diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 2be29ae..4f1b130 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -12,28 +12,27 @@
     "lint": "next lint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@near-js/providers": "^1.0.1",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/bitte-wallet": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/core": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/ethereum-wallets": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/here-wallet": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/hot-wallet": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/ledger": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/meteor-wallet": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/meteor-wallet-app": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/modal-ui": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/my-near-wallet": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/near-mobile-wallet": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/nightly": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/react-hook": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/sender": "9.0.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/welldone-wallet": "9.0.0",
-    "@reown/appkit": "^1.7.3",
-    "@reown/appkit-adapter-wagmi": "^1.7.3",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/bitte-wallet": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/core": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/ethereum-wallets": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/here-wallet": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/hot-wallet": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/ledger": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/meteor-wallet": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/meteor-wallet-app": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/modal-ui": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/my-near-wallet": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/near-mobile-wallet": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/react-hook": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/sender": "^9.0.1",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/welldone-wallet": "^9.0.1",
+    "@reown/appkit": "^1.7.4",
+    "@reown/appkit-adapter-wagmi": "^1.7.4",
+    "@wagmi/core": "^2.17.1",
     "bootstrap": "^5",
     "bootstrap-icons": "^1.11.3",
-    "near-api-js": "^5.0.1",
-    "next": "15.2.1",
+    "near-api-js": "^5.0.0",
+    "next": "^15",
     "react": "^18",
     "react-dom": "^18"
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/wallets/web3modal.js b/frontend/src/wallets/web3modal.js
index 3f819b2..b28c5c9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/wallets/web3modal.js
+++ b/frontend/src/wallets/web3modal.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { injected,walletConnect } from '@wagmi/connectors';
 import { createAppKit } from "@reown/appkit/react";
 import { reconnect } from "@wagmi/core";
 import { nearTestnet } from "@reown/appkit/networks";
@@ -6,33 +5,17 @@ import { WagmiAdapter } from "@reown/appkit-adapter-wagmi";
 
 // Get your projectId at https://cloud.reown.com
 const projectId = '5bb0fe33763b3bea40b8d69e4269b4ae';
-const connectors = [
-  walletConnect({
-    projectId,
-    metadata: {
-      name: "Guest-Book-Examples",
-      description: "Examples demonstrating integrations with NEAR blockchain",
-      url: "https://near.github.io/wallet-selector",
-      icons: ["https://near.github.io/wallet-selector/favicon.ico"],
-    },
-    showQrModal: false, // showQrModal must be false
-  }),
-  injected({ shimDisconnect: true }),
-];
 
 export const wagmiAdapter = new WagmiAdapter({
   projectId,
-  connectors,
   networks: [nearTestnet],
 });
 
-reconnect(wagmiAdapter.wagmiConfig);
 
 export const web3Modal = createAppKit({
   adapters: [wagmiAdapter],
   projectId,
   networks: [nearTestnet],
-  defaultNetwork: nearTestnet,
   enableWalletConnect: true,
   features: {
     analytics: true,
@@ -42,4 +25,12 @@ export const web3Modal = createAppKit({
     socials: false, // Smart accounts (Safe contract) not available on NEAR Protocol, only EOA.
   },
   coinbasePreference: "eoaOnly", // Smart accounts (Safe contract) not available on NEAR Protocol, only EOA.
-});
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+  allWallets: "SHOW",
+});
+
+// force reconnecting if the user has already signed in with an ethereum wallet
+// this is a workaround until `ethereum-wallets` supports the `reconnect` method
+if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+  const recentWallets = localStorage.getItem("near-wallet-selector:recentlySignedInWallets");
+  recentWallets && recentWallets.includes("ethereum-wallets") && reconnect(wagmiAdapter.wagmiConfig)
+} 
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