diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index cf1c89d..a8b8abb 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-01-19 - 5.5.5 - fix(dependencies)
+Update dependencies to the latest versions to address multiple fixes.
+
+- Updated @push.rocks/smartexpect to version ^1.4.0.
+- Updated @push.rocks/smartfile to version ^11.1.5.
+- Updated @push.rocks/smartpromise to version ^4.1.0.
+- Updated @types/node to version ^22.10.7.
+- Updated randomstring to version ^1.3.1.
+
 ## 2024-12-30 - 5.5.4 - fix(dependencies)
 Update package dependencies to their latest versions.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6f75ee..8158716 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
     "@push.rocks/smartcrypto": "^2.0.4",
     "@push.rocks/smartdelay": "^3.0.5",
     "@push.rocks/smartenv": "^5.0.12",
-    "@push.rocks/smartexpect": "^1.3.0",
-    "@push.rocks/smartfile": "^11.0.23",
+    "@push.rocks/smartexpect": "^1.4.0",
+    "@push.rocks/smartfile": "^11.1.5",
     "@push.rocks/smartjson": "^5.0.20",
     "@push.rocks/smartmongo": "^2.0.10",
     "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^5.0.18",
-    "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.0.4",
+    "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.1.0",
     "@push.rocks/smartrequest": "^2.0.23",
     "@push.rocks/smarts3": "^2.2.5",
     "@push.rocks/smartshell": "^3.2.2",
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
     "@git.zone/tsbuild": "^2.1.66",
     "@git.zone/tsrun": "^1.2.43",
     "@git.zone/tstest": "^1.0.77",
-    "@types/node": "^22.10.2",
-    "randomstring": "^1.3.0"
+    "@types/node": "^22.10.7",
+    "randomstring": "^1.3.1"
   },
   "files": [
     "ts/**/*",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e80c6c5..bb74e16 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^5.0.12
         version: 5.0.12
       '@push.rocks/smartexpect':
-        specifier: ^1.3.0
-        version: 1.3.0
+        specifier: ^1.4.0
+        version: 1.4.0
       '@push.rocks/smartfile':
-        specifier: ^11.0.23
-        version: 11.0.23
+        specifier: ^11.1.5
+        version: 11.1.5
       '@push.rocks/smartjson':
         specifier: ^5.0.20
         version: 5.0.20
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^5.0.18
         version: 5.0.18
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise':
-        specifier: ^4.0.4
-        version: 4.0.4
+        specifier: ^4.1.0
+        version: 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrequest':
         specifier: ^2.0.23
         version: 2.0.23
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^1.0.77
         version: 1.0.90
       '@types/node':
-        specifier: ^22.10.2
-        version: 22.10.2
+        specifier: ^22.10.7
+        version: 22.10.7
       randomstring:
-        specifier: ^1.3.0
-        version: 1.3.0
+        specifier: ^1.3.1
+        version: 1.3.1
 
 packages:
 
@@ -767,8 +767,8 @@ packages:
   '@push.rocks/smartexit@1.0.23':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WmwKYcwbHBByoABhHHB+PAjr5475AtD/xBh1mDcqPrFsOOUOZq3BBUdpq25wI3ccu/SZB5IwaimiVzadls6HkA==}
 
-  '@push.rocks/smartexpect@1.3.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-EuUm+7u7+9jKURilpY6+owSiIhalpGFyx0h9PH7bit7+P851amjmL5zKOx//NQLH0+upV9H8ITB9Ry3tXVBiRQ==}
+  '@push.rocks/smartexpect@1.4.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-1DwLgNXz5mp8etpyBXftvQXsRYNke5eMZxi855NwStjvx/LcAMwA+95GqbobjGb3DS/4xwxcuM15Gy0+UBwF6Q==}
 
   '@push.rocks/smartfeed@1.0.11':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-02uhXxQamgfBo3T12FsAdfyElnpoWuDUb08B2AE60DbIaukVx/7Mi17xwobApY1flNSr5StZDt8N8vxPhBhIXw==}
@@ -779,8 +779,8 @@ packages:
   '@push.rocks/smartfile@10.0.41':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xOOy0duI34M2qrJZggpk51EHGXmg9+mBL1Q55tNiQKXzfx89P3coY1EAZG8tvmep3qB712QEKe7T+u04t42Kjg==}
 
