diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 00caba2c..ca39e9ce 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ install_requires =
     eciespy>=0.3.13; python_version>="3.11"
     typing_extensions
     typer
-    aleph-message==0.4.0
+    aleph-message==0.4.1
     eth_account>=0.4.0
     # Required to fix a dependency issue with parsimonious and Python3.11
     eth_abi==4.0.0b2; python_version>="3.11"
diff --git a/src/aleph/sdk/client/authenticated_http.py b/src/aleph/sdk/client/authenticated_http.py
index da7f80f7..d8e3fa94 100644
--- a/src/aleph/sdk/client/authenticated_http.py
+++ b/src/aleph/sdk/client/authenticated_http.py
@@ -215,7 +215,10 @@ async def _broadcast_deprecated(self, message_dict: Mapping[str, Any]) -> None:
 
         async with self.http_session.post(
             url,
-            json={"topic": "ALEPH-TEST", "data": json.dumps(message_dict)},
+            json={
+                "topic": "ALEPH-TEST",
+                "data": json.dumps(message_dict, default=extended_json_encoder),
+            },
         ) as response:
             await self._handle_broadcast_deprecated_response(response)
 
@@ -678,7 +681,9 @@ async def _storage_push_file_with_message(
             "sync": sync,
         }
         data.add_field(
-            "metadata", json.dumps(metadata), content_type="application/json"
+            "metadata",
+            json.dumps(metadata, default=extended_json_encoder),
+            content_type="application/json",
         )
         # Add the file
         data.add_field("file", file_content)