diff --git a/.github/workflows/alpha-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/alpha-npm.yml
index bc3820fff..1235f307c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alpha-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alpha-npm.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ jobs:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
         run: pnpm whoami
 
+      - name: Print Node.js, npm, & pnpm versions for debugging if needed
+        run: |
+          node -v
+          npm -v
+          pnpm -v
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 78e32ebe5..6dc99f90b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ jobs:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: pnpm whoami
 
+      - name: Print Node.js, npm, & pnpm versions for debugging if needed
+        run: |
+          node -v
+          npm -v
+          pnpm -v
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-ci.yml
index d75877d7d..ea8c9ecd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-ci.yml
@@ -106,10 +106,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache: "true"
 
+      - name: Print Node.js, npm, & pnpm versions for debugging if needed
+        run: |
+          node -v
+          npm -v
+          pnpm -v
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
 
-      - name: Get Playwright Version (for cache)
+      - name: Get Playwright version referenced by DIDs package (for cache)
         id: get-playwright-version
         run: |
           PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION=$(pnpm --filter dids ls @playwright/test | grep '@playwright/test' | awk 'NR==1{print $2}')
@@ -123,11 +129,11 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/Library/Caches/ms-playwright
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-playwright-${{ env.PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION }}
 
-      - name: Install Playwright Browsers (if no cache)
+      - name: Install Playwright browsers referenced by DIDs package (if no cache)
         if: steps.cache-playwright-restore.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: pnpm --filter dids exec playwright install --with-deps
 
-      - name: Build esm
+      - name: Build ESM
         run: pnpm --recursive --stream build:esm
 
       - name: Build browser for matrix ${{ matrix.group }}
diff --git a/packages/agent/package.json b/packages/agent/package.json
index 7b8602f94..d1fa49b8d 100644
--- a/packages/agent/package.json
+++ b/packages/agent/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "node": ">=18.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@noble/ciphers": "0.4.1",
+    "@noble/ciphers": "0.5.3",
     "@scure/bip39": "1.2.2",
     "@tbd54566975/dwn-sdk-js": "0.4.4",
     "@web5/common": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/aes-gcm.ts b/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/aes-gcm.ts
index e6fa352a6..6a643175a 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/aes-gcm.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/aes-gcm.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Convert } from '@web5/common';
-import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto/utils';
+import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto';
 
 import type { Jwk } from '@web5/crypto';
 
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/aes-kw.ts b/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/aes-kw.ts
index cb7ad1607..b954ac622 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/aes-kw.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/aes-kw.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // ! TODO : Make sure I remove `@noble/ciphers` from the Agent package.json once this is moved to the `@web5/crypto` package.
-import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto/utils';
+import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto';
 
 import type { Jwk } from '@web5/crypto';
 
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/hkdf.ts b/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/hkdf.ts
index a134b0128..aa8facf57 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/hkdf.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/hkdf.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // ! TODO : Make sure I remove `@noble/ciphers` from the Agent package.json once this is moved to the `@web5/crypto` package.
-import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto/utils';
+import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto';
 
 import { Convert } from '@web5/common';
 import { DeriveKeyBytesParams } from '../types/params-direct.js';
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/pbkdf2.ts b/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/pbkdf2.ts
index b32366c7b..d4d6691a5 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/pbkdf2.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/prototyping/crypto/primitives/pbkdf2.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // ! TODO : Make sure I remove `@noble/ciphers` from the Agent package.json once this is moved to the `@web5/crypto` package.
-import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto/utils';
+import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto';
 
 import type { DeriveKeyBytesParams } from '../types/params-direct.js';
 
diff --git a/packages/crypto/package.json b/packages/crypto/package.json
index 929ae3fd8..12d84a692 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/package.json
+++ b/packages/crypto/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     "node": ">=18.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@noble/ciphers": "0.4.1",
+    "@noble/ciphers": "0.5.3",
     "@noble/curves": "1.3.0",
     "@noble/hashes": "1.4.0",
     "@web5/common": "1.0.1"
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/primitives/aes-ctr.ts b/packages/crypto/src/primitives/aes-ctr.ts
index 6e9bd2634..77f450e4b 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/primitives/aes-ctr.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/primitives/aes-ctr.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Convert } from '@web5/common';
-import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto/utils';
+import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/crypto';
 
 import type { Jwk } from '../jose/jwk.js';
 
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/primitives/aes-gcm.ts b/packages/crypto/src/primitives/aes-gcm.ts
index b9e484bd7..9f83a30eb 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/primitives/aes-gcm.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/primitives/aes-gcm.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Convert } from '@web5/common';
-import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto/utils';
+import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto';
 
 import type { Jwk } from '../jose/jwk.js';
 
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/primitives/xchacha20-poly1305.ts b/packages/crypto/src/primitives/xchacha20-poly1305.ts
index 4eea6d177..15bb9b0c0 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/primitives/xchacha20-poly1305.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/primitives/xchacha20-poly1305.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Convert } from '@web5/common';
 import { xchacha20poly1305 } from '@noble/ciphers/chacha';
-import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto/utils';
+import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto';
 
 import type { Jwk } from '../jose/jwk.js';
 
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/primitives/xchacha20.ts b/packages/crypto/src/primitives/xchacha20.ts
index 49a38909f..de13807d6 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/primitives/xchacha20.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/primitives/xchacha20.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Convert } from '@web5/common';
 import { xchacha20 } from '@noble/ciphers/chacha';
-import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto/utils';
+import { getWebcryptoSubtle } from '@noble/ciphers/webcrypto';
 
 import type { Jwk } from '../jose/jwk.js';
 
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index dc2fe4c3b..cbccbcb16 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ importers:
   packages/agent:
     dependencies:
       '@noble/ciphers':
-        specifier: 0.4.1
-        version: 0.4.1
+        specifier: 0.5.3
+        version: 0.5.3
       '@scure/bip39':
         specifier: 1.2.2
         version: 1.2.2
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@ importers:
   packages/crypto:
     dependencies:
       '@noble/ciphers':
-        specifier: 0.4.1
-        version: 0.4.1
+        specifier: 0.5.3
+        version: 0.5.3
       '@noble/curves':
         specifier: 1.3.0
         version: 1.3.0