diff --git a/packages/packages.json b/packages/packages.json
index 7e3a5f4c..db6fa47f 100644
--- a/packages/packages.json
+++ b/packages/packages.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "skill/valory/decision_making_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeidhuxtuc5fuvvhjctsjjpfxhpmrovnbkp2vegtyitfkyu7d2kfqbm",
         "service/valory/impact_evaluator_local/0.1.0": "bafybeiemxibl67ngicn3acqabpok36pukiqzoujavvxaxcg2dfqq4zfhqi",
         "skill/valory/olas_week_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeiezsqvcqif3fjzbemjd7fa7jlpl4df6znugqhekmgdufrqftmt5n4",
-        "skill/valory/mech_interact_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeiaztsnnmwj2jhslxe73tw4gmmxwyqyekmthjzf7ce3jlxgwrb44vm"
+        "skill/valory/mech_interact_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeigyw2cre7t3m2ofe3quqbtgxinpa2f5ba2zghhn647qynxils5zkq"
     },
     "third_party": {
         "protocol/open_aea/signing/1.0.0": "bafybeie7xyems76v5b4wc2lmaidcujizpxfzjnnwdeokmhje53g7ym25ii",
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@
         "skill/valory/termination_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeieqm46zuccaagnko3qlw6p3nvoohdrfgvpmw467r5lyil2dqrzjsy",
         "contract/valory/gnosis_safe_proxy_factory/0.1.0": "bafybeigxqwbd6wds57ecsfkl2hf4z4vbz5gokex6nutu5zcdpw6irh573y",
         "contract/valory/gnosis_safe/0.1.0": "bafybeibt7arvjzz4ah24omst74f4sfjpzrdef76yti6ml7dopsauhdzeci",
-        "contract/valory/mech/0.1.0": "bafybeigzn7lxj52qvqlcwrwp2hd5j4i7khiz4qybds3wu57lela3tvcmxa"
+        "contract/valory/mech/0.1.0": "bafybeialo27da2p46oc4ynkbdpd2qtlq7iejfaok5t7prkzgtwwfjmstjq"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/valory/contracts/mech/contract.yaml b/packages/valory/contracts/mech/contract.yaml
index 34492f52..f2ee2fc9 100644
--- a/packages/valory/contracts/mech/contract.yaml
+++ b/packages/valory/contracts/mech/contract.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ contract_interface_paths:
 dependencies:
   open-aea-ledger-ethereum:
     version: ==1.39.0.post1
-  open-aea-web3:
-    version: ==6.0.1
+  web3:
+    version: <7,>=6.0.0
   eth_typing: {}
diff --git a/packages/valory/skills/mech_interact_abci/skill.yaml b/packages/valory/skills/mech_interact_abci/skill.yaml
index c0f2512c..3794ba25 100644
--- a/packages/valory/skills/mech_interact_abci/skill.yaml
+++ b/packages/valory/skills/mech_interact_abci/skill.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fingerprint_ignore_patterns: []
 connections: []
 contracts:
 - valory/gnosis_safe:0.1.0:bafybeibt7arvjzz4ah24omst74f4sfjpzrdef76yti6ml7dopsauhdzeci
-- valory/mech:0.1.0:bafybeigzn7lxj52qvqlcwrwp2hd5j4i7khiz4qybds3wu57lela3tvcmxa
+- valory/mech:0.1.0:bafybeialo27da2p46oc4ynkbdpd2qtlq7iejfaok5t7prkzgtwwfjmstjq
 - valory/multisend:0.1.0:bafybeig5byt5urg2d2bsecufxe5ql7f4mezg3mekfleeh32nmuusx66p4y
 protocols:
 - valory/contract_api:1.0.0:bafybeialhbjvwiwcnqq3ysxcyemobcbie7xza66gaofcvla5njezkvhcka
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ models:
     args: {}
     class_name: TendermintDialogues
 dependencies:
-  open-aea-web3:
-    version: ==6.0.1
+  web3:
+    version: <7,>=6.0.0
   hexbytes: {}
   py-multicodec: {}
   py-multibase: {}