diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 050aaa93..82ecb8c8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2c99f64d1e06488f620f932677e24bc6e2897582980441ae90a671415bd7ec2f"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "getrandom 0.2.10",
  "once_cell",
  "version_check",
 ]
@@ -1014,16 +1013,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-actor"
-version = "0.23.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1969b77b9ee4cc1755c841987ec6f7622aaca95e952bcafb76973ae59d1b8716"
+checksum = "948a5f9e43559d16faf583694f1c742eb401ce24ce8e6f2238caedea7486433c"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "btoi",
  "gix-date",
  "itoa",
- "nom",
  "thiserror",
+ "winnow",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1037,22 +1036,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-command"
-version = "0.2.9"
+version = "0.2.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0f28f654184b5f725c5737c7e4f466cbd8f0102ac352d5257eeab19647ee4256"
+checksum = "3c576cfbf577f72c097b5f88aedea502cd62952bdc1fb3adcab4531d5525a4c7"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-commitgraph"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.22.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ed42baa50075d41c1a0931074ce1a97c5797c7c6fe7591d9f1f2dcd448532c26"
+checksum = "7e8bc78b1a6328fa6d8b3a53b6c73997af37fd6bfc1d6c49f149e63bda5cbb36"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "gix-chunk",
- "gix-features 0.31.1",
+ "gix-features",
  "gix-hash",
  "memmap2",
  "thiserror",
@@ -1060,9 +1059,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-config-value"
-version = "0.12.5"
+version = "0.14.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6e874f41437441c02991dcea76990b9058fadfc54b02ab4dd06ab2218af43897"
+checksum = "ea7505b97f4d8e7933e29735a568ba2f86d8de466669d9f0e8321384f9972f47"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.0",
  "bstr",
@@ -1073,9 +1072,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-credentials"
-version = "0.16.1"
+version = "0.21.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "75a75565e0e6e7f80cfa4eb1b05cc448c6846ddd48dcf413a28875fbc11ee9af"
+checksum = "1c5c5d74069b842a1861e581027ac6b7ad9ff66f5911c89b9f45484d7ebda6a4"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "gix-command",
@@ -1089,9 +1088,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-date"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0a825babda995d788e30d306a49dacd1e93d5f5d33d53c7682d0347cef40333c"
+checksum = "fc7df669639582dc7c02737642f76890b03b5544e141caba68a7d6b4eb551e0d"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "itoa",
@@ -1101,21 +1100,20 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-diff"
-version = "0.32.0"
+version = "0.37.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "aaf5d9b9b521b284ebe53ee69eee33341835ec70edc314f36b2100ea81396121"
+checksum = "931394f69fb8c9ed6afc0aae3487bd869e936339bcc13ed8884472af072e0554"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-hash",
  "gix-object",
- "imara-diff",
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-features"
-version = "0.31.1"
+version = "0.36.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "06142d8cff5d17509399b04052b64d2f9b3a311d5cff0b1a32b220f62cd0d595"
+checksum = "51f4365ba17c4f218d7fd9ec102b8d2d3cb0ca200a835e81151ace7778aec827"
 dependencies = [
  "crc32fast",
  "flate2",
@@ -1128,41 +1126,30 @@ dependencies = [
  "walkdir",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gix-features"
-version = "0.32.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "882695cccf38da4c3cc7ee687bdb412cf25e37932d7f8f2c306112ea712449f1"
-dependencies = [
- "gix-hash",
- "gix-trace",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-fs"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4d5b6e9d34a2c61ea4a02bbca94c409ab6dbbca1348cbb67298cd7fed8758761"
+checksum = "8cd171c0cae97cd0dc57e7b4601cb1ebf596450e263ef3c02be9107272c877bd"
 dependencies = [
- "gix-features 0.32.1",
+ "gix-features",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-hash"
-version = "0.11.4"
+version = "0.13.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4b422ff2ad9a0628baaad6da468cf05385bf3f5ab495ad5a33cce99b9f41092f"
+checksum = "1884c7b41ea0875217c1be9ce91322f90bde433e91d374d0e1276073a51ccc60"
 dependencies = [
- "hex",
+ "faster-hex",
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-hashtable"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "385f4ce6ecf3692d313ca3aa9bd3b3d8490de53368d6d94bedff3af8b6d9c58d"
+checksum = "409268480841ad008e81c17ca5a293393fbf9f2b6c2f85b8ab9de1f0c5176a16"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-hash",
  "hashbrown 0.14.0",
@@ -1171,33 +1158,32 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-object"
-version = "0.32.0"
+version = "0.38.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a953f3d7ffad16734aa3ab1d05807972c80e339d1bd9dde03e0198716b99e2a6"
