diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index dac016300..bd4f060a6 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 # Set the number of arenas to 16 when using jemalloc.
 JEMALLOC_SYS_WITH_MALLOC_CONF = "abort_conf:true,narenas:16"
 
+[net]
+git-fetch-with-cli = true   # use the `git` executable for git operations
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 42f261a32..fa7d95a19 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "beacon_node"
-version = "5.1.3"
+version = "2.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "beacon_chain",
  "clap",
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "boot_node"
-version = "5.1.3"
+version = "2.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "beacon_node",
  "clap",
@@ -2611,6 +2611,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ethereum_ssz"
 version = "0.5.3"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/pulsechaincom/ethereum_ssz.git?tag=v0.5.3#bf50584d4706a019a1cf72c0059d85d0932824c0"
 dependencies = [
  "ethereum-types 0.14.1",
  "itertools",
@@ -2620,6 +2621,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ethereum_ssz_derive"
 version = "0.5.3"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/pulsechaincom/ethereum_ssz.git?tag=v0.5.3#bf50584d4706a019a1cf72c0059d85d0932824c0"
 dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -4284,7 +4286,7 @@ checksum = "830d08ce1d1d941e6b30645f1a0eb5643013d835ce3779a5fc208261dbe10f55"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lcli"
-version = "5.1.3"
+version = "2.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "account_utils",
  "beacon_chain",
@@ -4860,7 +4862,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lighthouse"
-version = "5.1.3"
+version = "2.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "account_manager",
  "account_utils",
@@ -7806,6 +7808,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ssz_types"
 version = "0.5.4"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/pulsechaincom/ssz_types.git?tag=v0.5.4#aa3dbb6adeef5c889475179d0e651cffd997c270"
 dependencies = [
  "arbitrary",
  "derivative",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a03483faa..adf0d6e05 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ error-chain = "0.12"
 ethereum-types = "0.14"
 ethereum_hashing = "1.0.0-beta.2"
 ethereum_serde_utils = "0.5.2"
-ethereum_ssz = { path = "../ethereum_ssz/ssz" }
-ethereum_ssz_derive = { path = "../ethereum_ssz/ssz_derive" }
+ethereum_ssz = { git = "https://gitlab.com/pulsechaincom/ethereum_ssz.git", tag = "v0.5.3" }
+ethereum_ssz_derive = { git = "https://gitlab.com/pulsechaincom/ethereum_ssz.git", tag = "v0.5.3" }
 ethers-core = "1"
 ethers-providers = { version = "1", default-features = false }
 exit-future = "0.2"
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ slog-term = "2"
 sloggers = { version = "2", features = ["json"] }
 smallvec = "1.11.2"
 snap = "1"
-ssz_types = { path = "../ssz_types" }
+ssz_types = { git = "https://gitlab.com/pulsechaincom/ssz_types.git", tag = "v0.5.4" }
 strum = { version = "0.24", features = ["derive"] }
 superstruct = "0.6"
 syn = "1"
diff --git a/beacon_node/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
index 7cc6e2b6a..3dd47c6e2 100644
--- a/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "beacon_node"
-version = "5.1.3"
-authors = [
-    "Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>",
-    "Age Manning <Age@AgeManning.com",
-]
+version = "2.5.0"
+authors = ["The PulseChain Team", "Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>", "Age Manning <Age@AgeManning.com"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/boot_node/Cargo.toml b/boot_node/Cargo.toml
index 6cf62e043..6501f47f4 100644
--- a/boot_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/boot_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "boot_node"
-version = "5.1.3"
-authors = ["Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
+version = "2.5.0"
+authors = ["The PulseChain Team", "Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs b/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs
index d2a701276..c129be2b7 100644
--- a/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ pub const VERSION: &str = git_version!(
         // NOTE: using --match instead of --exclude for compatibility with old Git
         "--match=thiswillnevermatchlol"
     ],
-    prefix = "Lighthouse/v5.1.3-",
-    fallback = "Lighthouse/v5.1.3"
+    prefix = "Lighthouse-Pulse/v2.5.0-",
+    fallback = "Lighthouse-Pulse/v2.5.0"
 );
 
 /// Returns `VERSION`, but with platform information appended to the end.
diff --git a/lcli/Cargo.toml b/lcli/Cargo.toml
index 2aba106e5..4f871a979 100644
--- a/lcli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lcli/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [package]
 name = "lcli"
 description = "Lighthouse CLI (modeled after zcli)"
-version = "5.1.3"
-authors = ["Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>"]
+version = "2.5.0"
+authors = ["The PulseChain Team", "Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
diff --git a/lighthouse/Cargo.toml b/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
index 54faa03a3..f5ff9b806 100644
--- a/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "lighthouse"
-version = "5.1.3"
-authors = ["Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
+version = "2.5.0"
+authors = ["The PulseChain Team", "Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 autotests = false
 rust-version = "1.75.0"