diff --git a/.github/workflows/binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/binaries.yml
index c008cc7b4..d913cf23d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/binaries.yml
@@ -132,12 +132,13 @@ jobs:
           $Env:Path += ";C:\Users\$Env:UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Inno Setup 6"
           $Env:STELLAR_CLI_VERSION = "${{ env.VERSION }}"
           ISCC.exe installer.iss
+          mv Output/stellar-installer.exe ${{ env.STELLAR_CLI_INSTALLER }}
 
       - name: Upload Artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ env.STELLAR_CLI_INSTALLER }}
-          path: Output/stellar-installer.exe
+          path: ${{ env.STELLAR_CLI_INSTALLER }}
 
       - name: Build provenance for attestation (release only)
         if: github.event_name == 'release'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 595e6e817..f3c9b1920 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         check: [advisories, bans, licenses, sources]
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.check == 'advisories' || matrix.check == 'bans' || matrix.check == 'licenses' }}
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.check == 'advisories' }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny-action@b01e7a8cfb1f496c52d77361e84c1840d8246393
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 21b38392b..7c54767c6 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ changes quickly.
 
 ## Setting up development environment
 
-There are 2 ways to being developing stellar-cli:
+There are 2 ways to begin developing stellar-cli:
 
 ### Installing all required dependencies 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1bca3bf77..663f6d8e9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1636,9 +1636,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-channel"
-version = "0.3.30"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "eac8f7d7865dcb88bd4373ab671c8cf4508703796caa2b1985a9ca867b3fcb78"
+checksum = "2dff15bf788c671c1934e366d07e30c1814a8ef514e1af724a602e8a2fbe1b10"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-sink",
@@ -1646,9 +1646,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-core"
-version = "0.3.30"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dfc6580bb841c5a68e9ef15c77ccc837b40a7504914d52e47b8b0e9bbda25a1d"
+checksum = "05f29059c0c2090612e8d742178b0580d2dc940c837851ad723096f87af6663e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-executor"
@@ -1663,9 +1663,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-io"
-version = "0.3.30"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a44623e20b9681a318efdd71c299b6b222ed6f231972bfe2f224ebad6311f0c1"
+checksum = "9e5c1b78ca4aae1ac06c48a526a655760685149f0d465d21f37abfe57ce075c6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-lite"
@@ -1697,9 +1697,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-macro"
-version = "0.3.30"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "87750cf4b7a4c0625b1529e4c543c2182106e4dedc60a2a6455e00d212c489ac"
+checksum = "162ee34ebcb7c64a8abebc059ce0fee27c2262618d7b60ed8faf72fef13c3650"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1708,21 +1708,21 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-sink"
-version = "0.3.30"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9fb8e00e87438d937621c1c6269e53f536c14d3fbd6a042bb24879e57d474fb5"
+checksum = "e575fab7d1e0dcb8d0c7bcf9a63ee213816ab51902e6d244a95819acacf1d4f7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-task"
-version = "0.3.30"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "38d84fa142264698cdce1a9f9172cf383a0c82de1bddcf3092901442c4097004"
+checksum = "f90f7dce0722e95104fcb095585910c0977252f286e354b5e3bd38902cd99988"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-util"
-version = "0.3.30"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3d6401deb83407ab3da39eba7e33987a73c3df0c82b4bb5813ee871c19c41d48"
+checksum = "9fa08315bb612088cc391249efdc3bc77536f16c91f6cf495e6fbe85b20a4a81"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
@@ -2951,11 +2951,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl"
-version = "0.10.55"
+version = "0.10.68"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "345df152bc43501c5eb9e4654ff05f794effb78d4efe3d53abc158baddc0703d"
+checksum = "6174bc48f102d208783c2c84bf931bb75927a617866870de8a4ea85597f871f5"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
  "cfg-if",
  "foreign-types",
  "libc",
@@ -2983,9 +2983,9 @@ checksum = "ff011a302c396a5197692431fc1948019154afc178baf7d8e37367442a4601cf"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-sys"
-version = "0.9.103"
+version = "0.9.104"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7f9e8deee91df40a943c71b917e5874b951d32a802526c85721ce3b776c929d6"
+checksum = "45abf306cbf99debc8195b66b7346498d7b10c210de50418b5ccd7ceba08c741"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
@@ -4288,7 +4288,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-cli"
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "assert_fs",
@@ -4455,7 +4455,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-hello"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-ledger-snapshot"
@@ -4526,7 +4526,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-spec-json"
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "pretty_assertions",
  "serde",
@@ -4556,7 +4556,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-spec-tools"
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.7",
  "ethnum",
@@ -4574,7 +4574,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-spec-typescript"
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.7",
  "heck 0.4.1",
@@ -4595,7 +4595,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-test"
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "assert_fs",
@@ -4669,18 +4669,18 @@ checksum = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stellar-bye"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stellar-cli"
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "soroban-cli",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stellar-ledger"
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bollard",
@@ -5023,42 +5023,42 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test_constructor"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "soroban-sdk",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test_custom_account"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "soroban-sdk",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test_custom_types"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "soroban-sdk",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test_hello_world"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "soroban-sdk",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test_swap"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "soroban-sdk",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test_token"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "soroban-sdk",
  "soroban-token-sdk",
@@ -5066,7 +5066,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test_udt"
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "soroban-sdk",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 12222e851..54730b138 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,24 +19,24 @@ exclude = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 rust-version = "1.81.0"
 
