diff --git a/aiken.lock b/aiken.lock
index 27f5a74..744c4f9 100644
--- a/aiken.lock
+++ b/aiken.lock
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [[requirements]]
 name = "aiken-lang/stdlib"
-version = "v2.2.0"
+version = "v2"
 source = "github"
 
 [[requirements]]
@@ -16,14 +16,9 @@ name = "KtorZ/tx_util"
 version = "48a3e88ff3776f30133f9c3a5852f2b5163ae51e"
 source = "github"
 
-[[requirements]]
-name = "aiken-lang/fuzz"
-version = "main"
-source = "github"
-
 [[packages]]
 name = "aiken-lang/stdlib"
-version = "v2.2.0"
+version = "v2"
 requirements = []
 source = "github"
 
@@ -39,11 +34,5 @@ version = "48a3e88ff3776f30133f9c3a5852f2b5163ae51e"
 requirements = []
 source = "github"
 
-[[packages]]
-name = "aiken-lang/fuzz"
-version = "main"
-requirements = []
-source = "github"
-
 [etags]
-"aiken-lang/fuzz@main" = [{ secs_since_epoch = 1756987430, nanos_since_epoch = 526865000 }, "9843473958e51725a9274b487d2d4aac0395ec1a2e30f090724fa737226bc127"]
+"aiken-lang/stdlib@v2" = [{ secs_since_epoch = 1757327975, nanos_since_epoch = 498142917 }, "25c8d0802b8266feca04b47933382c5dee3cadb422208a5d3810d9d2df108c2e"]
diff --git a/validators/pool.ak b/validators/pool.ak
index 59ec25f..1255a88 100644
--- a/validators/pool.ak
+++ b/validators/pool.ak
@@ -756,10 +756,8 @@ validator manage(settings_policy_id: PolicyId) {
         expect InlineDatum(datum) = pool_input.datum
         expect datum: PoolDatum = datum
         // We need the pool output to check that only the fees or fee manager are updated
-        let (
-          Output { address: pool_output_address, value: pool_output_value, .. },
-          pool_output_datum,
-        ) = find_pool_output(outputs)
+        let (lovelace_diff, pool_output_datum) =
+          pool_output_datum(pool_input, outputs)
 
         let PoolDatum {
           bid_fees_per_10_thousand,
@@ -775,6 +773,7 @@ validator manage(settings_policy_id: PolicyId) {
         let expected_datum =
           PoolDatum {
             ..datum,
+            protocol_fees: datum.protocol_fees + lovelace_diff,
             bid_fees_per_10_thousand: bid_fees_per_10_thousand,
             ask_fees_per_10_thousand: ask_fees_per_10_thousand,
             fee_manager: output_fee_manager,
@@ -791,12 +790,32 @@ validator manage(settings_policy_id: PolicyId) {
             withdrawals,
           )
 
-        // And make sure we don't touch the assets on the pool input; they must be spent back into the same script
-        and {
-          pool_output_address == pool_input.address,
-          pool_output_value == pool_input.value,
-        }
+        // The value and address are verified in pool_output_datum
+        pool_output_datum == expected_datum
       }
     }
   }
 }
+
+fn pool_output_datum(
+  pool_input: Output,
+  outputs: List<Output>,
+) -> (Int, PoolDatum) {
+  let (
+    Output { address: pool_output_address, value: pool_output_value, .. },
+    pool_output_datum,
+  ) = find_pool_output(outputs)
+  expect pool_output_address == pool_input.address
+  expect
+    assets.without_lovelace(pool_output_value) == assets.without_lovelace(
+      pool_input.value,
+    )
+
+  // Allow for increased lovelace amount in case the minutxo cost of the output is larger than the input
+  // it is important to verify this is also added to the protocol fees so that the pool values are not changed
+  let lovelace_diff =
+    assets.lovelace_of(pool_output_value) - assets.lovelace_of(pool_input.value)
+  expect lovelace_diff >= 0
+
+  (lovelace_diff, pool_output_datum)
+}