diff --git a/.changeset/chilled-wombats-approve.md b/.changeset/chilled-wombats-approve.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a49788575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilled-wombats-approve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@penumbra-zone/services': patch
+---
+
+use `Any.pack` to create `Any` messages
diff --git a/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/index.test.tsx b/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/index.test.tsx
index 6e0e153319..81050d3131 100644
--- a/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/index.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/index.test.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/core/asset/v1/asset_pb.js';
 import { ValidatorInfo } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/core/component/stake/v1/stake_pb.js';
 import { bech32mIdentityKey } from '@penumbra-zone/bech32m/penumbravalid';
+import { Any } from '@bufbuild/protobuf';
 
 const u8 = (length: number) => Uint8Array.from({ length }, () => Math.floor(Math.random() * 256));
 
@@ -90,10 +91,7 @@ const valueView = new ValueView({
         },
       ],
 
-      extendedMetadata: {
-        typeUrl: ValidatorInfo.typeName,
-        value: validatorInfo.toBinary(),
-      },
+      extendedMetadata: Any.pack(validatorInfo),
     },
   },
 });
diff --git a/apps/minifront/src/state/staking/index.test.ts b/apps/minifront/src/state/staking/index.test.ts
index d9fdb42325..eb83c4e127 100644
--- a/apps/minifront/src/state/staking/index.test.ts
+++ b/apps/minifront/src/state/staking/index.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/core/keys/v1/keys_pb.js';
 import { THROTTLE_MS } from '.';
 import { DelegationsByAddressIndexResponse } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/view/v1/view_pb.js';
+import { Any } from '@bufbuild/protobuf';
 
 const u8 = (length: number) => Uint8Array.from({ length }, () => Math.floor(Math.random() * 256));
 const validator1IdentityKey = new IdentityKey({ ik: u8(32) });
@@ -83,10 +84,7 @@ vi.mock('../../fetchers/balances', () => ({
               metadata: {
                 display: `delegation_${validator1Bech32IdentityKey}`,
               },
-              extendedMetadata: {
-                typeUrl: ValidatorInfo.typeName,
-                value: validatorInfo1.toBinary(),
-              },
+              extendedMetadata: Any.pack(validatorInfo1),
             },
           },
         }),
@@ -111,10 +109,7 @@ vi.mock('../../fetchers/balances', () => ({
               metadata: {
                 display: `delegation_${validator2Bech32IdentityKey}`,
               },
-              extendedMetadata: {
-                typeUrl: ValidatorInfo.typeName,
-                value: validatorInfo2.toBinary(),
-              },
+              extendedMetadata: Any.pack(validatorInfo2),
             },
           },
         }),
@@ -168,10 +163,7 @@ const mockViewClient = vi.hoisted(() => ({
             case: 'knownAssetId',
             value: {
               amount: { hi: 0n, lo: 1n },
-              extendedMetadata: {
-                typeUrl: ValidatorInfo.typeName,
-                value: validatorInfo1.toBinary(),
-              },
+              extendedMetadata: Any.pack(validatorInfo1),
             },
           },
         },
@@ -184,10 +176,7 @@ const mockViewClient = vi.hoisted(() => ({
             case: 'knownAssetId',
             value: {
               amount: { hi: 0n, lo: 2n },
-              extendedMetadata: {
-                typeUrl: ValidatorInfo.typeName,
-                value: validatorInfo2.toBinary(),
-              },
+              extendedMetadata: Any.pack(validatorInfo2),
             },
           },
         },
@@ -200,10 +189,7 @@ const mockViewClient = vi.hoisted(() => ({
             case: 'knownAssetId',
             value: {
               amount: { hi: 0n, lo: 0n },
-              extendedMetadata: {
-                typeUrl: ValidatorInfo.typeName,
-                value: validatorInfo3.toBinary(),
-              },
+              extendedMetadata: Any.pack(validatorInfo3),
             },
           },
         },
@@ -216,10 +202,7 @@ const mockViewClient = vi.hoisted(() => ({
             case: 'knownAssetId',
             value: {
               amount: { hi: 0n, lo: 0n },
-              extendedMetadata: {
-                typeUrl: ValidatorInfo.typeName,
-                value: validatorInfo4.toBinary(),
-              },
+              extendedMetadata: Any.pack(validatorInfo4),
             },
           },
         },
diff --git a/packages/services/src/view-service/auctions.test.ts b/packages/services/src/view-service/auctions.test.ts
index d7153081e9..62aa1d6282 100644
--- a/packages/services/src/view-service/auctions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/services/src/view-service/auctions.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { IndexedDbMock, MockQuerier, MockServices } from '../test-utils.js';
 import { StateCommitment } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/crypto/tct/v1/tct_pb.js';
 import { Value } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/core/asset/v1/asset_pb.js';
 import { Amount } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/core/num/v1/num_pb.js';
+import { Any } from '@bufbuild/protobuf';
 
