diff --git a/data/ipfs.go b/data/ipfs.go
index cae978163..db5390ece 100644
--- a/data/ipfs.go
+++ b/data/ipfs.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	ipfscid "github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
-	files "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-files"
 	keystore "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-keystore"
+	files "github.com/ipfs/go-libipfs/files"
 	ipfslog "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	coreiface "github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core"
 	"github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core/options"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8ba3e1bf2..3fa7edc53 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/iden3/go-rapidsnark/verifier v0.0.3
 	github.com/iden3/go-rapidsnark/witness v0.0.3
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.3.2
-	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-files v0.3.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-keystore v0.1.0
+	github.com/ipfs/go-libipfs v0.6.1-0.20230228004237-36918f45f260
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log v1.0.5
 	github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core v0.11.0
 	github.com/ipfs/kubo v0.19.0-rc1
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-git v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-legacy v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipns v0.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-libipfs v0.6.1-0.20230228004237-36918f45f260 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-merkledag v0.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-metrics-interface v0.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cc1a35f90..2ce824ae7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1095,8 +1095,6 @@ github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-exchange-offline v0.2.0/go.mod h1:HjwBeW0dvZvfOMwDP0TSKX
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-exchange-offline v0.3.0 h1:c/Dg8GDPzixGd0MC8Jh6mjOwU57uYokgWRFidfvEkuA=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-exchange-offline v0.3.0/go.mod h1:MOdJ9DChbb5u37M1IcbrRB02e++Z7521fMxqCNRrz9s=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-files v0.0.3/go.mod h1:INEFm0LL2LWXBhNJ2PMIIb2w45hpXgPjNoE7yA8Y1d4=
-github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-files v0.3.0 h1:fallckyc5PYjuMEitPNrjRfpwl7YFt69heCOUhsbGxQ=
-github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-files v0.3.0/go.mod h1:xAUtYMwB+iu/dtf6+muHNSFQCJG2dSiStR2P6sn9tIM=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-keystore v0.1.0 h1:gfuQUO/cyGZgZIHE6OrJas4OnwuxXCqJG7tI0lrB5Qc=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-keystore v0.1.0/go.mod h1:LvLw7Qhnb0RlMOfCzK6OmyWxICip6lQ06CCmdbee75U=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-pinner v0.3.0 h1:jwe5ViX3BON3KgOAYrrhav2+1ONB0QzFAWQd7HUlbuM=
diff --git a/rpcclient/util.go b/rpcclient/util.go
index 6e1bf716a..1378a310e 100644
--- a/rpcclient/util.go
+++ b/rpcclient/util.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package rpcclient
 
 import (
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/rand"
+	"math/big"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
@@ -269,7 +270,11 @@ func genVote(encrypted bool, keys []string) ([]byte, error) {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot decode encryption key with index %d: (%s)", i, err)
 				}
 				if first {
-					vp.Nonce = RandomHex(rand.Intn(16) + 16)
+					randInt, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, big.NewInt(16))
+					if err != nil {
+						return nil, err
+					}
+					vp.Nonce = RandomHex(int(randInt.Int64()) + 16)
 					vpBytes, err = json.Marshal(vp)
 					if err != nil {
 						return nil, err