diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-ghosts-beam.md b/.changeset/lovely-ghosts-beam.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5f21fbe2d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-ghosts-beam.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@atproto/pds": patch
+---
+
+Ensure we emit all relevant proof blocks for commit ops
diff --git a/.changeset/twenty-worms-eat.md b/.changeset/twenty-worms-eat.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3fe8af285ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twenty-worms-eat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@atproto/repo": minor
+---
+
+Add relevant proof blocks to commit data
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-push-pds-ghcr.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-push-pds-ghcr.yaml
index 8626816acfd..b11230ab531 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-push-pds-ghcr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-push-pds-ghcr.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - msieben/micro-optimizations
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/actor-store/repo/transactor.ts b/packages/pds/src/actor-store/repo/transactor.ts
index a095e46cd4e..4f2ef192de9 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/actor-store/repo/transactor.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/actor-store/repo/transactor.ts
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ export class RepoTransactor extends RepoReader {
 
     // find blocks that are relevant to ops but not included in diff
     // (for instance a record that was moved but cid stayed the same)
-    const newRecordBlocks = commit.newBlocks.getMany(newRecordCids)
+    const newRecordBlocks = commit.relevantBlocks.getMany(newRecordCids)
     if (newRecordBlocks.missing.length > 0) {
       const missingBlocks = await this.storage.getBlocks(
         newRecordBlocks.missing,
       )
-      commit.newBlocks.addMap(missingBlocks.blocks)
+      commit.relevantBlocks.addMap(missingBlocks.blocks)
     }
     return commit
   }
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/server/activateAccount.ts b/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/server/activateAccount.ts
index 8d7c50476a4..d560bb763e0 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/server/activateAccount.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/server/activateAccount.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
           since: null,
           prev: null,
           newBlocks: blocks.blocks,
+          relevantBlocks: blocks.blocks,
           removedCids: new CidSet(),
         }
       })
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/scripts/rebuild-repo.ts b/packages/pds/src/scripts/rebuild-repo.ts
index 05a9d534d1a..b02c627ab37 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/scripts/rebuild-repo.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/scripts/rebuild-repo.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export const rebuildRepo = async (ctx: AppContext, args: string[]) => {
       since: null,
       prev: null,
       newBlocks,
+      relevantBlocks: newBlocks,
       removedCids: toDelete,
     }
   })
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/sequencer/events.ts b/packages/pds/src/sequencer/events.ts
index aaa896c3819..4d7de593038 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/sequencer/events.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/sequencer/events.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ export const formatSeqCommit = async (
   const blobs = new CidSet()
   let carSlice: Uint8Array
 
+  const blocksToSend = new BlockMap()
+  blocksToSend.addMap(commitData.newBlocks)
+  blocksToSend.addMap(commitData.relevantBlocks)
+
   // max 200 ops or 1MB of data
-  if (writes.length > 200 || commitData.newBlocks.byteSize > 1000000) {
+  if (writes.length > 200 || blocksToSend.byteSize > 1000000) {
     tooBig = true
     const justRoot = new BlockMap()
-    const rootBlock = commitData.newBlocks.get(commitData.cid)
+    const rootBlock = blocksToSend.get(commitData.cid)
     if (rootBlock) {
       justRoot.set(commitData.cid, rootBlock)
     }
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ export const formatSeqCommit = async (
       }
       ops.push({ action: w.action, path, cid })
     }
-    carSlice = await blocksToCarFile(commitData.cid, commitData.newBlocks)
+    carSlice = await blocksToCarFile(commitData.cid, blocksToSend)
   }
 
   const evt: CommitEvt = {
diff --git a/packages/repo/src/mst/mst.ts b/packages/repo/src/mst/mst.ts
index 8c567ca7b26..26db1f7315e 100644
--- a/packages/repo/src/mst/mst.ts
+++ b/packages/repo/src/mst/mst.ts
@@ -756,6 +756,20 @@ export class MST {
     return cids
   }
 
+  async addBlocksForPath(key: string, blocks: BlockMap) {
+    const serialized = await this.serialize()
+    blocks.set(serialized.cid, serialized.bytes)
+    const index = await this.findGtOrEqualLeafIndex(key)
+    const found = await this.atIndex(index)
+    if (found && found.isLeaf() && found.key === key) {
+      return
+    }
+    const prev = await this.atIndex(index - 1)
+    if (prev && prev.isTree()) {
+      await prev.addBlocksForPath(key, blocks)
+    }
+  }
+
   // Matching Leaf interface
   // -------------------
 
diff --git a/packages/repo/src/repo.ts b/packages/repo/src/repo.ts
index b1031cdd127..0a9bcf9ad0a 100644
--- a/packages/repo/src/repo.ts
+++ b/packages/repo/src/repo.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
-import { TID } from '@atproto/common'
+import { dataToCborBlock, TID } from '@atproto/common'
 import * as crypto from '@atproto/crypto'
+import { lexToIpld } from '@atproto/lexicon'
 import {
   Commit,
   CommitData,
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export class Repo extends ReadableRepo {
       since: null,
       prev: null,
       newBlocks,
+      relevantBlocks: newBlocks,
       removedCids: diff.removedCids,
     }
   }
@@ -140,11 +142,22 @@ export class Repo extends ReadableRepo {
     const newBlocks = diff.newMstBlocks
     const removedCids = diff.removedCids
 
