diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 584e7bfc..ad4205f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+      - name: Setup NPM
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
+        with:
+          version: 7.21.0
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache: "pnpm"
+      - run: pnpm install
+
       - name: Setup Java and Scala
         uses: olafurpg/setup-scala@v10
         with:
@@ -37,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
 
       - name: Publish release ${{ github.ref }}
-        run: sbt +publishSigned sonatypeBundleRelease
+        run: sbt +scryptoJVM/publishSigned +scryptoJS/publishSigned sonatypeBundleRelease
         env:
           PGP_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}
           SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 93710647..ed459f68 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import sbt.Keys.{homepage, scalaVersion}
 
 name := "scrypto"
 description := "Cryptographic primitives for Scala"
+organization := "org.scorexfoundation"
 
 lazy val scala213 = "2.13.8"
 lazy val scala212 = "2.12.15"
@@ -33,13 +34,14 @@ lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
   ),
   libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
     "org.rudogma" %%% "supertagged" % "2.0-RC2",
-    "org.scorexfoundation" %%% "scorex-util" % "0.1.8-20-565873cd-SNAPSHOT",
+    "org.scorexfoundation" %%% "scorex-util" % "0.2.0",
     "org.scalatest" %%% "scalatest" % "3.3.0-SNAP3" % Test,
     "org.scalatest" %%% "scalatest-propspec" % "3.3.0-SNAP3" % Test,
     "org.scalatest" %%% "scalatest-shouldmatchers" % "3.3.0-SNAP3" % Test,
     "org.scalatestplus" %%% "scalacheck-1-15" % "3.3.0.0-SNAP3" % Test,
     "org.scalacheck" %%% "scalacheck" % "1.15.2" % Test
   ),
+  javacOptions ++= javacReleaseOption,
   publishMavenStyle := true,
   publishTo := sonatypePublishToBundle.value
 )
@@ -50,9 +52,15 @@ Test / publishArtifact := false
 
 pomIncludeRepository := { _ => false }
 
+lazy val noPublishSettings = Seq(
+  publish := {},
+  publishLocal := {},
+  publishArtifact := false
+)
+
 lazy val scrypto = crossProject(JVMPlatform, JSPlatform)
     .in(file("."))
-    .settings(commonSettings: _*)
+    .settings(commonSettings)
     .jvmSettings(
       libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
         "org.bouncycastle" % "bcprov-jdk15to18" % "1.66"
@@ -75,7 +83,7 @@ lazy val scryptoJS = scrypto.js
       // how to setup ScalablyTyped https://youtu.be/hWUAVrNj65c?t=1341
       externalNpm := { file(s"${baseDirectory.value}/..") },
       Compile / npmDependencies ++= Seq(
-        "@noble/hashes" -> "^1.1.4"
+        "@noble/hashes" -> "1.1.4"
       ),
       useYarn := true
     )
@@ -89,6 +97,15 @@ lazy val benchmarks = project
       scalaVersion := scala213,
     )
     .enablePlugins(JmhPlugin)
+    .settings(noPublishSettings)
+
+def javacReleaseOption = {
+  if (System.getProperty("java.version").startsWith("1."))
+  // java <9 "--release" is not supported
+    Seq()
+  else
+    Seq("--release", "8")
+}
 
 credentials ++= (for {
   username <- Option(System.getenv().get("SONATYPE_USERNAME"))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5dd17a63..e7978270 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/input-output-hk/scrypto/README.md",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@noble/hashes": "^1.1.4"
+    "@noble/hashes": "1.1.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "jest": "^29.0.3",