diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d506036..609ec4a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 [[package]]
 name = "banderwagon"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3#6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0#7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-ec",
  "ark-ed-on-bls12-381-bandersnatch",
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ checksum = "25cbce373ec4653f1a01a31e8a5e5ec0c622dc27ff9c4e6606eefef5cbbed4a5"
 [[package]]
 name = "ffi_interface"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3#6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0#7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0"
 dependencies = [
  "banderwagon",
  "hex",
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ipa-multipoint"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3#6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0#7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0"
 dependencies = [
  "banderwagon",
  "hex",
@@ -1039,13 +1039,14 @@ checksum = "3354b9ac3fae1ff6755cb6db53683adb661634f67557942dea4facebec0fee4b"
 [[package]]
 name = "verkle-db"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3#6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0#7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "verkle-spec"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3#6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0#7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0"
 dependencies = [
+ "banderwagon",
  "ethereum-types",
  "hex",
  "ipa-multipoint",
@@ -1055,7 +1056,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "verkle-trie"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3#6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle?rev=7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0#7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "banderwagon",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bd45da0..a9b212e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "verkle-cryptography-wasm",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.3.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "verkle-cryptography-wasm",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.3.1",
       "license": "MIT/Apache",
       "dependencies": {
         "@scure/base": "^1.1.5"
diff --git a/src.rs/Cargo.toml b/src.rs/Cargo.toml
index 577e97d..be83c9b 100644
--- a/src.rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src.rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ default = ["console_error_panic_hook"]
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde-wasm-bindgen = "0.3.0"
 wasm-bindgen = { version = "0.2.90", features = ["serde-serialize"] }
-verkle-trie = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3" }
-verkle-spec = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3" }
-ipa-multipoint = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3" }
-banderwagon = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3" }
-ffi_interface = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "6036bde9a8f416648213c59ad0c857b2a6f226f3" }
+verkle-trie = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0" }
+verkle-spec = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0" }
+ipa-multipoint = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0" }
+banderwagon = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0" }
+ffi_interface = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "7688f0aedfb147d3d391abfe8495e46c46d72ce0" }
 ark-ff = "0.4.0"
 ark-serialize = { version = "^0.4.0", default-features = false }
 
diff --git a/src.rs/src/verkle_ffi_api.rs b/src.rs/src/verkle_ffi_api.rs
index ab12f6d..79e84b5 100644
--- a/src.rs/src/verkle_ffi_api.rs
+++ b/src.rs/src/verkle_ffi_api.rs
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ impl Context {
         let address = js_value_to_bytes::<32>(address.into())?;
         let tree_index_le = js_value_to_bytes::<32>(tree_index_le.into())?;
 
-        let key =
-            ffi_interface::get_tree_key(&self.inner.committer, address, tree_index_le, sub_index);
+        let key = ffi_interface::get_tree_key(&self.inner, address, tree_index_le, sub_index);
 
         Ok(bytes_to_js_value(key).into())
     }
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ impl Context {
             scalars.extend(js_value_to_bytes::<32>(scalar.into())?);
         }
 
-        let commitment = ffi_interface::commit_to_scalars(&self.inner.committer, &scalars)
+        let commitment = ffi_interface::commit_to_scalars(&self.inner, &scalars)
             .map_err(|err| JsError::new(&format!("could not commit to scalars: {:?}", err)))?;
 
         Ok(bytes_to_js_value(commitment).into())
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ impl Context {
             scalars.extend([0u8; 16]);
         }
 
-        let commitment = ffi_interface::commit_to_scalars(&self.inner.committer, &scalars)
+        let commitment = ffi_interface::commit_to_scalars(&self.inner, &scalars)
             .map_err(|err| JsError::new(&format!("could not commit to scalars: {:?}", err)))?;
 