 # Dependencies located in this repo:
 [workspace.dependencies.soroban-cli]
-version = "=22.0.0"
+version = "=22.0.1"
 path = "cmd/soroban-cli"
 
 [workspace.dependencies.soroban-spec-json]
-version = "=22.0.0"
+version = "=22.0.1"
 path = "./cmd/crates/soroban-spec-json"
 
 [workspace.dependencies.soroban-spec-typescript]
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 path = "./cmd/crates/soroban-spec-typescript"
 
 [workspace.dependencies.soroban-spec-tools]
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 path = "./cmd/crates/soroban-spec-tools"
 
 # Dependencies from the rs-stellar-xdr repo:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ package = "stellar-rpc-client"
 version = "=22.0.0-rc.1"
 
 [workspace.dependencies.stellar-ledger]
-version = "=22.0.0"
+version = "=22.0.1"
 path = "cmd/crates/stellar-ledger"
 
 # Dependencies from elsewhere shared by crates:
diff --git a/FULL_HELP_DOCS.md b/FULL_HELP_DOCS.md
index bde44a963..b8a00217c 100644
--- a/FULL_HELP_DOCS.md
+++ b/FULL_HELP_DOCS.md
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ Generate code client bindings for a contract
 * `json` — Generate Json Bindings
 * `rust` — Generate Rust bindings
 * `typescript` — Generate a TypeScript / JavaScript package
+* `python` — Generate Python bindings
 
 
 
@@ -306,6 +307,14 @@ Generate a TypeScript / JavaScript package
 
 
 
+## `stellar contract bindings python`
+
+Generate Python bindings
+
+**Usage:** `stellar contract bindings python`
+
+
+
 ## `stellar contract build`
 
 Build a contract from source
@@ -1625,7 +1634,7 @@ Creates, updates, or deletes a trustline Learn more about trustlines https://dev
 * `--line <LINE>`
 * `--limit <LIMIT>` — Limit for the trust line, 0 to remove the trust line
 
-  Default value: `18446744073709551615`
+  Default value: `9223372036854775807`
 
 
 
@@ -1655,7 +1664,7 @@ Creates and funds a new account with the specified starting balance
 * `--destination <DESTINATION>` — Account Id to create, e.g. `GBX...`
 * `--starting-balance <STARTING_BALANCE>` — Initial balance in stroops of the account, default 1 XLM
 
-  Default value: `10000000`
+  Default value: `10_000_000`
 
 
 
@@ -1682,7 +1691,7 @@ Sets, modifies, or deletes a data entry (name/value pair) that is attached to an
 * `--hd-path <HD_PATH>` — If using a seed phrase, which hierarchical deterministic path to use, e.g. `m/44'/148'/{hd_path}`. Example: `--hd-path 1`. Default: `0`
 * `--global` — Use global config
 * `--config-dir <CONFIG_DIR>` — Location of config directory, default is "."
-* `--data-name <DATA_NAME>` — Line to change, either 4 or 12 alphanumeric characters, or "native" if not specified
+* `--data-name <DATA_NAME>` — String up to 64 bytes long. If this is a new Name it will add the given name/value pair to the account. If this Name is already present then the associated value will be modified
 * `--data-value <DATA_VALUE>` — Up to 64 bytes long hex string If not present then the existing Name will be deleted. If present then this value will be set in the `DataEntry`
 
