diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3be995212..6d30d27b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@
     "typedoc": "^0.22.15",
     "typescript": "^4.8.3"
   },
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.3.1"
 }
diff --git a/packages/asset-did/package.json b/packages/asset-did/package.json
index d45398aaa..a93fb108c 100644
--- a/packages/asset-did/package.json
+++ b/packages/asset-did/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/asset-did",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./lib/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/augment-api/package.json b/packages/augment-api/package.json
index 5d780a331..7a43d75cf 100644
--- a/packages/augment-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/augment-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/augment-api",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/packages/chain-helpers/package.json b/packages/chain-helpers/package.json
index 8c7d4a5ca..551adcb1f 100644
--- a/packages/chain-helpers/package.json
+++ b/packages/chain-helpers/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/chain-helpers",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./lib/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/config/package.json b/packages/config/package.json
index 802d6ae5e..36cf3619d 100644
--- a/packages/config/package.json
+++ b/packages/config/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/config",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index f5138906c..fdb8a976d 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/core",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./lib/esm/index.js",
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "@polkadot/keyring": "^12.0.0",
     "@polkadot/types": "^10.4.0",
     "@polkadot/util": "^12.0.0",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^12.0.0",
-    "cbor-web": "^8.0.0"
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^12.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/publicCredential/PublicCredential.chain.ts b/packages/core/src/publicCredential/PublicCredential.chain.ts
index 6ef1bb3e0..76653e0e4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/publicCredential/PublicCredential.chain.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/publicCredential/PublicCredential.chain.ts
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ import type {
   PublicCredentialsCredentialsCredentialEntry,
 } from '@kiltprotocol/augment-api'
 
-import { encode as cborEncode, decode as cborDecode } from 'cbor-web'
-
 import { HexString } from '@polkadot/util/types'
 import { ConfigService } from '@kiltprotocol/config'
 import { fromChain as didFromChain } from '@kiltprotocol/did'
 import { validateUri } from '@kiltprotocol/asset-did'
-import { SDKErrors } from '@kiltprotocol/utils'
+import { SDKErrors, cbor } from '@kiltprotocol/utils'
 
 import { getIdForCredential } from './PublicCredential.js'
 import { flattenCalls, isBatch, retrieveExtrinsicFromBlock } from '../utils.js'
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ export function toChain(
 ): EncodedPublicCredential {
   const { cTypeHash, claims, subject, delegationId } = publicCredential
 
-  const cborSerializedClaims = cborEncode(claims)
+  const cborSerializedClaims = cbor.encode(claims)
 
   return {
     ctypeHash: cTypeHash,
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ function credentialInputFromChain({
   const credentialSubject = subject.toUtf8()
   validateUri(credentialSubject)
   return {
-    claims: cborDecode(claims),
+    claims: cbor.decode(claims),
     cTypeHash: ctypeHash.toHex(),
     delegationId: authorization.unwrapOr(undefined)?.toHex() ?? null,
     subject: credentialSubject as AssetDidUri,
diff --git a/packages/did/package.json b/packages/did/package.json
index 7d23d0438..13ddcae72 100644
--- a/packages/did/package.json
+++ b/packages/did/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/did",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./lib/esm/index.js",
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     "@polkadot/types": "^10.4.0",
     "@polkadot/types-codec": "^10.4.0",
     "@polkadot/util": "^12.0.0",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^12.0.0",
-    "cbor-web": "^8.0.0"
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^12.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/did/src/DidDetails/LightDidDetails.ts b/packages/did/src/DidDetails/LightDidDetails.ts
index 6adcbc177..30a752f6b 100644
--- a/packages/did/src/DidDetails/LightDidDetails.ts
+++ b/packages/did/src/DidDetails/LightDidDetails.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import { decode as cborDecode, encode as cborEncode } from 'cbor-web'
 import {
   base58Decode,
   base58Encode,
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@kiltprotocol/types'
 import { encryptionKeyTypes } from '@kiltprotocol/types'
 