         Ok(bytes_to_js_value(commitment).into())
@@ -122,13 +121,17 @@ impl Context {
     ///
     /// This method does not return a scalar value, it returns 32 bytes.
     ///
-    /// Note: We plan to deprecate this method from the public API in favour of using hash commitment
-    /// This method will only be used internally once that is done.
-    #[wasm_bindgen(js_name = "deprecateSerializeCommitment")]
+    /// Note: This method is used to serialize the root node before placing it inside
+    /// of the block header.
+    /// The reason we use this method instead of `hashCommitment` is because
+    /// we want to be able to deserialize a commitment from the block header.
+    ///
+    /// This is not possible with `hashCommitment` as it is a one way function.
+    #[wasm_bindgen(js_name = "serializeCommitment")]
     pub fn serialize_commitment(&self, commitment: Uint8Array) -> Result<Uint8Array, JsError> {
         let commitment = js_value_to_bytes::<64>(commitment.into())?;
 
-        let hash = ffi_interface::deprecated_serialize_commitment(commitment);
+        let hash = ffi_interface::serialize_commitment(commitment);
 
         Ok(bytes_to_js_value(hash).into())
     }
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ impl Context {
         let new_scalar_value = js_value_to_bytes::<32>(new_scalar_value.into())?;
 
         let updated_commitment = ffi_interface::update_commitment(
-            &self.inner.committer,
+            &self.inner,
             commitment,
             commitment_index,
             old_scalar_value,
diff --git a/src.ts/tests/ffi.spec.ts b/src.ts/tests/ffi.spec.ts
index 8d44e97..2c75806 100644
--- a/src.ts/tests/ffi.spec.ts
+++ b/src.ts/tests/ffi.spec.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('bindings', () => {
     const key = ffi.getTreeKey(address, treeIndexLE, subIndex)
     const keyHex = bytesToHex(key)
 
-    const expected = '0x76a014d14e338c57342cda5187775c6b75e7f0ef292e81b176c7a5a700273700'
+    const expected = '0xff7e3916badeb510dfcdad458726273319280742e553d8d229bd676428147300'
 
     expect(keyHex).toBe(expected)
   })
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('bindings', () => {
     const hash = verkleCrypto.getTreeKeyHash(address, treeIndexLE)
     const hashHex = bytesToHex(hash)
 
-    const expected = '0x76a014d14e338c57342cda5187775c6b75e7f0ef292e81b176c7a5a70027373a'
+    const expected = '0xff7e3916badeb510dfcdad458726273319280742e553d8d229bd676428147303'
 
     expect(hashHex).toBe(expected)
   })
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('bindings', () => {
     ])
     const commitment = ffi.commitToScalars([scalar])
 
-    const commitmentHash = ffi.deprecateSerializeCommitment(commitment)
+    const commitmentHash = ffi.serializeCommitment(commitment)
     const commitmentHashHex = bytesToHex(commitmentHash)
 
     const expected = '0x6d40cf3d3097cb19b0ff686a068d53fb1250cc98bbd33766cf2cce00acb8b0a6'
diff --git a/src.ts/verkleFFIBindings/verkleFFI.ts b/src.ts/verkleFFIBindings/verkleFFI.ts
index ef6cbf8..04a4058 100644
--- a/src.ts/verkleFFIBindings/verkleFFI.ts
+++ b/src.ts/verkleFFIBindings/verkleFFI.ts
@@ -90,19 +90,9 @@ export function getTreeKeyHash(
   }
 
   // Commit to the chunks and compute a 32 byte value that we will denote as the hash
-  //
-  // Note: This 32 byte value is not a Scalar. It is just a 32 byte value.
-  //
-  // Note: that the .reverse() below is an implementation detail of the underlying
-  // Note: serialization code returning big endian.
-  //
-  // TODO: We want to eventually replace deprecateSerializeCommitment with `hashCommitment`
-  // TODO: This is a breaking change, so requires more coordination between different implementations
-  // TODO: once that is done, we can remove the .reverse and the deprecateSerializeCommitment method.
-  //
   const commitment = verkleFFI.commitTo16ByteScalars(chunks)
-  const serializedCommitment = verkleFFI.deprecateSerializeCommitment(commitment).reverse()
-  return serializedCommitment
+  const hash = verkleFFI.hashCommitment(commitment)
+  return hash
 }
 
 function concatenateUint8Arrays(array1: Uint8Array, array2: Uint8Array): Uint8Array {