 
@@ -1714,7 +1723,7 @@ Sends an amount in a specific asset to a destination account
 * `--asset <ASSET>` — Asset to send, default native, e.i. XLM
 
   Default value: `native`
-* `--amount <AMOUNT>` — Amount of the aforementioned asset to send
+* `--amount <AMOUNT>` — Amount of the aforementioned asset to send. e.g. `10_000_000` (1 XLM)
 
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8ba1f052..e60d71813 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Stellar CLI (stellar-cli)
 
-![Apache 2.0 licensed](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-apache%202.0-blue.svg)
+[![Apache 2.0 licensed](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-apache%202.0-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 [![Crates.io Version](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/stellar-cli?label=version&amp;color=04ac5b)](https://crates.io/crates/stellar-cli)
 
 This repo is home to the Stellar CLI, the command-line multi-tool for running and deploying Stellar contracts on the Stellar network.
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/bye/Cargo.toml b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/bye/Cargo.toml
index deccb9c75..4756225d2 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/bye/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/bye/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "stellar-bye"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/hello/Cargo.toml b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/hello/Cargo.toml
index fe7eb636a..a2fb7b15c 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/hello/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/hello/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "soroban-hello"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/constructor/Cargo.toml b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/constructor/Cargo.toml
index 69d8a6430..9ccbb23d0 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/constructor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/constructor/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "test_constructor"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 authors = ["Stellar Development Foundation <info@stellar.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/custom_account/Cargo.toml b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/custom_account/Cargo.toml
index 765f671c6..e69dd96c9 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/custom_account/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/custom_account/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "test_custom_account"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 authors = ["Stellar Development Foundation <info@stellar.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/custom_type/Cargo.toml b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/custom_type/Cargo.toml
index b5a17c6a5..50b6d8a72 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/custom_type/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/custom_type/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "test_custom_types"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 authors = ["Stellar Development Foundation <info@stellar.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/hello_world/Cargo.toml b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/hello_world/Cargo.toml
index a13c98a39..a91a6ca62 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/hello_world/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/hello_world/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "test_hello_world"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 authors = ["Stellar Development Foundation <info@stellar.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/swap/Cargo.toml b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/swap/Cargo.toml
index 495a52d71..15c45c98e 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/swap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/swap/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "test_swap"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 authors = ["Stellar Development Foundation <info@stellar.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/token/Cargo.toml b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/token/Cargo.toml
index 6456983e8..d4e7e7436 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/token/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/token/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "test_token"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 description = "Soroban standard token contract"
 authors = ["Stellar Development Foundation <info@stellar.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/workspace/Cargo.lock b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/workspace/Cargo.lock
index cc4bfbb58..ec70d9ccb 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/workspace/Cargo.lock
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/workspace/Cargo.lock
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "elliptic-curve",
  "rfc6979",
  "signature",
- "spki",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -370,15 +369,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ed25519-dalek"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7277392b266383ef8396db7fdeb1e77b6c52fed775f5df15bb24f35b72156980"
+checksum = "4a3daa8e81a3963a60642bcc1f90a670680bd4a77535faa384e9d1c79d620871"
 dependencies = [
  "curve25519-dalek",
  "ed25519",
  "rand_core",
  "serde",
  "sha2",
+ "subtle",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "ff",
  "generic-array",
  "group",
- "pkcs8",
  "rand_core",
  "sec1",
  "subtle",
@@ -614,9 +613,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "ecdsa",
  "elliptic-curve",
- "once_cell",
  "sha2",
- "signature",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -717,6 +714,18 @@ version = "1.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3fdb12b2476b595f9358c5161aa467c2438859caa136dec86c26fdd2efe17b92"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "p256"
+version = "0.13.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c9863ad85fa8f4460f9c48cb909d38a0d689dba1f6f6988a5e3e0d31071bcd4b"
+dependencies = [
+ "ecdsa",
+ "elliptic-curve",
+ "primeorder",
