diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 81860df53e..1088c7bf4d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "libp2p-websockets": "^0.15.5",
         "multiaddr": "^8.1.2",
         "prompt-sync": "^4.2.0",
-        "ts-proto": "^1.74.0",
+        "ts-proto": "^1.79.3",
         "uuid": "^3.4.0",
         "yarg": "^1.0.8"
       },
@@ -12866,26 +12866,27 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ts-proto": {
-      "version": "1.74.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-proto/-/ts-proto-1.74.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FxxJu6ucs/wxMCx5uNd9XzpJw1YykygZy/Z9WFDRHK5w1ao1LExzbOzaHqJS56reyBKhsxl480M865a1ZgAJBA==",
+      "version": "1.79.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-proto/-/ts-proto-1.79.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zAZ3PE+CHdyNzK7oxjRtEvzFFfKOI293xXA8ukxZXUKJXrKLfbvsVwM4kLMx5tMSJEBm/PQq/iOzh+muKbUEhw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/object-hash": "^1.3.0",
         "dataloader": "^1.4.0",
         "object-hash": "^1.3.1",
         "protobufjs": "^6.8.8",
         "ts-poet": "^4.5.0",
-        "ts-proto-descriptors": "^1.2.0"
+        "ts-proto-descriptors": "^1.2.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "protoc-gen-ts_proto": "protoc-gen-ts_proto"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ts-proto-descriptors": {
-      "version": "1.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-proto-descriptors/-/ts-proto-descriptors-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0t2WITzCiQ/3H6zPuFrFFOj2jhH6xZNu7agS7aKecKrz7tjRMW9VrmlBlJXslTTC3K7/4phV4qlsP5fOfLxuDg==",
+      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-proto-descriptors/-/ts-proto-descriptors-1.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iSHiQAaovi9sBwjiSCca/E089uv0IMt9Cfe0wV5AJwZppGa47yfih97Q+1006bdSLWkxf5Pk3VDQnt1yRTMV8w==",
       "dependencies": {
+        "long": "^4.0.0",
         "protobufjs": "^6.8.8"
       }
     },
@@ -24120,23 +24121,24 @@
       }
     },
     "ts-proto": {
-      "version": "1.74.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-proto/-/ts-proto-1.74.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FxxJu6ucs/wxMCx5uNd9XzpJw1YykygZy/Z9WFDRHK5w1ao1LExzbOzaHqJS56reyBKhsxl480M865a1ZgAJBA==",
+      "version": "1.79.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-proto/-/ts-proto-1.79.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zAZ3PE+CHdyNzK7oxjRtEvzFFfKOI293xXA8ukxZXUKJXrKLfbvsVwM4kLMx5tMSJEBm/PQq/iOzh+muKbUEhw==",
       "requires": {
         "@types/object-hash": "^1.3.0",
         "dataloader": "^1.4.0",
         "object-hash": "^1.3.1",
         "protobufjs": "^6.8.8",
         "ts-poet": "^4.5.0",
-        "ts-proto-descriptors": "^1.2.0"
+        "ts-proto-descriptors": "^1.2.1"
       }
     },
     "ts-proto-descriptors": {
-      "version": "1.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-proto-descriptors/-/ts-proto-descriptors-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0t2WITzCiQ/3H6zPuFrFFOj2jhH6xZNu7agS7aKecKrz7tjRMW9VrmlBlJXslTTC3K7/4phV4qlsP5fOfLxuDg==",
+      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-proto-descriptors/-/ts-proto-descriptors-1.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iSHiQAaovi9sBwjiSCca/E089uv0IMt9Cfe0wV5AJwZppGa47yfih97Q+1006bdSLWkxf5Pk3VDQnt1yRTMV8w==",
       "requires": {
+        "long": "^4.0.0",
         "protobufjs": "^6.8.8"
       }
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d844a9d058..ec5177cced 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "libp2p-websockets": "^0.15.5",
     "multiaddr": "^8.1.2",
     "prompt-sync": "^4.2.0",
-    "ts-proto": "^1.74.0",
+    "ts-proto": "^1.79.3",
     "uuid": "^3.4.0",
     "yarg": "^1.0.8"
   },
diff --git a/src/proto/chat/v2/chat_message.ts b/src/proto/chat/v2/chat_message.ts
index 057cb09854..7284131984 100644
--- a/src/proto/chat/v2/chat_message.ts
+++ b/src/proto/chat/v2/chat_message.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ export const ChatMessageProto = {
   },
 
   decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): ChatMessageProto {
-    const reader = input instanceof Uint8Array ? new _m0.Reader(input) : input;
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
     let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
     const message = { ...baseChatMessageProto } as ChatMessageProto;
+    message.payload = new Uint8Array();
     while (reader.pos < end) {
       const tag = reader.uint32();
       switch (tag >>> 3) {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export const ChatMessageProto = {
 
   fromJSON(object: any): ChatMessageProto {
     const message = { ...baseChatMessageProto } as ChatMessageProto;
+    message.payload = new Uint8Array();
     if (object.timestamp !== undefined && object.timestamp !== null) {
       message.timestamp = Number(object.timestamp);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/proto/waku/v2/message.ts b/src/proto/waku/v2/message.ts
index 2274d19b2e..915d6eca40 100644
--- a/src/proto/waku/v2/message.ts
+++ b/src/proto/waku/v2/message.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
+import Long from 'long';
 import _m0 from 'protobufjs/minimal';
 
 export const protobufPackage = 'waku.v2';
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export const WakuMessageProto = {
   },
 
   decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): WakuMessageProto {
-    const reader = input instanceof Uint8Array ? new _m0.Reader(input) : input;
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
     let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
     const message = { ...baseWakuMessageProto } as WakuMessageProto;
     while (reader.pos < end) {
@@ -165,3 +166,8 @@ export type DeepPartial<T> = T extends Builtin
   : T extends {}
   ? { [K in keyof T]?: DeepPartial<T[K]> }
   : Partial<T>;
+
+if (_m0.util.Long !== Long) {
+  _m0.util.Long = Long as any;
+  _m0.configure();
+}
diff --git a/src/proto/waku/v2/store.ts b/src/proto/waku/v2/store.ts
index 77692dabea..d637c484b9 100644
--- a/src/proto/waku/v2/store.ts
+++ b/src/proto/waku/v2/store.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
 import Long from 'long';
-import { WakuMessageProto } from '../../waku/v2/message';
 import _m0 from 'protobufjs/minimal';
+import { WakuMessageProto } from '../../waku/v2/message';
 
 export const protobufPackage = 'waku.v2';
 
@@ -88,9 +88,10 @@ export const Index = {
   },
 
   decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): Index {
-    const reader = input instanceof Uint8Array ? new _m0.Reader(input) : input;
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
     let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
     const message = { ...baseIndex } as Index;
+    message.digest = new Uint8Array();
     while (reader.pos < end) {
       const tag = reader.uint32();
       switch (tag >>> 3) {
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ export const Index = {
 
   fromJSON(object: any): Index {
     const message = { ...baseIndex } as Index;
+    message.digest = new Uint8Array();
     if (object.digest !== undefined && object.digest !== null) {
       message.digest = bytesFromBase64(object.digest);
     }
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ export const PagingInfo = {
   },
 
   decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): PagingInfo {
-    const reader = input instanceof Uint8Array ? new _m0.Reader(input) : input;
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
     let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
     const message = { ...basePagingInfo } as PagingInfo;
     while (reader.pos < end) {
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ export const ContentFilter = {
   },
 
   decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): ContentFilter {
-    const reader = input instanceof Uint8Array ? new _m0.Reader(input) : input;
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
     let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
     const message = { ...baseContentFilter } as ContentFilter;
     while (reader.pos < end) {
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ export const HistoryQuery = {
   },
 
   decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): HistoryQuery {
-    const reader = input instanceof Uint8Array ? new _m0.Reader(input) : input;
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
     let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
     const message = { ...baseHistoryQuery } as HistoryQuery;
     message.contentFilters = [];
@@ -441,7 +443,7 @@ export const HistoryResponse = {
   },
 
   decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): HistoryResponse {
-    const reader = input instanceof Uint8Array ? new _m0.Reader(input) : input;
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
     let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
     const message = { ...baseHistoryResponse } as HistoryResponse;
     message.messages = [];
@@ -536,7 +538,7 @@ export const HistoryRPC = {
   },
 
   decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): HistoryRPC {
-    const reader = input instanceof Uint8Array ? new _m0.Reader(input) : input;
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
     let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
     const message = { ...baseHistoryRPC } as HistoryRPC;
     while (reader.pos < end) {