-import { SDKErrors, ss58Format } from '@kiltprotocol/utils'
+import { SDKErrors, ss58Format, cbor } from '@kiltprotocol/utils'
 
 import { getAddressByKey, parse } from '../Did.utils.js'
 import { resourceIdToChain, validateService } from '../Did.chain.js'
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ function serializeAdditionalLightDidDetails({
   }
 
   const serializationVersion = 0x0
-  const serialized = cborEncode(objectToSerialize)
+  const serialized = cbor.encode(objectToSerialize)
   return base58Encode([serializationVersion, ...serialized], true)
 }
 
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ function deserializeAdditionalLightDidDetails(
   if (serializationVersion !== 0x0) {
     throw new SDKErrors.DidError('Serialization algorithm not supported')
   }
-  const deserialized: SerializableStructure = cborDecode(serialized)
+  const deserialized: SerializableStructure = cbor.decode(serialized)
 
   const keyAgreement = deserialized[KEY_AGREEMENT_MAP_KEY]
   return {
diff --git a/packages/did/src/cbor-web.d.ts b/packages/did/src/cbor-web.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4def7650e..000000000
--- a/packages/did/src/cbor-web.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-declare module 'cbor-web'
diff --git a/packages/messaging/package.json b/packages/messaging/package.json
index ea74c3e65..74a297aad 100644
--- a/packages/messaging/package.json
+++ b/packages/messaging/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/messaging",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./lib/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/sdk-js/package.json b/packages/sdk-js/package.json
index 59a4ca4b1..00b833d58 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-js/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk-js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/sdk-js",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./lib/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/testing/package.json b/packages/testing/package.json
index d36e7e687..e450b37ae 100644
--- a/packages/testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/testing/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/testing",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./lib/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/type-definitions/package.json b/packages/type-definitions/package.json
index d39869564..6ca78ae0b 100644
--- a/packages/type-definitions/package.json
+++ b/packages/type-definitions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/type-definitions",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./lib/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index e7a609abd..d8ac81f4f 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/types",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./lib/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
index 39111a069..4c7277ce2 100644
--- a/packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/utils",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./lib/esm/index.js",
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "@polkadot/keyring": "^12.0.0",
     "@polkadot/util": "^12.0.0",
     "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^12.0.0",
+    "cbor-web": "^8.0.0",
     "tweetnacl": "^1.0.3",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/cbor-web.d.ts b/packages/utils/src/cbor-web.d.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/cbor-web.d.ts
rename to packages/utils/src/cbor-web.d.ts
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/cbor.ts b/packages/utils/src/cbor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8d6f254e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/cbor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2023, BOTLabs GmbH.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD 4-Clause "Original" license
+ * found in the LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+// special import syntax as this is a pure cjs import
+import * as cborImp from 'cbor-web'
+// this is horrible but the only way to make this import work in both cjs & esm builds
+export const cbor = cborImp?.default ?? cborImp
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/index.ts b/packages/utils/src/index.ts
index c4ef91110..30cbd3b3e 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/index.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ export * as DataUtils from './DataUtils.js'
 export * as SDKErrors from './SDKErrors.js'
 export * as JsonSchema from './json-schema/index.js'
 export { ss58Format } from './ss58Format.js'
+export { cbor } from './cbor.js'
 export { Keyring } from '@polkadot/keyring'
diff --git a/packages/vc-export/package.json b/packages/vc-export/package.json
index 09e58b59a..f05ffef45 100644
--- a/packages/vc-export/package.json
+++ b/packages/vc-export/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kiltprotocol/vc-export",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.33.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./lib/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9ae7a4c95..ef459b63e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1899,7 +1899,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@polkadot/util": ^12.0.0
     "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^12.0.0
     "@types/uuid": ^8.0.0
-    cbor-web: ^8.0.0
     rimraf: ^3.0.2
     testcontainers: ^9.0.0
     typescript: ^4.8.3
@@ -1921,7 +1920,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@polkadot/types-codec": ^10.4.0
     "@polkadot/util": ^12.0.0
     "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^12.0.0
-    cbor-web: ^8.0.0
     rimraf: ^3.0.2
     typescript: ^4.8.3
   languageName: unknown
@@ -2016,6 +2014,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@polkadot/keyring": ^12.0.0
     "@polkadot/util": ^12.0.0
     "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^12.0.0
+    cbor-web: ^8.0.0
     rimraf: ^3.0.2
     tweetnacl: ^1.0.3
     typescript: ^4.8.3