+ "sha2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "paste"
 version = "1.0.14"
@@ -761,6 +770,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "primeorder"
+version = "0.13.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "353e1ca18966c16d9deb1c69278edbc5f194139612772bd9537af60ac231e1e6"
+dependencies = [
+ "elliptic-curve",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.69"
@@ -849,7 +867,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "base16ct",
  "der",
  "generic-array",
- "pkcs8",
  "subtle",
  "zeroize",
 ]
@@ -959,9 +976,9 @@ checksum = "4dccd0940a2dcdf68d092b8cbab7dc0ad8fa938bf95787e1b916b0e3d0e8e970"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-builtin-sdk-macros"
-version = "20.3.0"
+version = "21.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7cc32c6e817f3ca269764ec0d7d14da6210b74a5bf14d4e745aa3ee860558900"
+checksum = "2f57a68ef8777e28e274de0f3a88ad9a5a41d9a2eb461b4dd800b086f0e83b80"
 dependencies = [
  "itertools",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -971,9 +988,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-env-common"
-version = "20.3.0"
+version = "21.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c14e18d879c520ff82612eaae0590acaf6a7f3b977407e1abb1c9e31f94c7814"
+checksum = "2fd1c89463835fe6da996318156d39f424b4f167c725ec692e5a7a2d4e694b3d"
 dependencies = [
  "arbitrary",
  "crate-git-revision",
@@ -985,13 +1002,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "soroban-wasmi",
  "static_assertions",
  "stellar-xdr",
+ "wasmparser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-env-guest"
-version = "20.3.0"
+version = "21.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5122ca2abd5ebcc1e876a96b9b44f87ce0a0e06df8f7c09772ddb58b159b7454"
+checksum = "6bfb2536811045d5cd0c656a324cbe9ce4467eb734c7946b74410d90dea5d0ce"
 dependencies = [
  "soroban-env-common",
  "static_assertions",
@@ -999,13 +1017,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-env-host"
-version = "20.3.0"
+version = "21.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "114a0fa0d0cc39d0be16b1ee35b6e5f4ee0592ddcf459bde69391c02b03cf520"
+checksum = "2b7a32c28f281c423189f1298960194f0e0fc4eeb72378028171e556d8cd6160"
 dependencies = [
  "backtrace",
  "curve25519-dalek",
+ "ecdsa",
  "ed25519-dalek",
+ "elliptic-curve",
+ "generic-array",
  "getrandom",
  "hex-literal",
  "hmac",
@@ -1013,8 +1034,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-derive",
  "num-integer",
  "num-traits",
+ "p256",
  "rand",
  "rand_chacha",
+ "sec1",
  "sha2",
  "sha3",
  "soroban-builtin-sdk-macros",
@@ -1022,13 +1045,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "soroban-wasmi",
  "static_assertions",
  "stellar-strkey",
+ "wasmparser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-env-macros"
-version = "20.3.0"
+version = "21.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b13e3f8c86f812e0669e78fcb3eae40c385c6a9dd1a4886a1de733230b4fcf27"
+checksum = "242926fe5e0d922f12d3796cd7cd02dd824e5ef1caa088f45fce20b618309f64"
 dependencies = [
  "itertools",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1041,9 +1065,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-ledger-snapshot"
-version = "20.5.0"
+version = "21.7.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "61a54708f44890e0546180db6b4f530e2a88d83b05a9b38a131caa21d005e25a"
+checksum = "43793d5deb5fc27c3e14e036e24cb3afcf7d1e2a172d9166e37f3d174b928749"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1055,9 +1079,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-sdk"
-version = "20.5.0"
+version = "21.7.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "84fc8be9068dd4e0212d8b13ad61089ea87e69ac212c262914503a961c8dc3a3"
+checksum = "69e39bf9e8ab05579c836e8e5be5f2f4c5ba75e7337ece20e975e82fc3a9d41e"
 dependencies = [
  "arbitrary",
  "bytes-lit",
@@ -1075,9 +1099,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-sdk-macros"
-version = "20.5.0"
+version = "21.7.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "db20def4ead836663633f58d817d0ed8e1af052c9650a04adf730525af85b964"
+checksum = "a9ad528a770ec7adb524635d855b424ae2fd4fef04fb702bb0ab466a4c354d78"
 dependencies = [
  "crate-git-revision",
  "darling",
@@ -1095,9 +1119,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-spec"
-version = "20.5.0"
+version = "21.7.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3eefeb5d373b43f6828145d00f0c5cc35e96db56a6671ae9614f84beb2711cab"
+checksum = "5b262c82d840552f71ee9254f2e928622fd803bd4df4815e65f73f73efc2fa9c"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.1",
  "stellar-xdr",
@@ -1107,9 +1131,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "soroban-spec-rust"
-version = "20.5.0"
+version = "21.7.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3152bca4737ef734ac37fe47b225ee58765c9095970c481a18516a2b287c7a33"
+checksum = "85a061820c2dd0bd3ece9411e0dd3aeb6ed9ca2b7d64270eda9e798c3b6dec5f"
 dependencies = [
  "prettyplease",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1169,9 +1193,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stellar-xdr"
-version = "20.1.0"
+version = "21.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e59cdf3eb4467fb5a4b00b52e7de6dca72f67fac6f9b700f55c95a5d86f09c9d"
+checksum = "2675a71212ed39a806e415b0dbf4702879ff288ec7f5ee996dda42a135512b50"
 dependencies = [
  "arbitrary",
  "base64 0.13.1",
@@ -1353,11 +1377,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasmparser"
-version = "0.88.0"
+version = "0.116.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fb8cf7dd82407fe68161bedcd57fde15596f32ebf6e9b3bdbf3ae1da20e38e5e"
+checksum = "a58e28b80dd8340cb07b8242ae654756161f6fc8d0038123d679b7b99964fa50"
 dependencies = [
- "indexmap 1.9.3",
+ "indexmap 2.1.0",
+ "semver",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/build.rs b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/build.rs
index 925d88df1..cb63ae907 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/build.rs
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/build.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 use predicates::prelude::predicate;
+use soroban_cli::xdr::{Limited, Limits, ReadXdr, ScMetaEntry, ScMetaV0};
+use soroban_spec_tools::contract::Spec;
 use soroban_test::TestEnv;
+use std::io::Cursor;
 
