diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8e910c1..687506a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1795,27 +1795,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "csv"
-version = "1.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ac574ff4d437a7b5ad237ef331c17ccca63c46479e5b5453eb8e10bb99a759fe"
-dependencies = [
- "csv-core",
- "itoa",
- "ryu",
- "serde",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "csv-core"
-version = "0.1.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5efa2b3d7902f4b634a20cae3c9c4e6209dc4779feb6863329607560143efa70"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ctr"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -2974,8 +2953,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot"
-version = "0.5.77"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.77#e8c3e75775e2124f11a60ec4d6a6090d012dbb35"
+version = "0.5.78"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?branch=bump/rc-0.5.78#7e1ed24bc079a3c3bdac211d3231cdba867bd66a"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -2997,7 +2976,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
  "ethereum-types",
  "futures",
- "hotshot-orchestrator",
  "hotshot-task",
  "hotshot-task-impls",
  "hotshot-types",
@@ -3011,8 +2989,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "serde",
  "sha2 0.10.8",
- "snafu",
  "surf-disco",
+ "thiserror",
  "time 0.3.36",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
@@ -3023,7 +3001,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-builder-api"
 version = "0.1.7"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.77#e8c3e75775e2124f11a60ec4d6a6090d012dbb35"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?branch=bump/rc-0.5.78#7e1ed24bc079a3c3bdac211d3231cdba867bd66a"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "clap",
@@ -3032,8 +3010,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "hotshot-types",
  "serde",
- "snafu",
  "tagged-base64",
+ "thiserror",
  "tide-disco",
  "toml",
  "vbs",
@@ -3069,8 +3047,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-example-types"
-version = "0.5.77"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.77#e8c3e75775e2124f11a60ec4d6a6090d012dbb35"
+version = "0.5.78"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?branch=bump/rc-0.5.78#7e1ed24bc079a3c3bdac211d3231cdba867bd66a"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3092,7 +3070,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "sha2 0.10.8",
  "sha3",
- "snafu",
+ "thiserror",
  "time 0.3.36",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
@@ -3100,40 +3078,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "vbs",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hotshot-orchestrator"
-version = "0.5.77"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.77#e8c3e75775e2124f11a60ec4d6a6090d012dbb35"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "async-compatibility-layer",
- "async-lock 2.8.0",
- "async-std",
- "bincode",
- "blake3",
- "clap",
- "csv",
- "futures",
- "hotshot-types",
- "libp2p",
- "multiaddr",
- "serde",
- "serde-inline-default",
- "serde_json",
- "surf-disco",
- "thiserror",
- "tide-disco",
- "tokio",
- "toml",
- "tracing",
- "vbs",
- "vec1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-task"
-version = "0.5.77"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.77#e8c3e75775e2124f11a60ec4d6a6090d012dbb35"
+version = "0.5.78"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?branch=bump/rc-0.5.78#7e1ed24bc079a3c3bdac211d3231cdba867bd66a"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3147,8 +3095,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-task-impls"
-version = "0.5.77"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.77#e8c3e75775e2124f11a60ec4d6a6090d012dbb35"
+version = "0.5.78"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?branch=bump/rc-0.5.78#7e1ed24bc079a3c3bdac211d3231cdba867bd66a"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -3171,9 +3119,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "serde",
  "sha2 0.10.8",
- "snafu",
  "surf-disco",
  "tagged-base64",
+ "thiserror",
  "time 0.3.36",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
@@ -3185,7 +3133,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hotshot-types"
 version = "0.1.11"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.77#e8c3e75775e2124f11a60ec4d6a6090d012dbb35"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?branch=bump/rc-0.5.78#7e1ed24bc079a3c3bdac211d3231cdba867bd66a"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ark-bn254",
@@ -3202,6 +3150,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
  "blake3",
  "cdn-proto",
+ "clap",
  "committable",
  "custom_debug",
  "derivative",
@@ -3223,12 +3172,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
+ "serde-inline-default",
  "serde_bytes",
+ "serde_json",
  "sha2 0.10.8",
- "snafu",
+ "surf-disco",
  "tagged-base64",
+ "thiserror",
  "time 0.3.36",
  "tokio",
+ "toml",
  "tracing",
  "typenum",
  "url",
@@ -4236,8 +4189,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libp2p-networking"
-version = "0.5.77"
-source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?tag=0.5.77#e8c3e75775e2124f11a60ec4d6a6090d012dbb35"
+version = "0.5.78"
+source = "git+https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git?branch=bump/rc-0.5.78#7e1ed24bc079a3c3bdac211d3231cdba867bd66a"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
@@ -4262,7 +4215,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_bytes",
  "serde_json",
- "snafu",
+ "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-stream",
  "tracing",
@@ -6286,13 +6239,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde-inline-default"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fa824cde50b5f01ff28a955114d8152a07cd62d81f53459dad0f2610136be844"
+checksum = "b3acbd21cb24261fc36f595b38d3b34d0ff4e31a6b42edd6a43387d27c5787c8"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 1.0.109",
+ "syn 2.0.77",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3b1989a..928fe24 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ derivative = "2.2"
 derive_more = "0.99"
 either = { version = "1.12", features = ["serde"] }
 futures = "0.3"
-hotshot-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.77" }
+hotshot-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", branch = "bump/rc-0.5.78" }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 snafu = "0.8"
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ tracing = "0.1"
 vbs = "0.1.4"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-hotshot-example-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", tag = "0.5.77" }
+hotshot-example-types = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/HotShot.git", branch = "bump/rc-0.5.78" }
 portpicker = "0.1.1"
 surf-disco = "0.9"