diff --git a/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.mod b/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.mod
index f4ace05fc..92bb0b521 100644
--- a/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.mod
+++ b/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.0
-	github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.11.2
+	github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.0
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go v0.102.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 )
diff --git a/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.sum b/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.sum
index 56287a0d4..990e19316 100644
--- a/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.sum
+++ b/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.sum
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ github.com/consensys/bavard v0.1.13 h1:oLhMLOFGTLdlda/kma4VOJazblc7IM5y5QPd2A/Yj
 github.com/consensys/bavard v0.1.13/go.mod h1:9ItSMtA/dXMAiL7BG6bqW2m3NdSEObYWoH223nGHukI=
 github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.0 h1:OoOr0Q771mQINVdP3s1AF2Rs1y8gtXhWVkadz/9KmZc=
 github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.0/go.mod h1:Sy9jJjIaGJFfNeupyNOR9Ei2IbAB6cfCO78DfG27YvM=
-github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.11.2 h1:GJjjtWJ+db1xGao7vTsOgAOGgjfPe7eRGPL+xxMX0qE=
-github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.11.2/go.mod h1:v2Gy7L/4ZRosZ7Ivs+9SfUDr0f5UlG+EM5t7MPHiLuY=
+github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.0 h1:1OnSpOykNkUIBIBJKdhwy2p0JlW5o+Az02ICzZmvvdg=
+github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.0/go.mod h1:v2Gy7L/4ZRosZ7Ivs+9SfUDr0f5UlG+EM5t7MPHiLuY=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSVTIJ3seZv2GcEnc=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d h1:U+s90UTSYgptZMwQh2aRr3LuazLJIa+Pg3Kc1ylSYVY=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=