 #[test]
 fn build_all() {
@@ -135,18 +138,50 @@ fn build_with_metadata() {
         .assert()
         .success();
 
-    // verify that the metadata added in the contract code via contractmetadata! macro is present
-    // as well as the meta that is included on build
-    let wasm_path = fixture_path.join(&outdir).join("add.wasm");
     sandbox
         .new_assert_cmd("contract")
         .current_dir(&fixture_path)
-        .arg("info")
-        .arg("meta")
-        .arg("--wasm")
-        .arg(wasm_path)
+        .arg("build")
+        .arg("--meta")
+        .arg("meta_replaced=some_new_meta")
+        .arg("--out-dir")
+        .arg(&outdir)
         .assert()
-        .success()
-        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("Description: A test add contract"))
-        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("contract meta: added on build"));
+        .success();
+
+    // verify that the metadata added in the contract code via contractmetadata! macro is present
+    // as well as the meta that is included on build
+    let wasm_path = fixture_path.join(&outdir).join("add.wasm");
+    let wasm = std::fs::read(wasm_path).unwrap();
+    let spec = Spec::new(&wasm).unwrap();
+    let meta = spec.meta_base64.unwrap();
+    let entries = ScMetaEntry::read_xdr_base64_iter(&mut Limited::new(
+        Cursor::new(meta.as_bytes()),
+        Limits::none(),
+    ))
+    .filter(|entry| match entry {
+        // Ignore the meta entries that the SDK embeds that capture the SDK and
+        // Rust version, since these will change often and are not really
+        // relevant to this test.
+        Ok(ScMetaEntry::ScMetaV0(ScMetaV0 { key, .. })) => {
+            let key = key.to_string();
+            !matches!(key.as_str(), "rsver" | "rssdkver")
+        }
+        _ => true,
+    })
+    .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let expected_entries = vec![
+        ScMetaEntry::ScMetaV0(ScMetaV0 {
+            key: "Description".try_into().unwrap(),
+            val: "A test add contract".try_into().unwrap(),
+        }),
+        ScMetaEntry::ScMetaV0(ScMetaV0 {
+            key: "meta_replaced".try_into().unwrap(),
+            val: "some_new_meta".try_into().unwrap(),
+        }),
+    ];
+
+    assert_eq!(entries, expected_entries);
 }
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/tx/operations.rs b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/tx/operations.rs
index 0a0a103e8..9988b2cdd 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/tx/operations.rs
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/tx/operations.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async fn payment() {
             "--destination",
             test1.as_str(),
             "--amount",
-            ONE_XLM.to_string().as_str(),
+            "10_000_000",
         ])
         .assert()
         .success();
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bindings.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bindings.rs
index 1da946979..a91c966aa 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bindings.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bindings.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod json;
+pub mod python;
 pub mod rust;
 pub mod typescript;
 
