diff --git a/tools/whbar-hardhat-example/package-lock.json b/tools/whbar-hardhat-example/package-lock.json
index cb5b9ca8ad..792a3d9049 100644
--- a/tools/whbar-hardhat-example/package-lock.json
+++ b/tools/whbar-hardhat-example/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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+        "@hashgraph/sdk": "^2.71.1",
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       },
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@@ -1198,9 +1198,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@hashgraph/proto/-/proto-2.22.0.tgz",
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@@ -1211,9 +1211,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@hashgraph/sdk/-/sdk-2.69.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-jU7t7j0G9eFXsrQ183NkbvsuZGHiK+XvWRTJHKdfi/m9FE69Tu/r9hP2+BZk2lskRAiTXBb7haVo4iSnLPPzAQ==",
+      "version": "2.71.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@hashgraph/sdk/-/sdk-2.71.1.tgz",
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       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
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@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@
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         "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.6",
         "@hashgraph/cryptography": "1.9.0",
-        "@hashgraph/proto": "2.20.0",
+        "@hashgraph/proto": "2.22.0",
         "bignumber.js": "^9.1.1",
         "bn.js": "^5.1.1",
         "crypto-js": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/tools/whbar-hardhat-example/package.json b/tools/whbar-hardhat-example/package.json
index 0044ec04c3..5a5302192c 100644
--- a/tools/whbar-hardhat-example/package.json
+++ b/tools/whbar-hardhat-example/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "hardhat": "^2.26.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@hashgraph/sdk": "^2.69.0",
+    "@hashgraph/sdk": "^2.71.1",
     "dotenv": "^17.2.1"
   },
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