+checksum = "740f2a44267f58770a1cb3a3d01d14e67b089c7136c48d4bddbb3cfd2bf86a51"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "btoi",
  "gix-actor",
  "gix-date",
- "gix-features 0.31.1",
+ "gix-features",
  "gix-hash",
  "gix-validate",
- "hex",
  "itoa",
- "nom",
  "smallvec",
  "thiserror",
+ "winnow",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-odb"
-version = "0.49.1"
+version = "0.54.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f6418cff00ecc2713b58c8e04bff30dda808fbba1a080e7248b299d069894a01"
+checksum = "8630b56cb80d8fa684d383dad006a66401ee8314e12fbf0e566ddad8c115143b"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "gix-date",
- "gix-features 0.31.1",
+ "gix-features",
  "gix-hash",
  "gix-object",
  "gix-pack",
@@ -1210,13 +1196,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-pack"
-version = "0.39.1"
+version = "0.44.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "414935138d90043ea5898de7a93f02c2558e52652492719470e203ef26a8fd0a"
+checksum = "1431ba2e30deff1405920693d54ab231c88d7c240dd6ccc936ee223d8f8697c3"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-chunk",
  "gix-diff",
- "gix-features 0.31.1",
+ "gix-features",
  "gix-hash",
  "gix-hashtable",
  "gix-object",
@@ -1231,9 +1217,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-packetline"
-version = "0.16.5"
+version = "0.16.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2a374cb5eba089e3c123df4d996eb00da411bb90ec92cb35bffeeb2d22ee106a"
+checksum = "8a8384b1e964151aff0d5632dd9b191059d07dff358b96bd940f1b452600d7ab"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "faster-hex",
@@ -1242,9 +1228,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-path"
-version = "0.8.4"
+version = "0.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "18609c8cbec8508ea97c64938c33cd305b75dfc04a78d0c3b78b8b3fd618a77c"
+checksum = "6a1d370115171e3ae03c5c6d4f7d096f2981a40ddccb98dfd704c773530ba73b"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "gix-trace",
@@ -1255,9 +1241,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-prompt"
-version = "0.5.5"
+version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2c22decaf4a063ccae2b2108820c8630c01bd6756656df3fe464b32b8958a5ea"
+checksum = "5c9a913769516f5e9d937afac206fb76428e3d7238e538845842887fda584678"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-command",
  "gix-config-value",
@@ -1268,20 +1254,20 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-protocol"
-version = "0.35.0"
+version = "0.41.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ed7069fac7eb23b043b4bd7890df1e244cb370c3fe8b2ff482203d36b4fd4099"
+checksum = "391e3feabdfa5f90dad6673ce59e3291ac28901b2ff248d86c5a7fbde0391e0e"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "btoi",
  "gix-credentials",
  "gix-date",
- "gix-features 0.31.1",
+ "gix-features",
  "gix-hash",
  "gix-transport",
  "maybe-async",
- "nom",
  "thiserror",
+ "winnow",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1297,9 +1283,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-revwalk"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "028d50fcaf8326a8f79a359490d9ca9fb4e2b51ac9ac86503560d0bcc888d2eb"
+checksum = "a16d8c892e4cd676d86f0265bf9d40cefd73d8d94f86b213b8b77d50e77efae0"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-commitgraph",
  "gix-date",
@@ -1312,9 +1298,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-sec"
-version = "0.8.4"
+version = "0.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9615cbd6b456898aeb942cd75e5810c382fbfc48dbbff2fa23ebd2d33dcbe9c7"
+checksum = "92b9542ac025a8c02ed5d17b3fc031a111a384e859d0be3532ec4d58c40a0f28"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.0",
  "gix-path",
@@ -1324,9 +1310,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-tempfile"
-version = "7.0.2"
+version = "11.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fa28d567848cec8fdd77d36ad4f5f78ecfaba7d78f647d4f63c8ae1a2cec7243"
+checksum = "05cc2205cf10d99f70b96e04e16c55d4c7cf33efc151df1f793e29fd12a931f8"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-fs",
  "libc",
@@ -1343,13 +1329,13 @@ checksum = "96b6d623a1152c3facb79067d6e2ecdae48130030cf27d6eb21109f13bd7b836"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-transport"
-version = "0.33.1"
+version = "0.38.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0929bb80a07c04033edd4585091c4db9ea458cb932e883bf22efb146ebfbdc89"
+checksum = "2f209a93364e24f20319751bc11092272e2f3fe82bb72592b2822679cf5be752"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "gix-command",
- "gix-features 0.31.1",
+ "gix-features",
  "gix-packetline",
  "gix-quote",
  "gix-sec",
@@ -1359,9 +1345,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-traverse"
-version = "0.29.0"
+version = "0.34.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e3cdfd54598db4fae57d5ae6f52958422b2d13382d2745796bfe5c8015ffa86e"
+checksum = "14d050ec7d4e1bb76abf0636cf4104fb915b70e54e3ced9a4427c999100ff38a"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-commitgraph",
  "gix-date",
