diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d280b677..ecbb0c2f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2818,7 +2818,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8d162beedaa69905488a8da94f5ac3edb4dd4788b732fadb7bd120b2625c1976"
 dependencies = [
  "data-encoding",
- "syn 2.0.111",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3750,9 +3750,9 @@ checksum = "e629b9b98ef3dd8afe6ca2bd0f89306cec16d43d907889945bc5d6687f2f13c7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "git2"
-version = "0.20.3"
+version = "0.20.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3e2b37e2f62729cdada11f0e6b3b6fe383c69c29fc619e391223e12856af308c"
+checksum = "7b88256088d75a56f8ecfa070513a775dd9107f6530ef14919dac831af9cfe2b"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "libc",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28dfa422..c260111a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This project aims to bring Reth's high-performance Ethereum client capabilities
 - Historical Sync ✅
 - BSC Pectra Support ✅
 - Live Sync ✅
-- Run as validator ❌ (soon)
+- Run as validator ✅
 
 ### Sync Status (as of September 1st, 2025)