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ pub enum Cmd {
 
     /// Generate a TypeScript / JavaScript package
     Typescript(typescript::Cmd),
+
+    /// Generate Python bindings
+    Python(python::Cmd),
 }
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
@@ -24,6 +28,9 @@ pub enum Error {
 
     #[error(transparent)]
     Typescript(#[from] typescript::Error),
+
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Python(#[from] python::Error),
 }
 
 impl Cmd {
@@ -32,6 +39,7 @@ impl Cmd {
             Cmd::Json(json) => json.run()?,
             Cmd::Rust(rust) => rust.run()?,
             Cmd::Typescript(ts) => ts.run().await?,
+            Cmd::Python(python) => python.run()?,
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bindings/python.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bindings/python.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60a3e8dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bindings/python.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug, Clone)]
+#[group(skip)]
+pub struct Cmd {}
+
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[error("python binding generation is not implemented in the stellar-cli, but is available via the tool located here: https://github.com/lightsail-network/stellar-contract-bindings")]
+    NotImplemented,
+}
+
+impl Cmd {
+    pub fn run(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        Err(Error::NotImplemented)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/change_trust.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/change_trust.rs
index 1ea4e737e..da9acc8cf 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/change_trust.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/change_trust.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub struct Cmd {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub line: builder::Asset,
     /// Limit for the trust line, 0 to remove the trust line
-    #[arg(long, default_value = u64::MAX.to_string())]
+    #[arg(long, default_value = i64::MAX.to_string())]
     pub limit: i64,
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/create_account.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/create_account.rs
index 9cc3a62ff..2826439e9 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/create_account.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/create_account.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use clap::{command, Parser};
 
-use crate::{commands::tx, xdr};
+use crate::{commands::tx, tx::builder, xdr};
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug, Clone)]
 #[group(skip)]
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ pub struct Cmd {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub destination: xdr::AccountId,
     /// Initial balance in stroops of the account, default 1 XLM
-    #[arg(long, default_value = "10000000")]
-    pub starting_balance: i64,
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "10_000_000")]
+    pub starting_balance: builder::Amount,
 }
 
 impl From<&Cmd> for xdr::OperationBody {
     fn from(cmd: &Cmd) -> Self {
         xdr::OperationBody::CreateAccount(xdr::CreateAccountOp {
             destination: cmd.destination.clone(),
-            starting_balance: cmd.starting_balance,
+            starting_balance: cmd.starting_balance.into(),
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/manage_data.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/manage_data.rs
index e0a029f02..4f4ab480d 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/manage_data.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/manage_data.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ use crate::{commands::tx, xdr};
 pub struct Cmd {
     #[command(flatten)]
     pub tx: tx::Args,
-    /// Line to change, either 4 or 12 alphanumeric characters, or "native" if not specified
+    /// String up to 64 bytes long.
+    /// If this is a new Name it will add the given name/value pair to the account.
+    /// If this Name is already present then the associated value will be modified.
     #[arg(long)]
     pub data_name: xdr::StringM<64>,
     /// Up to 64 bytes long hex string
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/payment.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/payment.rs
index c626d9ca8..3cebfa532 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/payment.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/payment.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ pub struct Cmd {
     /// Asset to send, default native, e.i. XLM
     #[arg(long, default_value = "native")]
     pub asset: builder::Asset,
-    /// Amount of the aforementioned asset to send.
+    /// Amount of the aforementioned asset to send. e.g. `10_000_000` (1 XLM)
     #[arg(long)]
-    pub amount: i64,
+    pub amount: builder::Amount,
 }
 
