amplify_apfloat",
  "amplify_derive",
  "amplify_num",
  "amplify_syn",
  "rand",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "serde_yaml",
+ "serde_yaml 0.8.26",
  "stringly_conversions",
  "toml",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "amplify_apfloat"
-version = "0.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5e6641206decd3c43f5456a3506e77fc9ab8b4996c3e0c19573ae2bcc2e00bf0"
-dependencies = [
- "amplify_num",
- "bitflags",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "amplify_derive"
 version = "2.11.3"
@@ -151,15 +140,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "bech32 0.9.1",
  "bitcoin_hashes 0.11.0",
- "secp256k1 0.24.1",
+ "secp256k1 0.24.2",
  "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitcoin_blockchain"
-version = "0.9.0-alpha.1"
+version = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "eb134958010a8aa8c0e2e5098772649df3ae0b164bfe7a364b62bbb72d7be58d"
+checksum = "d1047b4204cfc9a3e0e765794c06750e2abf0978f07d28bc2aae3f0839971a13"
 dependencies = [
  "amplify",
  "chrono",
@@ -198,7 +187,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "amplify",
  "bitcoin 0.29.2",
  "miniscript",
- "secp256k1 0.24.1",
+ "secp256k1 0.24.2",
  "serde",
  "slip132",
  "strict_encoding",
@@ -234,14 +223,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitcoin_scripts"
-version = "0.9.0-alpha.3"
+version = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b7c0327c7976c6887c8de334593d555f1a9734ba99c72bdd1ea74bfd25891023"
+checksum = "0b6512b98b415f5a1147c521f2989bd3cbbc77378c9f3777382835859119729a"
 dependencies = [
  "amplify",
  "bitcoin 0.29.2",
- "confined_encoding",
- "secp256k1 0.24.1",
+ "secp256k1 0.24.2",
  "serde",
  "serde_with",
  "stability",
@@ -304,16 +292,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "3.1.18"
+version = "3.2.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d2dbdf4bdacb33466e854ce889eee8dfd5729abf7ccd7664d0a2d60cd384440b"
+checksum = "71655c45cb9845d3270c9d6df84ebe72b4dad3c2ba3f7023ad47c144e4e473a5"
 dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "bitflags",
  "clap_derive",
  "clap_lex",
  "indexmap",
- "lazy_static",
+ "once_cell",
  "strsim",
  "termcolor",
  "textwrap",
@@ -321,9 +309,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_derive"
-version = "3.1.18"
+version = "3.2.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "25320346e922cffe59c0bbc5410c8d8784509efb321488971081313cb1e1a33c"
+checksum = "ea0c8bce528c4be4da13ea6fead8965e95b6073585a2f05204bd8f4119f82a65"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro-error",
@@ -364,39 +352,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "commit_verify"
-version = "0.9.0-alpha.1"
+version = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bd8bcf61fc592008bf2c04d4d9348a811503320d19a16f3f489f576f294316a8"
+checksum = "79b115427218c894907f013305353b18fe35347d5daf9eb6b59d8df59a67bf92"
 dependencies = [
  "amplify",
  "bitcoin_hashes 0.11.0",
- "confined_encoding",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "confined_encoding"
-version = "0.9.0-alpha.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "966c456469f1109a96661bbf85404de76afb30888ed15be9286f7854c99c4465"
-dependencies = [
- "amplify",
- "bitcoin 0.29.2",
- "bitcoin_hashes 0.11.0",
- "chrono",
- "confined_encoding_derive",
- "half",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "confined_encoding_derive"
-version = "0.9.0-alpha.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b7453f970f5059a5104bae26bfd4147ad5de1844bbd6eba2815499b072407a24"
-dependencies = [
- "amplify_syn",
- "encoding_derive_helpers",
- "proc-macro2",
- "syn",
+ "strict_encoding",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -414,12 +376,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crunchy"
-version = "0.2.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a81dae078cea95a014a339291cec439d2f232ebe854a9d672b796c6afafa9b7"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cxx"
 version = "1.0.81"
@@ -522,7 +478,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rpassword",
  "serde",
  "serde_with",
- "serde_yaml",
+ "serde_yaml 0.9.16",
  "slip132",
  "strict_encoding",
 ]
@@ -600,15 +556,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "half"
-version = "2.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ad6a9459c9c30b177b925162351f97e7d967c7ea8bab3b8352805327daf45554"
-dependencies = [
- "crunchy",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -835,7 +782,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitcoin_onchain",
  "bitcoin_scripts",
  "commit_verify",
- "confined_encoding",
  "descriptors",
  "miniscript",
  "serde",
@@ -960,9 +906,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "secp256k1"
-version = "0.24.1"
+version = "0.24.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ff55dc09d460954e9ef2fa8a7ced735a964be9981fd50e870b2b3b0705e14964"
+checksum = "d9512ffd81e3a3503ed401f79c33168b9148c75038956039166cd750eaa037c3"
 dependencies = [
  "bitcoin_hashes 0.11.0",
  "rand",
@@ -1064,6 +1010,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "yaml-rust",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_yaml"
+version = "0.9.16"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "92b5b431e8907b50339b51223b97d102db8d987ced36f6e4d03621db9316c834"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap",
+ "itoa",
+ "ryu",
+ "serde",
+ "unsafe-libyaml",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "slip132"
 version = "0.9.0-alpha.1"
@@ -1102,9 +1061,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "strict_encoding"
-version = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
+version = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "30a0358463899b0a7edfb4e46e96b770ed6250726d247cbea386e9769c7f48d6"
+checksum = "ae10097e736d1b74a9e6fc8f202d3446ec78750571ac0bc73b7ab37cb6e2c9ec"
 dependencies = [
  "amplify",
  "bitcoin 0.29.2",
@@ -1128,9 +1087,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "strict_encoding_test"
-version = "2.0.0-alpha.1"
+version = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bc108771f81d5c5d1c4f295b86b16453ce51aaf71718afc824f05ea0df9f3752"
+checksum = "7420824c59f38e850f94ddc452ddf1060466e69ea1ddafce3764cf5179eb6d30"
 dependencies = [
  "amplify",
  "strict_encoding",
@@ -1174,9 +1133,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "textwrap"
-version = "0.15.2"
+version = "0.16.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b7b3e525a49ec206798b40326a44121291b530c963cfb01018f63e135bac543d"
+checksum = "222a222a5bfe1bba4a77b45ec488a741b3cb8872e5e499451fd7d0129c9c7c3d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
@@ -1225,6 +1184,12 @@ version = "0.1.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c0edd1e5b14653f783770bce4a4dabb4a5108a5370a5f5d8cfe8710c361f6c8b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unsafe-libyaml"
+version = "0.2.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bc7ed8ba44ca06be78ea1ad2c3682a43349126c8818054231ee6f4748012aed2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "untrusted"
 version = "0.7.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 246fd62..8120625 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ required-features = ["cli"]
 
