diff --git a/.config/hakari.toml b/.config/hakari.toml
index b83d3a787d971..5ff1cf17ced5e 100644
--- a/.config/hakari.toml
+++ b/.config/hakari.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 hakari-package = "workspace-hack"
 
-# Format for `workspace-hack = ...` lines in other Cargo.tomls. Requires cargo-hakari 0.9.8 or above.
+# Format for `workspace-hack = ...` lines in other Cargo.tomls.
 dep-format-version = "3"
 
 # Setting workspace.resolver = "2" in the root Cargo.toml is HIGHLY recommended.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fa8efac919223..50dd34fcae589 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -590,37 +590,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "axum"
-version = "0.5.17"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "acee9fd5073ab6b045a275b3e709c163dd36c90685219cb21804a147b58dba43"
-dependencies = [
- "async-trait",
- "axum-core 0.2.9",
- "bitflags",
- "bytes",
- "futures-util",
- "http",
- "http-body",
- "hyper",
- "itoa 1.0.5",
- "matchit 0.5.0",
- "memchr",
- "mime",
- "percent-encoding",
- "pin-project-lite",
- "serde 1.0.152",
- "serde_json",
- "serde_urlencoded",
- "sync_wrapper",
- "tokio",
- "tower",
- "tower-http",
- "tower-layer",
- "tower-service",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "axum"
 version = "0.6.2"
@@ -628,7 +597,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1304eab461cf02bd70b083ed8273388f9724c549b316ba3d1e213ce0e9e7fb7e"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
- "axum-core 0.3.1",
+ "axum-core",
  "bitflags",
  "bytes",
  "futures-util",
@@ -654,22 +623,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tower-service",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "axum-core"
-version = "0.2.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "37e5939e02c56fecd5c017c37df4238c0a839fa76b7f97acdd7efb804fd181cc"
-dependencies = [
- "async-trait",
- "bytes",
- "futures-util",
- "http",
- "http-body",
- "mime",
- "tower-layer",
- "tower-service",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "axum-core"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -693,7 +646,7 @@ version = "0.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f9a320103719de37b7b4da4c8eb629d4573f6bcfd3dfe80d3208806895ccf81d"
 dependencies = [
- "axum 0.6.2",
+ "axum",
  "bytes",
  "futures-util",
  "http",
@@ -5347,7 +5300,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anemo-tower",
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
- "axum 0.5.17",
+ "axum",
  "axum-server",
  "backoff",
  "bincode",
@@ -5380,7 +5333,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anemo",
  "arc-swap",
  "async-trait",
- "axum 0.5.17",
+ "axum",
  "bincode",
  "bytes",
  "cfg-if",
@@ -8774,7 +8727,7 @@ version = "0.23.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
- "axum 0.5.17",
+ "axum",
  "clap 3.2.23",
  "eyre",
  "futures",
@@ -9040,7 +8993,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anemo-tower",
  "anyhow",
  "arc-swap",
- "axum 0.5.17",
+ "axum",
  "chrono",
  "clap 3.2.23",
  "futures",
@@ -9131,7 +9084,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
- "axum 0.6.2",
+ "axum",
  "axum-extra",
  "bcs",
  "clap 3.2.23",
@@ -9332,7 +9285,7 @@ name = "sui-test-validator"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "axum 0.5.17",
+ "axum",
  "clap 3.2.23",
  "http",
  "move-package",
@@ -10086,7 +10039,7 @@ checksum = "8f219fad3b929bef19b1f86fbc0358d35daed8f2cac972037ac0dc10bbb8d5fb"
 dependencies = [
  "async-stream",
  "async-trait",
- "axum 0.6.2",
+ "axum",
  "base64",
  "bytes",
  "futures-core",
@@ -11066,10 +11019,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "auto_ops",
  "autocfg",
  "autotools",
- "axum 0.5.17",
- "axum 0.6.2",
- "axum-core 0.2.9",
- "axum-core 0.3.1",
+ "axum",
+ "axum-core",
  "axum-extra",
  "axum-server",
  "backoff",
diff --git a/crates/sui-faucet/Cargo.toml b/crates/sui-faucet/Cargo.toml
index 42887b169896b..9c7e76c2a4624 100644
--- a/crates/sui-faucet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/sui-faucet/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ publish = false
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.64", features = ["backtrace"] }
 async-trait = "0.1.61"
-axum = "0.5.16"
+axum = { version = "0.6.2", features = ["json"] }
 clap = { version = "3.2.17", features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror = "1.0.34"
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/crates/sui-faucet/src/main.rs b/crates/sui-faucet/src/main.rs
index a03c893797bb8..71d3d27f41bbf 100644
--- a/crates/sui-faucet/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-faucet/src/main.rs
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ async fn health() -> &'static str {
 