-  '@push.rocks/smartfile@11.0.23':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-+tP/ydhNapve/bVDGMoloZmB6eBFvamHVx5uP05GLCKh0KFffNJuMKTHX4DgC0y3BmNm+Bii7jhpQblY+R99kQ==}
+  '@push.rocks/smartfile@11.1.5':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-N+f7P4MqgkDiPR5CrvzMJF9JVtXQK1Di24cYAd8roFkDVpnILlLQOQql558FPm2QE+HtDLuPLPBu2uaSZRLReA==}
 
   '@push.rocks/smartguard@3.1.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-J23q84f1O+TwFGmd4lrO9XLHUh2DaLXo9PN/9VmTWYzTkQDv5JehmifXVI0esophXcCIfbdIu6hbt7/aHlDF4A==}
@@ -845,8 +845,8 @@ packages:
   '@push.rocks/smartpdf@3.1.7':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Qtyz4CnrxEcNSe09r4wpOdTwfu1pihBLYiPFkb9iwF3SrOK0rkH4qKXnsnYAVCumOoGdQdr3NhNjwpe9vqjoIw==}
 
-  '@push.rocks/smartpromise@4.0.4':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Mbh+DnX4+rVPEZgYU7LtTJI/AYoNn7+h27AycEFpPJW41DCfjTiXiI0+ecNdyO1AfbcL0Q02RQjoEauEWx5FQg==}
+  '@push.rocks/smartpromise@4.1.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-1E4QZx1bYFMEgbK1C9gb4CB3YRhfkvSeffc5CnT83n7NV4Qly/Sxe9G1Jn0sQBB5+sbFHwTlj/0al5+q4gXiDw==}
 
   '@push.rocks/smartpuppeteer@2.0.2':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-EcYCT0PX++WjfHp7W5UYX3t8x5gSNpJMMUvhA7SHz8b2t76ItslNWxprRcF0CUQyN1fozbf5StZf7dwdGc/dIA==}
@@ -1446,8 +1446,8 @@ packages:
   '@types/node-forge@1.3.11':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-FQx220y22OKNTqaByeBGqHWYz4cl94tpcxeFdvBo3wjG6XPBuZ0BNgNZRV5J5TFmmcsJ4IzsLkmGRiQbnYsBEQ==}
 
-  '@types/node@22.10.2':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Xxr6BBRCAOQixvonOye19wnzyDiUtTeqldOOmj3CkeblonbccA12PFwlufvRdrpjXxqnmUaeiU5EOA+7s5diUQ==}
+  '@types/node@22.10.7':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-V09KvXxFiutGp6B7XkpaDXlNadZxrzajcY50EuoLIpQ6WWYCSvf19lVIazzfIzQvhUN2HjX12spLojTnhuKlGg==}
 
   '@types/parse5@6.0.3':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-SuT16Q1K51EAVPz1K29DJ/sXjhSQ0zjvsypYJ6tlwVsRV9jwW5Adq2ch8Dq8kDBCkYnELS7N7VNCSB5nC56t/g==}
@@ -2350,6 +2350,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-PmDi3uwK5nFuXh7XDTlVnS17xJS7vW36is2+w3xcv8SVxiB4NyATf4ctkVY5bkSjX0Y4nbvZCq1/EjtEyr9ktw==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.14'}
 
+  fs-extra@11.3.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Z4XaCL6dUDHfP/jT25jJKMmtxvuwbkrD1vNSMFlo9lNLY2c5FHYSQgHPRZUjAB26TpDEoW9HCOgplrdbaPV/ew==}
+    engines: {node: '>=14.14'}
+
   fs-extra@8.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-yhlQgA6mnOJUKOsRUFsgJdQCvkKhcz8tlZG5HBQfReYZy46OwLcY+Zia0mtdHsOo9y/hP+CxMN0TU9QxoOtG4g==}
     engines: {node: '>=6 <7 || >=8'}
@@ -2400,8 +2404,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7Bv8RF0k6xjo7d4A/PxYLbUCfb6c+Vpd2/mB2yRDlew7Jb5hEXiCD9ibfO7wpk8i4sevK6DFny9h7EYbM3/sHg==}
     hasBin: true
 
-  glob@11.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9UiX/Bl6J2yaBbxKoEBRm4Cipxgok8kQYcOPEhScPwebu2I0HoQOuYdIO6S3hLuWoZgpDpwQZMzTFxgpkyT76g==}
+  glob@11.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-zrQDm8XPnYEKawJScsnM0QzobJxlT/kHOOlRTio8IH/GrmxRE5fjllkzdaHclIuNjUQTJYH2xHNIGfdpJkDJUw==}
     engines: {node: 20 || >=22}
     hasBin: true
 