+    const relevantBlocks = new BlockMap()
+    await Promise.all(
+      writes.map((op) =>
+        data.addBlocksForPath(
+          util.formatDataKey(op.collection, op.rkey),
+          relevantBlocks,
+        ),
+      ),
+    )
+
     const addedLeaves = leaves.getMany(diff.newLeafCids.toList())
     if (addedLeaves.missing.length > 0) {
       throw new Error(`Missing leaf blocks: ${addedLeaves.missing}`)
     }
     newBlocks.addMap(addedLeaves.blocks)
+    relevantBlocks.addMap(addedLeaves.blocks)
 
     const rev = TID.nextStr(this.commit.rev)
     const commit = await util.signCommit(
@@ -157,21 +170,20 @@ export class Repo extends ReadableRepo {
       },
       keypair,
     )
-    const commitCid = await newBlocks.add(commit)
-
-    // ensure the commit cid actually changed
-    if (commitCid.equals(this.cid)) {
-      newBlocks.delete(commitCid)
-    } else {
+    const commitBlock = await dataToCborBlock(lexToIpld(commit))
+    if (!commitBlock.cid.equals(this.cid)) {
+      newBlocks.set(commitBlock.cid, commitBlock.bytes)
+      relevantBlocks.set(commitBlock.cid, commitBlock.bytes)
       removedCids.add(this.cid)
     }
 
     return {
-      cid: commitCid,
+      cid: commitBlock.cid,
       rev,
       since: this.commit.rev,
       prev: this.cid,
       newBlocks,
+      relevantBlocks,
       removedCids,
     }
   }
@@ -208,6 +220,7 @@ export class Repo extends ReadableRepo {
       since: null,
       prev: null,
       newBlocks,
+      relevantBlocks: newBlocks,
       removedCids: new CidSet([this.cid]),
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/repo/src/sync/consumer.ts b/packages/repo/src/sync/consumer.ts
index f09dc294d72..cf2716e24b0 100644
--- a/packages/repo/src/sync/consumer.ts
+++ b/packages/repo/src/sync/consumer.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export const verifyDiff = async (
       prev: repo?.cid ?? null,
       since: repo?.commit.rev ?? null,
       newBlocks,
+      relevantBlocks: newBlocks,
       removedCids,
     },
   }
diff --git a/packages/repo/src/types.ts b/packages/repo/src/types.ts
index abe20e04aaf..cda74bcbbbd 100644
--- a/packages/repo/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/repo/src/types.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ export type CommitData = {
   since: string | null
   prev: CID | null
   newBlocks: BlockMap
+  relevantBlocks: BlockMap
   removedCids: CidSet
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/repo/tests/commit-data.test.ts b/packages/repo/tests/commit-data.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..966290bdfbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/repo/tests/commit-data.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { Secp256k1Keypair } from '@atproto/crypto'
+import { MemoryBlockstore } from '../src/storage'
+import { blocksToCarFile, Repo, verifyProofs, WriteOpAction } from '../src'
+
+describe('Commit data', () => {
+  // @NOTE this test uses a fully deterministic tree structure
+  it('includes all relevant blocks for proof in commit data', async () => {
+    const did = 'did:example:alice'
+    const collection = 'com.atproto.test'
+    const record = {
+      test: 123,
+    }
+
+    const blockstore = new MemoryBlockstore()
+    const keypair = await Secp256k1Keypair.create()
+    let repo = await Repo.create(blockstore, did, keypair)
+
+    const keys: string[] = []
+    for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+      const rkey = `key-${i}`
+      keys.push(rkey)
+      repo = await repo.applyWrites(
+        [
+          {
+            action: WriteOpAction.Create,
+            collection,
+            rkey,
+            record,
+          },
+        ],
+        keypair,
+      )
+    }
+
+    // this test demonstrates the test case:
+    // specifically in the case of deleting the first key, there is a "rearranged block" that is necessary
+    // in the proof path but _is not_ in newBlocks (as it already existed in the repository)
+    {
+      const commit = await repo.formatCommit(
+        {
+          action: WriteOpAction.Delete,
+          collection,
+          rkey: keys[0],
+        },
+        keypair,
+      )
+      const car = await blocksToCarFile(commit.cid, commit.newBlocks)
+      const proofAttempt = verifyProofs(
+        car,
+        [
+          {
+            collection,
+            rkey: keys[0],
+            cid: null,
+          },
+        ],
+        did,
+        keypair.did(),
+      )
+      await expect(proofAttempt).rejects.toThrow(/block not found/)
+    }
+
+    for (const rkey of keys) {
+      const commit = await repo.formatCommit(
+        {
+          action: WriteOpAction.Delete,
+          collection,
+          rkey,
+        },
+        keypair,
+      )
+      const car = await blocksToCarFile(commit.cid, commit.relevantBlocks)
+      const proofRes = await verifyProofs(
+        car,
+        [
+          {
+            collection,
+            rkey: rkey,
+            cid: null,
+          },
+        ],
+        did,
+        keypair.did(),
+      )
+      expect(proofRes.unverified.length).toBe(0)
+      repo = await repo.applyCommit(commit)
+    }
+  })
+})