 [dependencies]
 amplify = "3.13.0"
-strict_encoding_crate = { package = "strict_encoding", version = "2.0.0-alpha.1", features = ["bitcoin", "derive"], optional = true }
+strict_encoding_crate = { package = "strict_encoding", version = "0.9.0-rc.1", features = ["bitcoin", "derive"], optional = true }
 bitcoin = "0.29.2"
-bitcoin_scripts = "0.9.0-alpha.1"
-bitcoin_blockchain = "0.9.0-alpha.1"
+bitcoin_scripts = "0.9.0-rc.1"
+bitcoin_blockchain = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 bitcoin_hd = { version = "0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "./hd" }
 bitcoin_onchain = { version = "0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "./onchain" }
 bitcoin_hwi = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true }
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ slip132 = { version = "0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "./slip132", features = ["strict_e
 miniscript_crate = { package = "miniscript", version = "9.0.0", optional = true }
 electrum-client = { version = "0.12.0", optional = true }
 serde_crate = { package = "serde", version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
-serde_with = { version = "1.5", features = ["hex"], optional = true }
-serde_yaml = { version = "0.8.21", optional = true }
+serde_with = { version = "1.14", features = ["hex"], optional = true }
+serde_yaml = { version = "0.9", optional = true }
 chrono = "0.4"
-clap = { version = "~3.1.18", optional = true, features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "~3.2.23", optional = true, features = ["derive"] }
 bip39 = { version = "1.0.1", optional = true }
 aes = { version = "0.7.5", optional = true }
 rpassword = { version = "5.0.1", optional = true }
diff --git a/descriptors/Cargo.toml b/descriptors/Cargo.toml
index ff93797..9b59b74 100644
--- a/descriptors/Cargo.toml
+++ b/descriptors/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ exclude = []
 
 [dependencies]
 amplify = "3.13.0"
-strict_encoding = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
+strict_encoding = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 bitcoin = "0.29.2"
-bitcoin_scripts = "0.9.0-alpha.1"
-bitcoin_blockchain = "0.9.0-alpha.1"
+bitcoin_scripts = "0.9.0-rc.1"
+bitcoin_blockchain = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 bitcoin_hd = { version = "0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "../hd" }
 miniscript_crate = { package = "miniscript", version = "9.0.0", features = ["compiler"], optional = true }
 chrono = "0.4.19"
 serde_crate = { package = "serde", version = "1", optional = true }
-serde_with = { version = "1.12", features = ["hex"], optional = true }
+serde_with = { version = "1.14", features = ["hex"], optional = true }
 
 [features]
 all = [
diff --git a/hd/Cargo.toml b/hd/Cargo.toml
index 2d88534..86c5f1a 100644
--- a/hd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hd/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ exclude = []
 