@@ -3524,11 +3528,11 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-TuDE5KxZ0J461RVjrJZCJc+J+zCkTb1MbH9AQUq68sMhOMcy9jLcb3BrZKgp9q9Ncltdg4QVqWrH02W2EFFVYw==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.10.0'}
 
-  randombytes@2.0.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha1-Z0yZdgkBw8QRJ3GjHlIdw0nMCew=}
+  randombytes@2.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-vYl3iOX+4CKUWuxGi9Ukhie6fsqXqS9FE2Zaic4tNFD2N2QQaXOMFbuKK4QmDHC0JO6B1Zp41J0LpT0oR68amQ==}
 
-  randomstring@1.3.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gY7aQ4i1BgwZ8I1Op4YseITAyiDiajeZOPQUbIq9TPGPhUm5FX59izIaOpmKbME1nmnEiABf28d9K2VSii6BBg==}
+  randomstring@1.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-lgXZa80MUkjWdE7g2+PZ1xDLzc7/RokXVEQOv5NN2UOTChW1I8A9gha5a9xYBOqgaSoI6uJikDmCU8PyRdArRQ==}
     hasBin: true
 
   range-parser@1.2.1:
@@ -4231,7 +4235,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartbuffer': 3.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartguard': 3.1.0
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/webrequest': 3.0.37
       '@push.rocks/webstream': 1.0.10
 
@@ -4247,7 +4251,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartenv': 5.0.12
       '@push.rocks/smartfeed': 1.0.11
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.23
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.1.5
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartlog-destination-devtools': 1.0.12
@@ -4258,7 +4262,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartntml': 2.0.8
       '@push.rocks/smartopen': 2.0.0
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartsitemap': 2.0.3
@@ -4922,7 +4926,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
       '@push.rocks/smartmarkdown': 3.0.3
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrouter': 1.3.2
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartstate': 2.0.19
@@ -5099,10 +5103,10 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/early': 4.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smartcli': 4.0.11
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.23
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.1.5
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       typescript: 5.6.3
 
   '@git.zone/tsbundle@2.1.0':
@@ -5110,11 +5114,11 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/early': 4.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smartcli': 4.0.11
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.23
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.1.5
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartlog-destination-local': 9.0.2
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartspawn': 3.0.3
       '@types/html-minifier': 4.0.5
       esbuild: 0.24.0
@@ -5127,7 +5131,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartcli': 4.0.11
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.23
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.1.5
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartnpm': 2.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
@@ -5135,7 +5139,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@git.zone/tsrun@1.3.3':
     dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.23
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.1.5
       '@push.rocks/smartshell': 3.2.2
       tsx: 4.19.2
 
@@ -5147,9 +5151,9 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/consolecolor': 2.0.2
       '@push.rocks/smartbrowser': 2.0.6
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.23
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.1.5
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.7
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartshell': 3.2.2
       '@push.rocks/tapbundle': 5.3.0
       '@types/ws': 8.5.13
@@ -5189,7 +5193,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@jest/schemas': 29.6.3
       '@types/istanbul-lib-coverage': 2.0.6
       '@types/istanbul-reports': 3.0.4
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
       '@types/yargs': 17.0.33
       chalk: 4.1.2
 
@@ -5294,7 +5298,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@push.rocks/early@4.0.4':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/consolecolor': 2.0.2
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
 
   '@push.rocks/isohash@2.0.1':
     dependencies:
@@ -5310,10 +5314,10 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartcache': 1.0.16
       '@push.rocks/smartenv': 5.0.12
       '@push.rocks/smartexit': 1.0.23
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.23
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.1.5
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartstring': 4.0.15
       '@push.rocks/smartunique': 3.0.9
       '@push.rocks/taskbuffer': 3.1.7
@@ -5323,7 +5327,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartmatch': 2.0.0
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smarttime': 4.1.1
       '@types/minimatch': 5.1.2
@@ -5347,7 +5351,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@api.global/typedrequest': 3.1.10
       '@configvault.io/interfaces': 1.0.17
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.23
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.1.5
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
 
