diff --git a/grpc-server/build.sbt b/grpc-server/build.sbt
index ac2780adbf..95e2ec2ad8 100644
--- a/grpc-server/build.sbt
+++ b/grpc-server/build.sbt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ inConfig(Compile)(
 )
 
 enablePlugins(RunApplicationSettings, ExtensionPackaging)
-
+Universal / maintainer := "com.wavesplatform"
 Debian / debianControlFile := {
   val generatedFile = (Debian / debianControlFile).value
   IO.append(generatedFile, s"""Conflicts: grpc-server${network.value.packageSuffix}
diff --git a/node/build.sbt b/node/build.sbt
index 5f3eafe173..949d93a5d3 100644
--- a/node/build.sbt
+++ b/node/build.sbt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ versionScheme := Some("pvp")
 
 Compile / packageDoc / publishArtifact := true
 Test / packageDoc / publishArtifact    := false
+Compile / packageDoc / mappings        := Seq()
 
 inConfig(Compile)(
   Seq(
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ linuxScriptReplacements += ("network" -> network.value.toString)
 
 inConfig(Universal)(
   Seq(
+    maintainer                                              := "com.wavesplatform",
     packageName                                             := s"waves-${version.value}",
     mappings += (baseDirectory.value / s"waves-sample.conf" -> "doc/waves.conf.sample"),
     javaOptions ++= Seq(
diff --git a/node/src/main/scala/com/wavesplatform/network/PeerDatabaseImpl.scala b/node/src/main/scala/com/wavesplatform/network/PeerDatabaseImpl.scala
index 831b9c13d2..1330e241fd 100644
--- a/node/src/main/scala/com/wavesplatform/network/PeerDatabaseImpl.scala
+++ b/node/src/main/scala/com/wavesplatform/network/PeerDatabaseImpl.scala
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ class PeerDatabaseImpl(settings: NetworkSettings, ticker: Ticker = Ticker.system
 
   private val IPAndPort = """(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+):(\d+)""".r
 
-  for (f <- settings.file if f.exists()) try {
+  for (f <- settings.file if f.exists && f.isFile && f.length > 0) try {
     JsonFileStorage.load[PeersPersistenceType](f.getCanonicalPath).map {
       case IPAndPort(a, b, c, d, port) =>
-        addCandidate(new InetSocketAddress(InetAddress.getByAddress(Array(a.toByte, b.toByte, c.toByte, d.toByte)), port.toInt))
+        addCandidate(new InetSocketAddress(InetAddress.getByAddress(Array(a, b, c, d).map(_.toInt.toByte)), port.toInt))
       case _ =>
     }
 
     log.info(s"Loaded ${unverifiedPeers.size} known peer(s) from ${f.getName}")
   } catch {
-    case NonFatal(_) => log.info("Legacy or corrupted peers.dat, ignoring, starting all over from known-peers...")
+    case NonFatal(e) => log.info("Legacy or corrupted peers.dat, ignoring, starting all over from known-peers...", e)
   }
 
   override def addCandidate(socketAddress: InetSocketAddress): Boolean = unverifiedPeers.synchronized {
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 95bbf073f9..f3ab6d6331 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   private def akkaHttpModule(module: String) = "com.typesafe.akka" %% module % "10.2.10"
 
-  private def kamonModule(module: String) = "io.kamon" %% s"kamon-$module" % "2.7.3"
+  private def kamonModule(module: String) = "io.kamon" %% s"kamon-$module" % "2.7.5"
 
   private def jacksonModule(group: String, module: String) = s"com.fasterxml.jackson.$group" % s"jackson-$module" % "2.15.3"
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val googleGuava     = "com.google.guava"    % "guava"             % "33.3.1-jre"
   val kamonCore       = kamonModule("core")
   val machinist       = "org.typelevel"      %% "machinist"         % "0.6.8"
-  val logback         = "ch.qos.logback"      % "logback-classic"   % "1.5.8"
+  val logback         = "ch.qos.logback"      % "logback-classic"   % "1.5.11"
   val janino          = "org.codehaus.janino" % "janino"            % "3.1.12"
   val asyncHttpClient = "org.asynchttpclient" % "async-http-client" % "3.0.0"
   val curve25519      = "com.wavesplatform"   % "curve25519-java"   % "0.6.6"
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ object Dependencies {
   val scalaTest   = "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.2.19" % Test
   val scalaJsTest = Def.setting("com.lihaoyi" %%% "utest" % "0.8.4" % Test)
 
-  val sttp3      = "com.softwaremill.sttp.client3"  % "core_2.13" % "3.9.8"
-  val sttp3Monix = "com.softwaremill.sttp.client3" %% "monix"     % "3.9.8"
+  val sttp3      = "com.softwaremill.sttp.client3"  % "core_2.13" % "3.10.1"
+  val sttp3Monix = "com.softwaremill.sttp.client3" %% "monix"     % "3.10.1"
 
   val bouncyCastleProvider = "org.bouncycastle" % s"bcprov-jdk18on" % "1.78.1"
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   lazy val it = scalaTest +: Seq(
     logback,
-    "com.github.jnr"                   % "jnr-unixsocket"                % "0.38.22", // To support Apple ARM
+    "com.github.jnr"                   % "jnr-unixsocket"                % "0.38.23", // To support Apple ARM
     "com.spotify"                      % "docker-client"                 % "8.16.0",
     "com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat" % "jackson-dataformat-properties" % "2.18.0",
     asyncHttpClient