diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a476afa4..04c68278 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ vendored = ["anoncreds-clsignatures/openssl_vendored"]
 w3c = ["base64", "chrono", "rmp-serde"]
 
 [dependencies]
-anoncreds-clsignatures = { git = "https://github.com/DSRCorporation/anoncreds-clsignatures-rs.git", branch = "feature/encoding"}
+anoncreds-clsignatures = "0.3.0"
 bs58 = "0.4.0"
 env_logger = { version = "0.9.3", optional = true }
 ffi-support = { version = "0.4.0", optional = true }
diff --git a/src/data_types/w3c/credential_proof.rs b/src/data_types/w3c/credential_proof.rs
index 5116ec4c..7968d7e7 100644
--- a/src/data_types/w3c/credential_proof.rs
+++ b/src/data_types/w3c/credential_proof.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+use crate::data_types::w3c::encoded_object::EncodedObject;
 use crate::data_types::w3c::presentation_proof::CredentialPresentationProof;
-use crate::utils::encoded_object::EncodedObject;
 use crate::Result;
 use anoncreds_clsignatures::{
     CredentialSignature as CLCredentialSignature, RevocationRegistry, SignatureCorrectnessProof,
diff --git a/src/utils/encoded_object.rs b/src/data_types/w3c/encoded_object.rs
similarity index 52%
rename from src/utils/encoded_object.rs
rename to src/data_types/w3c/encoded_object.rs
index cad5323c..a624a2f7 100644
--- a/src/utils/encoded_object.rs
+++ b/src/data_types/w3c/encoded_object.rs
@@ -23,3 +23,27 @@ pub trait EncodedObject {
         Ok(json)
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+    struct TestObject {
+        type_: String,
+        value: i32,
+    }
+
+    impl EncodedObject for TestObject {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn encoded_object_encode_decode_works() {
+        let obj = TestObject {
+            type_: "Test".to_string(),
+            value: 1,
+        };
+        let encoded = obj.encode().unwrap();
+        let decoded = TestObject::decode(&encoded).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(obj, decoded)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/data_types/w3c/mod.rs b/src/data_types/w3c/mod.rs
index 448e3a01..32e22475 100644
--- a/src/data_types/w3c/mod.rs
+++ b/src/data_types/w3c/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pub mod constants;
 /// AnonCreds W3C Credentials definition
 pub mod credential;
 pub mod credential_proof;
+pub mod encoded_object;
 pub mod one_or_many;
 /// AnonCreds W3C Presentation definition
 pub mod presentation;
diff --git a/src/data_types/w3c/presentation_proof.rs b/src/data_types/w3c/presentation_proof.rs
index 1bd00a4e..051cfa3e 100644
--- a/src/data_types/w3c/presentation_proof.rs
+++ b/src/data_types/w3c/presentation_proof.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::data_types::pres_request::{PredicateInfo, PredicateTypes};
-use crate::utils::encoded_object::EncodedObject;
+use crate::data_types::w3c::encoded_object::EncodedObject;
 use crate::Result;
 use anoncreds_clsignatures::{AggregatedProof, SubProof};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
diff --git a/src/services/w3c/credential_conversion.rs b/src/services/w3c/credential_conversion.rs
index a74681f7..74fcbb30 100644
--- a/src/services/w3c/credential_conversion.rs
+++ b/src/services/w3c/credential_conversion.rs
@@ -251,12 +251,12 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::data_types::issuer_id::IssuerId;
     use crate::data_types::schema::SchemaId;
     use crate::data_types::w3c::constants::{ANONCREDS_CONTEXTS, ANONCREDS_CREDENTIAL_TYPES};
+    use crate::data_types::w3c::encoded_object::EncodedObject;
     use crate::data_types::w3c::one_or_many::OneOrMany;
     use crate::types::{
         AttributeNames, CredentialDefinitionConfig, CredentialValues, MakeCredentialValues,
         SignatureType,
     };
-    use crate::utils::encoded_object::EncodedObject;
     use crate::{issuer, ErrorKind};
     use anoncreds_clsignatures::{
         CredentialSignature as CLCredentialSignature,
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index a34e9eec..9931f1d0 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ pub mod base58;
 #[cfg(feature = "w3c")]
 pub mod base64;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "w3c")]
-pub mod encoded_object;
-
 pub mod hash;
 
 pub mod query;