diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6257270..9b4197e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ homepage = "https://github.com/Cardinal-Cryptography/drink"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/Cardinal-Cryptography/drink"
-version = "0.10.1"
+version = "0.11.1"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.71" }
 cargo_metadata = { version = "0.18.1" }
 clap = { version = "4.3.4" }
-contract-build = { version = "4.0.0-rc.2" }
-contract-metadata = { version = "4.0.0-rc.2" }
-contract-transcode = { version = "4.0.0-rc.2" }
+contract-build = { version = "4.0.0-rc.3" }
+contract-metadata = { version = "4.0.0-rc.3" }
+contract-transcode = { version = "4.0.0-rc.3" }
 convert_case = { version = "0.6.0" }
 crossterm = { version = "0.26.0" }
 darling = { version = "0.20.3" }
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ sp-runtime-interface = { version = "24.0.0" }
 
 # Local dependencies
 
-drink = { version = "0.10.1", path = "drink" }
-drink-test-macro = { version = "0.10.1", path = "drink/test-macro" }
+drink = { version = "0.11.1", path = "drink" }
+drink-test-macro = { version = "0.11.1", path = "drink/test-macro" }
diff --git a/drink/src/session/record.rs b/drink/src/session/record.rs
index a09e102..e5ad2c3 100644
--- a/drink/src/session/record.rs
+++ b/drink/src/session/record.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl EventBatch<MinimalRuntime> {
                         // We have to `encode` the data because `decode_contract_event` is targeted
                         // at decoding the data from the runtime, and not directly from the contract
                         // events.
-                        .decode_contract_event(&signature_topic.into(), &mut &*data.encode())
+                        .decode_contract_event(&signature_topic, &mut &*data.encode())
                     {
                         return Some(decoded);
                     }
diff --git a/examples/chain-extension/Cargo.toml b/examples/chain-extension/Cargo.toml
index 8380454..4b065cc 100644
--- a/examples/chain-extension/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/chain-extension/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 
 scale = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 scale-info = { version = "2.6", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
diff --git a/examples/contract-events/Cargo.toml b/examples/contract-events/Cargo.toml
index 77d6cf2..14b7314 100644
--- a/examples/contract-events/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/contract-events/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 path = "lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 
 scale = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 scale-info = { version = "2.6", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
diff --git a/examples/cross-contract-call-tracing/Cargo.toml b/examples/cross-contract-call-tracing/Cargo.toml
index 5584e76..c74744c 100644
--- a/examples/cross-contract-call-tracing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/cross-contract-call-tracing/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/Cardinal-Cryptography/drink"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 
 scale = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 scale-info = { version = "2.6", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
diff --git a/examples/flipper/Cargo.toml b/examples/flipper/Cargo.toml
index 3f276a5..22cc828 100755
--- a/examples/flipper/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/flipper/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/Cardinal-Cryptography/drink"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.1", default-features = false, features = ["ink-debug"] }
+ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.2", default-features = false, features = ["ink-debug"] }
 
 scale = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 scale-info = { version = "2.6", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ drink = { path = "../../drink" }
 # testing custom runtime
 frame-support = "28.0.0"
 frame-system = "28.0.0"
-pallet-contracts-mock-network = "3.0.0"
 
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/examples/flipper/lib.rs b/examples/flipper/lib.rs
index 8ae6ab8..37efebe 100755
--- a/examples/flipper/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/flipper/lib.rs
@@ -72,19 +72,10 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    use pallet_contracts_mock_network::{ALICE, parachain::Runtime as ParachainRuntime};
-    use drink::impl_sandbox_config;
-
-    impl_sandbox_config!(
-        struct ParachainConfig {
-            runtime: ParachainRuntime;
-            default_balance: 1_000_000_000_000_000; 
-            default_actor: ALICE;
-        }
-    );
-
-    #[drink::test(config = ParachainConfig)]
-    fn test_flipping_with_custom_runtime(mut session: Session) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    #[drink::test]
+    fn test_flipping_with_custom_runtime(
+        mut session: Session,
+    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let contract = BundleProvider::Flipper.bundle()?;
         let init_value: bool = session
             .deploy_bundle_and(contract, "new", &["true"], NO_SALT, NO_ENDOWMENT)?
@@ -101,4 +92,3 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/examples/mocking/Cargo.toml b/examples/mocking/Cargo.toml
index 92e0d4e..45729db 100755
--- a/examples/mocking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/mocking/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/Cardinal-Cryptography/drink"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 
 scale = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 scale-info = { version = "2.6", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-with-drink/Cargo.toml b/examples/quick-start-with-drink/Cargo.toml
index 2d40b9a..75d229b 100755
--- a/examples/quick-start-with-drink/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/quick-start-with-drink/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ path = "lib.rs"
 # We use standard dependencies for an ink! smart-contract.
 
 # For debugging from contract, we enable the `ink-debug` feature of `ink` crate.
-ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.1", default-features = false, features = ["ink-debug"] }
+ink = { version = "=5.0.0-rc.2", default-features = false, features = ["ink-debug"] }
 scale = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 scale-info = { version = "2.6", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }