diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5b1333c2f..602c36e32 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -143,3 +143,7 @@ jsonrpsee-types = { version = "0.19" }
 
 ## crypto
 secp256k1 = { version = "0.27.0", default-features = false, features = ["global-context", "rand-std", "recovery"] }
+
+### misc-testing
+proptest = "1.0"
+arbitrary = "1.1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
index 704955498..6f636cbb5 100644
--- a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ metrics-util = "0.14.0"
 metrics-process = "1.0.9"
 
 # test vectors generation
-proptest = "1.0"
+proptest.workspace = true
 
 # tui
 comfy-table = "7.0"
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/Cargo.toml b/crates/interfaces/Cargo.toml
index c0525a778..9705f00bb 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/interfaces/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ auto_impl = "1.0"
 thiserror.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
-arbitrary = { version = "1.1.7", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 secp256k1 = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = [
     "alloc",
     "recovery",
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 reth-db = { path = "../storage/db", features = ["test-utils"] }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 tokio-stream = { workspace = true, features = ["sync"] }
-arbitrary = { version = "1.1.7", features = ["derive"] }
+arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 hex-literal = "0.3"
 secp256k1 = { workspace = true, features = [
     "alloc",
diff --git a/crates/net/eth-wire/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/eth-wire/Cargo.toml
index 19a78317c..d3042c94f 100644
--- a/crates/net/eth-wire/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/eth-wire/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ smol_str = "0.2"
 async-trait.workspace = true
 
 # arbitrary utils
-arbitrary = { version = "1.1.7", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
-proptest = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
+arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+proptest = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 proptest-derive = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ hex = "0.4"
 rand.workspace = true
 secp256k1 = { workspace = true, features = ["global-context", "rand-std", "recovery"] }
 
-arbitrary = { version = "1.1.7", features = ["derive"] }
-proptest = { version = "1.0" }
+arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+proptest.workspace = true
 proptest-derive = "0.3"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
index d181a462f..0931d4fe4 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ plain_hasher = "0.2"
 hash-db = "0.15"
 
 # arbitrary utils
-arbitrary = { version = "1.1.7", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
-proptest = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
+arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+proptest = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 proptest-derive = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 strum = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ hex-literal = "0.3"
 test-fuzz = "4"
 rand.workspace = true
 revm-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["arbitrary"] }
-arbitrary = { version = "1.1.7", features = ["derive"] }
-proptest = { version = "1.0" }
+arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+proptest.workspace = true
 proptest-derive = "0.3"
 assert_matches = "1.5.0"
 toml = "0.7.4"
diff --git a/crates/storage/codecs/Cargo.toml b/crates/storage/codecs/Cargo.toml
index 3b6719ae0..458ef3063 100644
--- a/crates/storage/codecs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storage/codecs/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ codecs-derive = { path = "./derive", default-features = false }
 revm-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 
 # arbitrary utils
-arbitrary = { version = "1.1.7", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
-proptest = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
+arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+proptest = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 proptest-derive = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ serde = "1.0"
 modular-bitfield = "0.11.2"
 test-fuzz = "4"
 
-arbitrary = { version = "1.1.7", features = ["derive"] }
-proptest = { version = "1.0" }
+arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+proptest.workspace = true
 proptest-derive = "0.3"
diff --git a/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml b/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml
index 9e2d405b1..e980a8e71 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ derive_more = "0.99"
 eyre = "0.6.8"
 
 # arbitrary utils
-arbitrary = { version = "1.1.7", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
-proptest = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
+arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+proptest = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 proptest-derive = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ secp256k1.workspace = true
 
 async-trait.workspace = true
 
-arbitrary = { version = "1.1.7", features = ["derive"] }
-proptest = { version = "1.0" }
+arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+proptest.workspace = true
 proptest-derive = "0.3"
 
 serde_json.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml b/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
index dadfedff6..5cf13b257 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@ auto_impl = "1.0"
 # testing
 rand = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 paste = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
-proptest = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
+proptest = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+reth-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["arbitrary"] }
 paste = "1.0"
 rand = "0.8"
-proptest = "1.0"
+proptest.workspace = true
 criterion = "0.5"
 assert_matches = "1.5"
 
@@ -61,4 +62,5 @@ arbitrary = ["proptest", "reth-primitives/arbitrary"]
 
 [[bench]]
 name = "reorder"
+required-features = ["test-utils"]
 harness = false
diff --git a/crates/trie/Cargo.toml b/crates/trie/Cargo.toml
index 428561838..3c37d4295 100644
--- a/crates/trie/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/trie/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ reth-provider.workspace = true
 triehash = "0.8"
 
 # misc
-proptest = "1.0"
+proptest.workspace = true
 tokio = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["sync", "rt", "macros"] }
 tokio-stream.workspace = true
 criterion = "0.5"