diff --git a/eth-custodian/hardhat.config.js b/eth-custodian/hardhat.config.js
index d670808..161b500 100644
--- a/eth-custodian/hardhat.config.js
+++ b/eth-custodian/hardhat.config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require('dotenv').config();
 require('@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle');
 require('hardhat-gas-reporter');
 require('@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades');
-require("@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan");
+require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify");
 
 const ROPSTEN_WEB3_RPC_ENDPOINT = process.env.ROPSTEN_WEB3_RPC_ENDPOINT;
 const SEPOLIA_WEB3_RPC_ENDPOINT = process.env.SEPOLIA_WEB3_RPC_ENDPOINT;
diff --git a/eth-custodian/package.json b/eth-custodian/package.json
index d2a5920..2203c50 100644
--- a/eth-custodian/package.json
+++ b/eth-custodian/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "description": "NEAR ETH bridge connector",
     "license": "MIT",
     "dependencies": {
-        "@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan": "^3.1.8",
+        "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify": "^2.0.8",
         "@nomiclabs/hardhat-solhint": "^2.0.0",
         "@openzeppelin/contracts": "5.0.2",
         "@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable": "5.0.2",
diff --git a/eth-custodian/yarn.lock b/eth-custodian/yarn.lock
index acb509c..f69240f 100644
--- a/eth-custodian/yarn.lock
+++ b/eth-custodian/yarn.lock
@@ -933,6 +933,21 @@
     "@nomicfoundation/ethereumjs-rlp" "5.0.4"
     ethereum-cryptography "0.1.3"
 
+"@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify@^2.0.8":
+  version "2.0.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify/-/hardhat-verify-2.0.8.tgz#6a77dc03de990a1a3aa8e6dc073c393263dbf258"
+  integrity sha512-x/OYya7A2Kcz+3W/J78dyDHxr0ezU23DKTrRKfy5wDPCnePqnr79vm8EXqX3gYps6IjPBYyGPZ9K6E5BnrWx5Q==
+  dependencies:
+    "@ethersproject/abi" "^5.1.2"
+    "@ethersproject/address" "^5.0.2"
+    cbor "^8.1.0"
+    chalk "^2.4.2"
+    debug "^4.1.1"
+    lodash.clonedeep "^4.5.0"
+    semver "^6.3.0"
+    table "^6.8.0"
+    undici "^5.14.0"
+
 "@nomicfoundation/solidity-analyzer-darwin-arm64@0.1.1":
   version "0.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/solidity-analyzer-darwin-arm64/-/solidity-analyzer-darwin-arm64-0.1.1.tgz#4c858096b1c17fe58a474fe81b46815f93645c15"
@@ -1004,22 +1019,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers/-/hardhat-ethers-2.2.3.tgz#b41053e360c31a32c2640c9a45ee981a7e603fe0"
   integrity sha512-YhzPdzb612X591FOe68q+qXVXGG2ANZRvDo0RRUtimev85rCrAlv/TLMEZw5c+kq9AbzocLTVX/h2jVIFPL9Xg==
 
-"@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan@^3.1.8":
-  version "3.1.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan/-/hardhat-etherscan-3.1.8.tgz#3c12ee90b3733e0775e05111146ef9418d4f5a38"
-  integrity sha512-v5F6IzQhrsjHh6kQz4uNrym49brK9K5bYCq2zQZ729RYRaifI9hHbtmK+KkIVevfhut7huQFEQ77JLRMAzWYjQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@ethersproject/abi" "^5.1.2"
-    "@ethersproject/address" "^5.0.2"
-    cbor "^8.1.0"
-    chalk "^2.4.2"
-    debug "^4.1.1"
-    fs-extra "^7.0.1"
-    lodash "^4.17.11"
-    semver "^6.3.0"
-    table "^6.8.0"
-    undici "^5.14.0"
-
 "@nomiclabs/hardhat-solhint@^2.0.0":
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomiclabs/hardhat-solhint/-/hardhat-solhint-2.0.1.tgz#62896569d10c95a17cefab0229701cfffd19246f"
@@ -8917,6 +8916,11 @@ lodash.assign@^4.0.3, lodash.assign@^4.0.6:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.assign/-/lodash.assign-4.2.0.tgz#0d99f3ccd7a6d261d19bdaeb9245005d285808e7"
   integrity sha512-hFuH8TY+Yji7Eja3mGiuAxBqLagejScbG8GbG0j6o9vzn0YL14My+ktnqtZgFTosKymC9/44wP6s7xyuLfnClw==
 
+lodash.clonedeep@^4.5.0:
+  version "4.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.clonedeep/-/lodash.clonedeep-4.5.0.tgz#e23f3f9c4f8fbdde872529c1071857a086e5ccef"
+  integrity sha512-H5ZhCF25riFd9uB5UCkVKo61m3S/xZk1x4wA6yp/L3RFP6Z/eHH1ymQcGLo7J3GMPfm0V/7m1tryHuGVxpqEBQ==
+
 lodash.flatten@^4.4.0:
   version "4.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.flatten/-/lodash.flatten-4.4.0.tgz#f31c22225a9632d2bbf8e4addbef240aa765a61f"