 [dependencies]
 amplify = "3.13.0"
-strict_encoding = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
+strict_encoding = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 bitcoin = "0.29.2"
-secp256k1 = { version = "0.24.1", features = ["global-context"] }
+secp256k1 = { version = "0.24.2", features = ["global-context"] }
 miniscript = { version = "9.0.0", optional = true }
 slip132 = { version = "0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "../slip132" }
 serde_crate = { package = "serde", version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
diff --git a/onchain/Cargo.toml b/onchain/Cargo.toml
index d98c41d..37b29c7 100644
--- a/onchain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/onchain/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ exclude = []
 [dependencies]
 amplify = "3.13.0"
 bitcoin = "0.29.2"
-strict_encoding = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
+strict_encoding = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 bitcoin_hd = { version = "0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "../hd" }
 descriptors = { version = "0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "../descriptors", optional = true }
 miniscript = { version = "9.0.0", optional = true }
diff --git a/psbt/Cargo.toml b/psbt/Cargo.toml
index dcd4cde..e81df5e 100644
--- a/psbt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/psbt/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,21 +15,20 @@ exclude = []
 
 [dependencies]
 amplify = "3.13.0"
-strict_encoding = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
-confined_encoding = "0.9.0-alpha.2"
-commit_verify = "0.9.0-alpha.1"
+strict_encoding = "0.9.0-rc.1"
+commit_verify = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 bitcoin = { version = "0.29.2", features = ["base64"] }
-bitcoin_scripts = "0.9.0-alpha.3"
-bitcoin_blockchain = "0.9.0-alpha.1"
+bitcoin_scripts = "0.9.0-rc.1"
+bitcoin_blockchain = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 bitcoin_hd = { version = "0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "../hd" }
 bitcoin_onchain = { version = "0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "../onchain" }
 descriptors = { version = "0.9.0-alpha.1", path = "../descriptors", optional = true }
 miniscript = { version = "9.0.0", optional = true }
 serde_crate = { package = "serde", version = "1", optional = true }
-serde_with = { version = "1.12", features = ["hex"], optional = true }
+serde_with = { version = "1.14", features = ["hex"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-strict_encoding_test = "2.0.0-alpha.1"
+strict_encoding_test = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 default = []
diff --git a/psbt/src/commit/tapret.rs b/psbt/src/commit/tapret.rs
index 0c3509a..d77aced 100644
--- a/psbt/src/commit/tapret.rs
+++ b/psbt/src/commit/tapret.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 use amplify::Slice32;
 use bitcoin_scripts::taproot::DfsPath;
-use confined_encoding::{ConfinedDecode, ConfinedEncode};
+use strict_encoding::{StrictDecode, StrictEncode};
 
 use crate::raw::ProprietaryKey;
 use crate::Output;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub enum TapretKeyError {
     TapretProhibited,
 
     /// The key contains invalid value
-    #[from(confined_encoding::Error)]
+    #[from(strict_encoding::Error)]
     InvalidKeyValue,
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl Output {
     pub fn tapret_dfs_path(&self) -> Option<Result<DfsPath, DfsPathEncodeError>> {
         self.proprietary
             .get(&ProprietaryKey::tapret_host())
-            .map(|data| DfsPath::confined_deserialize(data).map_err(|_| DfsPathEncodeError))
+            .map(|data| DfsPath::strict_deserialize(data).map_err(|_| DfsPathEncodeError))
     }
 
     /// Sets information on the specific path within taproot script tree which
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl Output {
 
         self.proprietary.insert(
             ProprietaryKey::tapret_host(),
-            path.confined_serialize()
+            path.strict_serialize()
                 .expect("DFS paths are always compact and serializable"),
         );
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ impl Output {
     pub fn set_tapret_commitment(
         &mut self,
         commitment: impl Into<[u8; 32]>,
-        proof: &impl ConfinedEncode,
+        proof: &impl StrictEncode,
     ) -> Result<(), TapretKeyError> {
         if !self.is_tapret_host() {
             return Err(TapretKeyError::TapretProhibited);
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ impl Output {
         );
 
         self.proprietary
-            .insert(ProprietaryKey::tapret_proof(), proof.confined_serialize()?);
+            .insert(ProprietaryKey::tapret_proof(), proof.strict_serialize()?);
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -248,11 +248,11 @@ impl Output {
     /// current crate.
     pub fn tapret_proof<T>(&self) -> Result<Option<T>, TapretKeyError>
     where
-        T: ConfinedDecode,
+        T: StrictDecode,
     {
         self.proprietary
             .get(&ProprietaryKey::tapret_proof())
-            .map(T::confined_deserialize)
+            .map(T::strict_deserialize)
             .transpose()
             .map_err(TapretKeyError::from)
     }
diff --git a/slip132/Cargo.toml b/slip132/Cargo.toml
index d5774fa..dbca0e9 100644
--- a/slip132/Cargo.toml
+++ b/slip132/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 [dependencies]
 amplify = "3.13.0"
 bitcoin = "0.29.2"
-strict_encoding = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", optional = true }
+strict_encoding = { version = "0.9.0-rc.1", optional = true }
 serde_crate = { package = "serde", version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 serde_with = { version = "1.5", features = ["hex"], optional = true }