 const AUCTION_ID_1 = new AuctionId({ inner: new Uint8Array(Array(32).fill(1)) });
 const BECH32M_AUCTION_ID_1 = bech32mAuctionId(AUCTION_ID_1);
@@ -165,10 +166,7 @@ describe('Auctions request handler', () => {
     expect(results[0]).toEqual(
       new AuctionsResponse({
         id: AUCTION_ID_1,
-        auction: {
-          typeUrl: DutchAuction.typeName,
-          value: new DutchAuction({ description: MOCK_AUCTION_1, state: { seq: 0n } }).toBinary(),
-        },
+        auction: Any.pack(new DutchAuction({ description: MOCK_AUCTION_1, state: { seq: 0n } })),
         noteRecord: MOCK_SPENDABLE_NOTE_RECORD,
       }),
     );
diff --git a/packages/services/src/view-service/auctions.ts b/packages/services/src/view-service/auctions.ts
index 3c3263ae32..002e5f36f9 100644
--- a/packages/services/src/view-service/auctions.ts
+++ b/packages/services/src/view-service/auctions.ts
@@ -79,17 +79,16 @@ export const auctions: Impl['auctions'] = async function* (req, ctx) {
     let auction: Any | undefined;
     if (!!value.auction || state) {
       const outstandingReserves = await indexedDb.getAuctionOutstandingReserves(id);
-      auction = new Any({
-        typeUrl: DutchAuction.typeName,
-        value: new DutchAuction({
+      auction = Any.pack(
+        new DutchAuction({
           state: state ?? {
             seq: value.seqNum,
             inputReserves: outstandingReserves?.input.amount,
             outputReserves: outstandingReserves?.output.amount,
           },
           description: value.auction,
-        }).toBinary(),
-      });
+        }),
+      );
     }
 
     yield new AuctionsResponse({
diff --git a/packages/services/src/view-service/delegations-by-address-index.ts b/packages/services/src/view-service/delegations-by-address-index.ts
index 61d1f924e3..09d9da1581 100644
--- a/packages/services/src/view-service/delegations-by-address-index.ts
+++ b/packages/services/src/view-service/delegations-by-address-index.ts
@@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ export const delegationsByAddressIndex: Impl['delegationsByAddressIndex'] = asyn
 
   for await (const validatorInfoResponse of mockStakeClient.validatorInfo({ showInactive })) {
     const validatorInfo = getValidatorInfo(validatorInfoResponse);
-    const extendedMetadata = new Any({
-      typeUrl: ValidatorInfo.typeName,
-      value: validatorInfo.toBinary(),
-    });
+    const extendedMetadata = Any.pack(validatorInfo);
 
     const identityKey = getValidatorInfo.pipe(getIdentityKeyFromValidatorInfo)(
       validatorInfoResponse,
diff --git a/packages/services/src/view-service/unbonding-tokens-by-address-index/index.ts b/packages/services/src/view-service/unbonding-tokens-by-address-index/index.ts
index f01d50a075..d37251ad25 100644
--- a/packages/services/src/view-service/unbonding-tokens-by-address-index/index.ts
+++ b/packages/services/src/view-service/unbonding-tokens-by-address-index/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { Impl } from '../index.js';
 import { balances } from '../balances.js';
 import { getIsClaimable, isUnbondingTokenBalance } from './helpers.js';
 import { Any } from '@bufbuild/protobuf';
-import { ValidatorInfo } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/core/component/stake/v1/stake_pb.js';
 import { stakeClientCtx } from '../../ctx/stake-client.js';
 import { getValidatorInfo } from '@penumbra-zone/getters/get-validator-info-response';
 import { assetPatterns } from '@penumbra-zone/types/assets';
@@ -59,17 +58,13 @@ export const unbondingTokensByAddressIndex: Impl['unbondingTokensByAddressIndex'
         identityKey: identityKeyFromBech32m(regexResult.idKey),
       });
       const validatorInfo = getValidatorInfo(validatorInfoResponse);
-      const extendedMetadata = new Any({
-        typeUrl: ValidatorInfo.typeName,
-        value: validatorInfo.toBinary(),
-      });
 
       const withValidatorInfo = getBalanceView(new BalancesResponse(balancesResponse));
       if (withValidatorInfo.valueView.case !== 'knownAssetId') {
         throw new Error(`Unexpected ValueView case: ${withValidatorInfo.valueView.case}`);
       }
 
-      withValidatorInfo.valueView.value.extendedMetadata = extendedMetadata;
+      withValidatorInfo.valueView.value.extendedMetadata = Any.pack(validatorInfo);
 
       yield new UnbondingTokensByAddressIndexResponse({
         claimable,