@@ -5355,7 +5359,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartfile': 10.0.41
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 2.0.8
@@ -5381,7 +5385,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@push.rocks/smartbucket@2.0.4':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 2.0.8
       '@tsclass/tsclass': 4.1.2
@@ -5393,7 +5397,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@aws-sdk/client-s3': 3.685.0
       '@push.rocks/smartmime': 2.0.2
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 3.2.4
       '@push.rocks/smartstring': 4.0.15
@@ -5417,7 +5421,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@push.rocks/smartchok@1.0.34':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/lik': 6.1.0
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@tempfix/watcher': 2.3.0
 
@@ -5426,13 +5430,13 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/lik': 6.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartobject': 1.0.12
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       yargs-parser: 21.1.1
 
   '@push.rocks/smartcrypto@2.0.4':
     dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@types/node-forge': 1.3.11
       node-forge: 1.3.1
 
@@ -5442,7 +5446,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartmongo': 2.0.10(@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc@3.682.0(@aws-sdk/client-sts@3.682.0))(@aws-sdk/credential-providers@3.685.0(@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc@3.682.0(@aws-sdk/client-sts@3.682.0)))(socks@2.8.3)
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartstring': 4.0.15
       '@push.rocks/smarttime': 4.1.1
@@ -5464,23 +5468,23 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@push.rocks/smartdelay@3.0.5':
     dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
 
   '@push.rocks/smartenv@5.0.12':
     dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
 
   '@push.rocks/smartexit@1.0.23':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/lik': 6.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       tree-kill: 1.2.2
 
-  '@push.rocks/smartexpect@1.3.0':
+  '@push.rocks/smartexpect@1.4.0':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       fast-deep-equal: 3.1.3
 
   '@push.rocks/smartfeed@1.0.11':
@@ -5500,7 +5504,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
       '@push.rocks/smartmime': 1.0.6
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 2.0.8
       '@types/fs-extra': 11.0.4
@@ -5510,7 +5514,7 @@ snapshots:
       glob: 10.4.5
       js-yaml: 4.1.0
 
-  '@push.rocks/smartfile@11.0.23':
+  '@push.rocks/smartfile@11.1.5':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/lik': 6.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
@@ -5519,25 +5523,25 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
       '@push.rocks/smartmime': 2.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 3.2.5
       '@types/fs-extra': 11.0.4
       '@types/glob': 8.1.0
       '@types/js-yaml': 4.0.9
-      fs-extra: 11.2.0
-      glob: 11.0.0
+      fs-extra: 11.3.0
+      glob: 11.0.1
       js-yaml: 4.1.0
 
   '@push.rocks/smartguard@3.1.0':
     dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
 
   '@push.rocks/smarthash@3.0.4':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@types/through2': 2.0.41
       through2: 4.0.2
 
@@ -5556,7 +5560,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/consolecolor': 2.0.2
       '@push.rocks/smartlog-interfaces': 3.0.2
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
 
   '@push.rocks/smartlog-interfaces@3.0.2':
     dependencies:
@@ -5611,7 +5615,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/mongodump': 1.0.8(@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc@3.682.0(@aws-sdk/client-sts@3.682.0))
       '@push.rocks/smartdata': 5.2.10(@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc@3.682.0(@aws-sdk/client-sts@3.682.0))(@aws-sdk/credential-providers@3.685.0(@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc@3.682.0(@aws-sdk/client-sts@3.682.0)))(socks@2.8.3)
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       mongodb-memory-server: 8.16.1(@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc@3.682.0(@aws-sdk/client-sts@3.682.0))
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc'
@@ -5642,7 +5646,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartarchive': 3.0.8
       '@push.rocks/smartfile': 10.0.41
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
       '@push.rocks/smarttime': 4.1.1
       '@push.rocks/smartversion': 3.0.5
@@ -5652,7 +5656,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@design.estate/dees-element': 2.0.39
       '@happy-dom/global-registrator': 15.10.1
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       fake-indexeddb: 6.0.0
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
@@ -5672,10 +5676,10 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartbuffer': 3.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.23
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.1.5
       '@push.rocks/smartnetwork': 3.0.2
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartpuppeteer': 2.0.2
       '@push.rocks/smartunique': 3.0.9
       '@tsclass/tsclass': 4.1.2
@@ -5690,7 +5694,7 @@ snapshots:
       - supports-color
       - utf-8-validate
 
