diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e95a7511..58b9b436 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1372,9 +1372,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "librocksdb-sys"
-version = "0.11.0+8.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d3386f101bcb4bd252d8e9d2fb41ec3b0862a15a62b478c355b2982efa469e3e"
+version = "0.12.0+8.5.3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/rust-rocksdb/rust-rocksdb?rev=734cf99e732c84702a4e73be5dd4aea99bc268f5#734cf99e732c84702a4e73be5dd4aea99bc268f5"
 dependencies = [
  "bindgen",
  "bzip2-sys",
@@ -1383,6 +1382,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "libz-sys",
  "lz4-sys",
+ "pkg-config",
  "zstd-sys",
 ]
 
@@ -2144,8 +2144,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "rocksdb"
 version = "0.21.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bb6f170a4041d50a0ce04b0d2e14916d6ca863ea2e422689a5b694395d299ffe"
+source = "git+https://github.com/rust-rocksdb/rust-rocksdb?rev=734cf99e732c84702a4e73be5dd4aea99bc268f5#734cf99e732c84702a4e73be5dd4aea99bc268f5"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "librocksdb-sys",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4169fd4b..04df1b8e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ http = "0.2.9"
 # Used to find data directory for default db path
 directories = "5.0.1"
 # Used for ruma wrapper
-serde_json = { version = "1.0.96", features = ["raw_value"] }
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.107", features = ["raw_value"] }
 # Used for appservice registration files
 serde_yaml = "0.9.21"
 # Used for pdu definition
-serde = { version = "1.0.163", features = ["rc"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.188", features = ["rc"] }
 # Used for secure identifiers
 rand = "0.8.5"
 # Used to hash passwords
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ heed = { git = "https://github.com/timokoesters/heed.git", rev = "f6f825da7fb2c7
 # Used for ruma wrapper
 serde_html_form = "0.2.0"
 
-rocksdb = { version = "0.21.0", default-features = true, features = ["multi-threaded-cf", "zstd"], optional = true }
+rocksdb = { git = "https://github.com/rust-rocksdb/rust-rocksdb", rev = "734cf99e732c84702a4e73be5dd4aea99bc268f5", default-features = true, features = ["multi-threaded-cf", "zstd", "io-uring"], optional = true }
 
 thread_local = "1.1.7"
 # used for TURN server authentication
diff --git a/src/api/client_server/sync.rs b/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
index a275b066..ed4e5c6e 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
@@ -1172,7 +1172,6 @@ fn share_encrypted_room(
 pub async fn sync_events_v4_route(
     body: Ruma<sync_events::v4::Request>,
 ) -> Result<sync_events::v4::Response, RumaResponse<UiaaResponse>> {
-    dbg!(&body.body);
     let sender_user = body.sender_user.expect("user is authenticated");
     let sender_device = body.sender_device.expect("user is authenticated");
     let mut body = body.body;
@@ -1689,7 +1688,7 @@ pub async fn sync_events_v4_route(
         let _ = tokio::time::timeout(duration, watcher).await;
     }
 
-    Ok(dbg!(sync_events::v4::Response {
+    Ok(sync_events::v4::Response {
         initial: globalsince == 0,
         txn_id: body.txn_id.clone(),
         pos: next_batch.to_string(),
@@ -1744,5 +1743,5 @@ pub async fn sync_events_v4_route(
             },
         },
         delta_token: None,
-    }))
+    })
 }