diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9e73a5d..0ced37c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ sha2 = { version = "=0.10.8" } # 2025-11-04 sw: Hash core for HKDF extractor
 # Web Interface & Mesh Networking (2025-11-16 sw; Next-gen web interface with gossip)
 axum = { version = "^0.7.9", features = ["ws", "macros", "multipart"] } # 2025-11-16 sw: Web server framework
 tower-http = { version = "^0.6.8", features = ["cors", "trace", "fs"] } # 2025-11-16 sw: HTTP middleware
-libp2p-core = { version = "=0.41.3" } # 2025-11-16 sw: libp2p core transport traits
+libp2p-core = { version = "=0.43.2" } # 2025-11-16 sw: libp2p core transport traits
 libp2p-identity = { version = "=0.2.13", default-features = false, features = ["peerid", "ed25519", "rand"] } # 2025-11-16 sw: PeerId + key material
 libp2p-gossipsub = { version = "=0.46.1" } # 2025-11-16 sw: Gossip protocol
 libp2p-swarm = { version = "^0.44.1" } # 2025-11-16 sw: Swarm behavior