-  '@push.rocks/smartpromise@4.0.4': {}
+  '@push.rocks/smartpromise@4.1.0': {}
 
   '@push.rocks/smartpuppeteer@2.0.2':
     dependencies:
@@ -5706,7 +5710,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@push.rocks/smartrequest@2.0.23':
     dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smarturl': 3.1.0
       agentkeepalive: 4.5.0
       form-data: 4.0.1
@@ -5719,13 +5723,13 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@push.rocks/smartrx@3.0.7':
     dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       rxjs: 7.8.1
 
   '@push.rocks/smarts3@2.2.5':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartbucket': 3.0.23
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.23
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.1.5
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
       '@tsclass/tsclass': 4.1.2
       '@types/s3rver': 3.7.4
@@ -5738,7 +5742,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartexit': 1.0.23
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@types/which': 3.0.4
       tree-kill: 1.2.2
       which: 5.0.0
@@ -5763,7 +5767,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartenv': 5.0.12
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.7
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smarttime': 4.1.1
       engine.io: 6.5.4
@@ -5776,7 +5780,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@push.rocks/smartspawn@3.0.3':
     dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       spawn-wrap: 2.0.0
       threads: 1.7.0
       tiny-worker: 2.3.0
@@ -5788,13 +5792,13 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/isohash': 2.0.1
       '@push.rocks/lik': 6.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/webstore': 2.0.20
 
   '@push.rocks/smartstream@2.0.8':
     dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@types/from2': 2.3.5
       '@types/through2': 2.0.41
@@ -5805,14 +5809,14 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/lik': 6.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartenv': 5.0.12
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
 
   '@push.rocks/smartstream@3.2.5':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/lik': 6.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartenv': 5.0.12
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
 
   '@push.rocks/smartstring@4.0.15':
@@ -5830,7 +5834,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/lik': 6.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       croner: 9.0.0
       date-fns: 4.1.0
       dayjs: 1.11.13
@@ -5867,9 +5871,9 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartcrypto': 2.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartenv': 5.0.12
-      '@push.rocks/smartexpect': 1.3.0
+      '@push.rocks/smartexpect': 1.4.0
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartshell': 3.2.2
       '@push.rocks/smarttime': 4.1.1
     transitivePeerDependencies:
@@ -5882,7 +5886,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/lik': 6.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.7
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smarttime': 4.1.1
       '@push.rocks/smartunique': 3.0.9
@@ -5892,7 +5896,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartenv': 5.0.12
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/webstore': 2.0.20
 
   '@push.rocks/websetup@3.0.19':
@@ -5907,7 +5911,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/lik': 6.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartenv': 5.0.12
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@tempfix/idb': 8.0.3
       fake-indexeddb: 5.0.2
@@ -6477,14 +6481,14 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/accepts@1.3.7':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/babel__code-frame@7.0.6': {}
 
   '@types/body-parser@1.19.5':
     dependencies:
       '@types/connect': 3.4.38
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/buffer-json@2.0.3': {}
 
@@ -6500,17 +6504,17 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/clean-css@4.2.11':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
       source-map: 0.6.1
 
   '@types/co-body@6.1.3':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
       '@types/qs': 6.9.17
 
   '@types/connect@3.4.38':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/content-disposition@0.5.8': {}
 
@@ -6523,11 +6527,11 @@ snapshots:
       '@types/connect': 3.4.38
       '@types/express': 5.0.0
       '@types/keygrip': 1.0.6
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/cors@2.8.17':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/debounce@1.2.4': {}
 
@@ -6541,14 +6545,14 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/express-serve-static-core@4.19.6':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
       '@types/qs': 6.9.17
       '@types/range-parser': 1.2.7
       '@types/send': 0.17.4
 
   '@types/express-serve-static-core@5.0.1':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
       '@types/qs': 6.9.17
       '@types/range-parser': 1.2.7
       '@types/send': 0.17.4
@@ -6573,30 +6577,30 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/from2@2.3.5':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/fs-extra@11.0.4':
     dependencies:
       '@types/jsonfile': 6.1.4
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/fs-extra@9.0.13':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/glob@7.2.0':
     dependencies:
       '@types/minimatch': 5.1.2
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/glob@8.1.0':
     dependencies:
       '@types/minimatch': 5.1.2
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/gunzip-maybe@1.4.2':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/hast@3.0.4':
     dependencies:
@@ -6630,7 +6634,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/jsonfile@6.1.4':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/keygrip@1.0.6': {}
 
