diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 61c2073..0bea260 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -13,29 +13,30 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@near-js/providers": "^1.0.1",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/bitte-wallet": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/core": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/ethereum-wallets": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/here-wallet": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/hot-wallet": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/ledger": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/meteor-wallet": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/meteor-wallet-app": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/modal-ui": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/my-near-wallet": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/near-mobile-wallet": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/nightly": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/react-hook": "^8.9.15",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/sender": "^8.10.0",
-    "@near-wallet-selector/welldone-wallet": "^8.10.0",
-    "@reown/appkit": "^1.6.9",
-    "@reown/appkit-adapter-wagmi": "^1.6.9",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/bitte-wallet": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/core": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/ethereum-wallets": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/here-wallet": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/hot-wallet": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/ledger": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/meteor-wallet": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/meteor-wallet-app": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/modal-ui": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/my-near-wallet": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/near-mobile-wallet": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/nightly": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/react-hook": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/sender": "^9.0.2",
+    "@near-wallet-selector/welldone-wallet": "^9.0.2",
+    "@reown/appkit": "^1.7.7",
+    "@reown/appkit-adapter-wagmi": "^1.7.7",
+    "@wagmi/core": "^2.17.2",
     "bootstrap": "^5",
     "bootstrap-icons": "^1.11.3",
-    "near-api-js": "^5.0.1",
     "next": "15.2.1",
     "react": "^18",
-    "react-dom": "^18"
+    "react-dom": "^18",
+    "viem": "^2.30.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "encoding": "^0.1.13",
diff --git a/frontend/src/wallets/web3modal.js b/frontend/src/wallets/web3modal.js
index 55f4ba0..fe14448 100644
--- a/frontend/src/wallets/web3modal.js
+++ b/frontend/src/wallets/web3modal.js
@@ -43,4 +43,12 @@ 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.
+  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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