 impl From<&Cmd> for xdr::OperationBody {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl From<&Cmd> for xdr::OperationBody {
         xdr::OperationBody::Payment(xdr::PaymentOp {
             destination: cmd.destination.clone(),
             asset: cmd.asset.clone().into(),
-            amount: cmd.amount,
+            amount: cmd.amount.into(),
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/send.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/send.rs
index 22fbc860a..1e542eb6f 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/send.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/send.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::{print::Print, utils::transaction_hash};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use soroban_rpc::GetTransactionResponse;
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
     type Result = GetTransactionResponse;
     async fn run_against_rpc_server(
         &self,
-        _: Option<&global::Args>,
+        globals: Option<&global::Args>,
         config: Option<&config::Args>,
     ) -> Result<Self::Result, Self::Error> {
         let network = if let Some(config) = config {
@@ -56,6 +57,14 @@ impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
         };
         let client = network.rpc_client()?;
         let tx_env = super::xdr::tx_envelope_from_stdin()?;
+
+        if let Ok(Ok(hash)) = super::xdr::unwrap_envelope_v1(tx_env.clone())
+            .map(|tx| transaction_hash(&tx, &network.network_passphrase))
+        {
+            let print = Print::new(globals.map_or(false, |g| g.quiet));
+            print.infoln(format!("Transaction Hash: {}", hex::encode(hash)));
+        }
+
         Ok(client.send_transaction_polling(&tx_env).await?)
     }
 }
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder.rs
index ad22737ea..c84bb7124 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+pub mod amount;
 pub mod asset;
 pub mod transaction;
 
+pub use amount::Amount;
 pub use asset::Asset;
 pub use transaction::TxExt;
 
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder/amount.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder/amount.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3c204f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder/amount.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Copy)]
+pub struct Amount(i64);
+
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[error("cannot start or end with `_`: {0}")]
+    CannotStartOrEndWithUnderscore(String),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    IntParse(#[from] std::num::ParseIntError),
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Amount {
+    type Err = Error;
+
+    fn from_str(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        if value.starts_with('_') || value.ends_with('_') {
+            return Err(Error::CannotStartOrEndWithUnderscore(value.to_string()));
+        }
+        Ok(Self(value.replace('_', "").parse::<i64>()?))
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Amount> for i64 {
+    fn from(builder: Amount) -> Self {
+        builder.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<&Amount> for i64 {
+    fn from(builder: &Amount) -> Self {
+        (*builder).into()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/deny.toml b/deny.toml
index 238e91a14..9817c3e79 100644
--- a/deny.toml
+++ b/deny.toml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ notice = "warn"
 # A list of advisory IDs to ignore. Note that ignored advisories will still
 # output a note when they are encountered.
 ignore = [
-    #"RUSTSEC-0000-0000",
+    "RUSTSEC-2024-0388", # derivative is no longer maintained, but that has no known material impact on the this repo
 ]
 # Threshold for security vulnerabilities, any vulnerability with a CVSS score
 # lower than the range specified will be ignored. Note that ignored advisories
@@ -308,9 +308,7 @@ skip = [
     # testcontainers
     { crate = "idna", reason = "temp", version = "0.5.0" },
 
-
-    # { name = "hashbrown", version = "=0.13.2" },
-    # { name = "syn", version = "=1.0.109" },
+    { crate = "bitflags", reason = "too many", version = "=1.3.2" },
 ]
 # Similarly to `skip` allows you to skip certain crates during duplicate
 # detection. Unlike skip, it also includes the entire tree of transitive
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 0a30ea556..8e5ace887 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
           };
 
           cargoLock.outputHashes = {
-              # The only git+https dependency in Cargo.lock
-              "stellar-rpc-client-21.4.0" = "sha256-ue7Ynux9YaDP3f/XkHz2OPd2g0iCX5R0yS5SaVHEYxQ";
+              # This is needed for any git+https dependency in Cargo.lock
+              # "somepackage-1.2.3" = "sha256-somehash";
           };
 
           doCheck = false;