@@ -6647,7 +6651,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@types/http-errors': 2.0.4
       '@types/keygrip': 1.0.6
       '@types/koa-compose': 3.2.8
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/mdast@4.0.4':
     dependencies:
@@ -6669,9 +6673,9 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/node-forge@1.3.11':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
-  '@types/node@22.10.2':
+  '@types/node@22.10.7':
     dependencies:
       undici-types: 6.20.0
 
@@ -6689,19 +6693,19 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/s3rver@3.7.4':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/semver@7.5.8': {}
 
   '@types/send@0.17.4':
     dependencies:
       '@types/mime': 1.3.5
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/serve-static@1.15.7':
     dependencies:
       '@types/http-errors': 2.0.4
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
       '@types/send': 0.17.4
 
   '@types/sinon-chai@3.2.12':
@@ -6721,11 +6725,11 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/tar-stream@2.2.3':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/through2@2.0.41':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/triple-beam@1.3.5': {}
 
@@ -6749,7 +6753,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/whatwg-url@8.2.2':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
       '@types/webidl-conversions': 7.0.3
 
   '@types/which@2.0.2': {}
@@ -6758,11 +6762,11 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/ws@7.4.7':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/ws@8.5.13':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
 
   '@types/yargs-parser@21.0.3': {}
 
@@ -6772,7 +6776,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/yauzl@2.10.3':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
     optional: true
 
   '@ungap/structured-clone@1.2.0': {}
@@ -7357,7 +7361,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@types/cookie': 0.4.1
       '@types/cors': 2.8.17
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
       accepts: 1.3.8
       base64id: 2.0.0
       cookie: 0.4.2
@@ -7673,6 +7677,12 @@ snapshots:
       jsonfile: 6.1.0
       universalify: 2.0.1
 
+  fs-extra@11.3.0:
+    dependencies:
+      graceful-fs: 4.2.11
+      jsonfile: 6.1.0
+      universalify: 2.0.1
+
   fs-extra@8.1.0:
     dependencies:
       graceful-fs: 4.2.11
@@ -7728,7 +7738,7 @@ snapshots:
       package-json-from-dist: 1.0.1
       path-scurry: 1.11.1
 
-  glob@11.0.0:
+  glob@11.0.1:
     dependencies:
       foreground-child: 3.3.0
       jackspeak: 4.0.2
@@ -8082,7 +8092,7 @@ snapshots:
   jest-util@29.7.0:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 22.10.2
+      '@types/node': 22.10.7
       chalk: 4.1.2
       ci-info: 3.9.0
       graceful-fs: 4.2.11
@@ -9080,11 +9090,13 @@ snapshots:
       kind-of: 6.0.3
       math-random: 1.0.4
 
-  randombytes@2.0.3: {}
-
-  randomstring@1.3.0:
+  randombytes@2.1.0:
     dependencies:
-      randombytes: 2.0.3
+      safe-buffer: 5.2.1
+
+  randomstring@1.3.1:
+    dependencies:
+      randombytes: 2.1.0
 
   range-parser@1.2.1: {}
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 787044f..6c9c765 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/tapbundle',
-  version: '5.5.4',
+  version: '5.5.5',
   description: 'A comprehensive testing automation library that provides a wide range of utilities and tools for TAP (Test Anything Protocol) based testing, especially suitable for projects using tapbuffer.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/tapbundle.classes.taptools.ts b/ts/tapbundle.classes.taptools.ts
index 77e58ea..1a36bdb 100644
--- a/ts/tapbundle.classes.taptools.ts
+++ b/ts/tapbundle.classes.taptools.ts
@@ -60,5 +60,9 @@ export class TapTools {
     return plugins.smartpromise.defer();
   }
 
+  public cumulativeDefer() {
+    return plugins.smartpromise.cumulativeDefer();
+  }
+
   public smartjson = plugins.smartjson;
 }
diff --git a/ts_node/classes.testfileprovider.ts b/ts_node/classes.testfileprovider.ts
index 27e2478..1a7e61c 100644
--- a/ts_node/classes.testfileprovider.ts
+++ b/ts_node/classes.testfileprovider.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export class TestFileProvider {
     // fetch the docker alpine image
     const response = await plugins.smartrequest.getBinary(fileUrls.dockerAlpineImage);
     await plugins.smartfile.fs.ensureDir(paths.testFilesDir);
-    const AlpineBuffer = await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(response.body, filePath);
+    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(response.body, filePath);
     return filePath;
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file