diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 813da43..bba078b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.22.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics v1.33.1
-	github.com/alitto/pond v1.8.3
+	github.com/alitto/pond v1.9.0
 	github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.13.0
 	github.com/celo-org/celo-blockchain v1.8.4
 	github.com/grassrootseconomics/celoutils/v3 v3.0.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 81c2bb6..4045657 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics v1.33.1 h1:CNV3tfm2Kpv7Y9W3ohmvqgFWPR55tV2c7M
 github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics v1.33.1/go.mod h1:r7hveu6xMdUACXvB8TYdAj8WEsKzWB0EkpJN+RDtOf8=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
-github.com/alitto/pond v1.8.3 h1:ydIqygCLVPqIX/USe5EaV/aSRXTRXDEI9JwuDdu+/xs=
-github.com/alitto/pond v1.8.3/go.mod h1:CmvIIGd5jKLasGI3D87qDkQxjzChdKMmnXMg3fG6M6Q=
+github.com/alitto/pond v1.9.0 h1:B8BrvXyKe97NK9LHuRsQAOmpRnsp6GJ7mCg1Cgitczo=
+github.com/alitto/pond v1.9.0/go.mod h1:xQn3P/sHTYcU/1BR3i86IGIrilcrGC2LiS+E2+CJWsI=
 github.com/allegro/bigcache v1.2.1-0.20190218064605-e24eb225f156 h1:eMwmnE/GDgah4HI848JfFxHt+iPb26b4zyfspmqY0/8=
 github.com/allegro/bigcache v1.2.1-0.20190218064605-e24eb225f156/go.mod h1:Cb/ax3seSYIx7SuZdm2G2xzfwmv3TPSk2ucNfQESPXM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=