@@ -1375,12 +1361,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-url"
-version = "0.20.1"
+version = "0.25.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "beaede6dbc83f408b19adfd95bb52f1dbf01fb8862c3faf6c6243e2e67fcdfa1"
+checksum = "b1b9ac8ed32ad45f9fc6c5f8c0be2ed911e544a5a19afd62d95d524ebaa95671"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
- "gix-features 0.31.1",
+ "gix-features",
  "gix-path",
  "home",
  "thiserror",
@@ -1389,9 +1375,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gix-validate"
-version = "0.7.7"
+version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ba9b3737b2cef3dcd014633485f0034b0f1a931ee54aeb7d8f87f177f3c89040"
+checksum = "e05cab2b03a45b866156e052aa38619f4ece4adcb2f79978bfc249bc3b21b8c5"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "thiserror",
@@ -1474,12 +1460,6 @@ version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "443144c8cdadd93ebf52ddb4056d257f5b52c04d3c804e657d19eb73fc33668b"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hex"
-version = "0.4.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hmac"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -1595,16 +1575,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-normalization",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "imara-diff"
-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e98c1d0ad70fc91b8b9654b1f33db55e59579d3b3de2bffdced0fdb810570cb8"
-dependencies = [
- "ahash",
- "hashbrown 0.12.3",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
 version = "1.9.3"
@@ -1862,12 +1832,6 @@ version = "0.3.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6877bb514081ee2a7ff5ef9de3281f14a4dd4bceac4c09388074a6b5df8a139a"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "minimal-lexical"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "68354c5c6bd36d73ff3feceb05efa59b6acb7626617f4962be322a825e61f79a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "miniz_oxide"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -1933,16 +1897,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cyphergraphy",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "nom"
-version = "7.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d273983c5a657a70a3e8f2a01329822f3b8c8172b73826411a55751e404a0a4a"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr",
- "minimal-lexical",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "nonempty"
 version = "0.5.0"
@@ -2274,9 +2228,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "prodash"
-version = "25.0.2"
+version = "26.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1d67eb4220992a4a052a4bb03cf776e493ecb1a3a36bab551804153d63486af7"
+checksum = "794b5bf8e2d19b53dcdcec3e4bba628e20f5b6062503ba89281fa7037dd7bbcf"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "qcheck"
@@ -2463,7 +2417,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "either",
  "gix-actor",
- "gix-features 0.31.1",
+ "gix-features",
  "gix-hash",
  "gix-odb",
  "gix-pack",
@@ -3942,6 +3896,15 @@ version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winnow"
+version = "0.5.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "829846f3e3db426d4cee4510841b71a8e58aa2a76b1132579487ae430ccd9c7b"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "xattr"
 version = "0.2.3"
diff --git a/radicle-fetch/Cargo.toml b/radicle-fetch/Cargo.toml
index df9bc052..044cb252 100644
--- a/radicle-fetch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/radicle-fetch/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 bstr = { version = "1.3" }
 either = { version = "0" }
-gix-actor = { version = "0.23.0" }
-gix-features = { version = "0.31", features = ["progress"] }
-gix-hash = { version = "0.11" }
-gix-odb = { version = "0.49" }
-gix-pack = { version = "0.39" }
-gix-protocol = { version = "0.35", features = ["blocking-client"] }
-gix-transport = { version = "0.33", features = ["blocking-client"] }
+gix-actor = { version = "0.28.0" }
+gix-features = { version = "0.36", features = ["progress"] }
+gix-hash = { version = "0.13.1" }
+gix-odb = { version = "0.54" }
+gix-pack = { version = "0.44" }
+gix-protocol = { version = "0.41.1", features = ["blocking-client"] }
+gix-transport = { version = "0.38", features = ["blocking-client"] }
 log = { version = "0.4.17", features = ["std"] }
 nonempty = { version = "0.8.1" }
 radicle-git-ext = { version = "0.6.0", features = ["bstr"] }
diff --git a/radicle-fetch/src/transport/fetch.rs b/radicle-fetch/src/transport/fetch.rs
index 4857154c..4d5f44ea 100644
--- a/radicle-fetch/src/transport/fetch.rs
+++ b/radicle-fetch/src/transport/fetch.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc},
 };
 
-use gix_features::progress::Progress;
+use gix_features::progress::NestedProgress;
 use gix_pack as pack;
 use gix_protocol::{
     fetch::{self, Delegate, DelegateBlocking},
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ pub struct PackWriter {
 impl PackWriter {
     /// Write the packfile read from `pack` to the `objects/pack`
     /// directory.
