diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2acc50931d..7235f28297 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3948,7 +3948,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "nym-sphinx-types"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "sphinx",
+ "sphinx-packet",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5705,9 +5705,10 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "sphinx"
+name = "sphinx-packet"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/nymtech/sphinx?rev=e05a1992522ed0afd3c6fcac160313ffc9bb306a#e05a1992522ed0afd3c6fcac160313ffc9bb306a"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cc43eda802856ee82a7555c7b75ceb9e07451741c7a2f5f23d036020e01189d4"
 dependencies = [
  "aes 0.7.5",
  "arrayref",
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/types/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/types/Cargo.toml
index 2461691c1a..9eaa417b42 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/types/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ readme = { workspace = true }
 homepage = { workspace = true }
 documentation = { workspace = true }
 
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-
 [dependencies]
-sphinx = { git = "https://github.com/nymtech/sphinx", rev="e05a1992522ed0afd3c6fcac160313ffc9bb306a" }
-#sphinx = { path = "../../../../sphinx"}
+sphinx-packet = { version = "0.1.0" }
+
+#[patch.crates-io]
+#sphinx-packet = { path = "../../../../sphinx" }
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/types/src/lib.rs b/common/nymsphinx/types/src/lib.rs
index d3f8d629e4..e80268ada0 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/types/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 // re-exporting types and constants available in sphinx
-pub use sphinx::{
+pub use sphinx_packet::{
     constants::{
         self, DESTINATION_ADDRESS_LENGTH, IDENTIFIER_LENGTH, MAX_PATH_LENGTH, NODE_ADDRESS_LENGTH,
         PAYLOAD_KEY_SIZE,