-    pub fn write_pack(
+    pub fn write_pack<P>(
         &self,
-        pack: impl BufRead,
-        progress: impl Progress,
-    ) -> Result<pack::bundle::write::Outcome, error::PackWriter> {
+        mut pack: impl BufRead,
+        mut progress: P,
+    ) -> Result<pack::bundle::write::Outcome, error::PackWriter>
+    where
+        P: NestedProgress,
+        P::SubProgress: 'static,
+    {
         use gix_odb::FindExt as _;
 
         let options = pack::bundle::write::Options {
@@ -68,16 +72,16 @@ impl PackWriter {
         };
         let thickener = Arc::new(gix_odb::Store::at_opts(
             self.git_dir.join("objects"),
-            [],
+            &mut [].into_iter(),
             odb_opts,
         )?);
         let thickener = thickener.to_handle_arc();
         Ok(pack::Bundle::write_to_directory(
-            pack,
-            Some(self.git_dir.join("objects").join("pack")),
-            progress,
+            &mut pack,
+            Some(&self.git_dir.join("objects").join("pack")),
+            &mut progress,
             &self.interrupt,
-            Some(Box::new(move |oid, buf| thickener.find(oid, buf).ok())),
+            Some(Box::new(move |oid, buf| thickener.find(&oid, buf).ok())),
             options,
         )?)
     }
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ impl<'a> Delegate for &'a mut Fetch {
     fn receive_pack(
         &mut self,
         input: impl io::BufRead,
-        progress: impl Progress,
+        progress: impl NestedProgress + 'static,
         _refs: &[handshake::Ref],
         previous_response: &fetch::Response,
     ) -> io::Result<()> {
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run<P, R, W>(
     progress: &mut P,
 ) -> Result<FetchOut, Error>
 where
-    P: Progress,
+    P: NestedProgress,
     P::SubProgress: 'static,
     R: io::Read,
     W: io::Write,
@@ -241,11 +245,18 @@ where
         let response = fetch::Response::from_line_reader(*protocol, &mut reader, true)?;
         previous_response = if response.has_pack() {
             progress.step();
-            progress.set_name("receiving pack");
             if !sideband_all {
                 setup_remote_progress(progress, &mut reader);
             }
-            (&mut delegate).receive_pack(reader, progress, &[], &response)?;
+            // TODO: remove delegate in favor of functional style to fix progress-hack,
+            //       needed as it needs `'static`. As the top-level seems to pass `Discard`,
+            //       there should be no repercussions right now.
+            (&mut delegate).receive_pack(
+                reader,
+                progress.add_child("receiving pack"),
+                &[],
+                &response,
+            )?;
             break 'negotiation;
         } else {
             match action {
@@ -295,7 +306,7 @@ fn setup_remote_progress<P>(
     progress: &mut P,
     reader: &mut Box<dyn gix_transport::client::ExtendedBufRead + Unpin + '_>,
 ) where
-    P: Progress,
+    P: NestedProgress,
     P::SubProgress: 'static,
 {
     reader.set_progress_handler(Some(Box::new({
diff --git a/radicle-fetch/src/transport/ls_refs.rs b/radicle-fetch/src/transport/ls_refs.rs
index c9cb636b..cea312a8 100644
--- a/radicle-fetch/src/transport/ls_refs.rs
+++ b/radicle-fetch/src/transport/ls_refs.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ where
             features.push(("agent", Some(Cow::Owned(agent))));
 
             progress.step();
-            progress.set_name("list refs");
+            progress.set_name("list refs".into());
             let mut remote_refs = conn.invoke(
                 ls.as_str(),
                 features.clone().into_iter(),