 /// handler for all the request_gas requests
 async fn request_gas(
-    Json(payload): Json<FaucetRequest>,
     Extension(state): Extension<Arc<AppState>>,
+    Json(payload): Json<FaucetRequest>,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     // ID for traceability
     let id = Uuid::new_v4();
diff --git a/crates/sui-faucet/src/metrics_layer.rs b/crates/sui-faucet/src/metrics_layer.rs
index 60f6fbab0eeb5..b9e23f3fa1891 100644
--- a/crates/sui-faucet/src/metrics_layer.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-faucet/src/metrics_layer.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use crate::metrics::RequestMetrics;
 
 /// Tower Layer for tracking metrics in Prometheus related to number, success-rate and latency of
 /// requests running through service.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct RequestMetricsLayer {
     metrics: Arc<RequestMetrics>,
 }
diff --git a/crates/sui-node/Cargo.toml b/crates/sui-node/Cargo.toml
index 08e5aa0aa33f5..f891d3d4a2916 100644
--- a/crates/sui-node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/sui-node/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 anemo.workspace = true
 anemo-tower.workspace = true
 arc-swap = "1.5.1"
-axum = "0.5.16"
+axum = "0.6.2"
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.64", features = ["backtrace"] }
 clap = { version = "3.2.17", features = ["derive"] }
 multiaddr = "0.17.0"
diff --git a/crates/sui-rosetta/Cargo.toml b/crates/sui-rosetta/Cargo.toml
index 644d26c3ed1c6..e541bf2b1d75b 100644
--- a/crates/sui-rosetta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/sui-rosetta/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ publish = false
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-axum = "0.6.1"
+axum = "0.6.2"
 axum-extra = "0.4.2"
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.64", features = ["backtrace"] }
 tracing = "0.1.36"
diff --git a/crates/sui-test-validator/Cargo.toml b/crates/sui-test-validator/Cargo.toml
index 79a827f993291..3ce84afa3d711 100644
--- a/crates/sui-test-validator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/sui-test-validator/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ clap = { version = "3.2.17", features = ["derive"] }
 serde = "1.0.141"
 serde_json = "1.0.88"
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
-axum = "0.5.16"
+axum = { version = "0.6.2", features = ["json"] }
 tower = { version = "0.4.12", features = ["util", "timeout", "load-shed", "limit"] }
 tower-http = { version = "0.3.4", features = ["cors"] }
 http = { version = "0.2.8" }
diff --git a/crates/sui-test-validator/src/main.rs b/crates/sui-test-validator/src/main.rs
index 9bc44d5e1826a..dc5850653a785 100644
--- a/crates/sui-test-validator/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-test-validator/src/main.rs
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ async fn health() -> &'static str {
 }
 
 async fn faucet_request(
-    Json(payload): Json<FaucetRequest>,
     Extension(state): Extension<Arc<AppState>>,
+    Json(payload): Json<FaucetRequest>,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let result = match payload {
         FaucetRequest::FixedAmountRequest(FixedAmountRequest { recipient }) => {
diff --git a/crates/workspace-hack/Cargo.toml b/crates/workspace-hack/Cargo.toml
index d53f17ac4306d..7d83e4c06ad98 100644
--- a/crates/workspace-hack/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/workspace-hack/Cargo.toml
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ atoi = { version = "1", default-features = false }
 atomicwrites = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
 atty = { version = "0.2", default-features = false }
 auto_ops = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
-axum-d8f496e17d97b5cb = { package = "axum", version = "0.5" }
-axum-3b31131e45eafb45 = { package = "axum", version = "0.6" }
-axum-core-6f8ce4dd05d13bba = { package = "axum-core", version = "0.2", default-features = false }
-axum-core-468e82937335b1c9 = { package = "axum-core", version = "0.3", default-features = false }
+axum = { version = "0.6" }
+axum-core = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
 axum-extra = { version = "0.4" }
 axum-server = { version = "0.4" }
 backoff = { version = "0.4", features = ["tokio"] }
@@ -720,10 +718,8 @@ atomicwrites = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
 atty = { version = "0.2", default-features = false }
 auto_ops = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
 autocfg = { version = "1", default-features = false }
-axum-d8f496e17d97b5cb = { package = "axum", version = "0.5" }
-axum-3b31131e45eafb45 = { package = "axum", version = "0.6" }
-axum-core-6f8ce4dd05d13bba = { package = "axum-core", version = "0.2", default-features = false }
-axum-core-468e82937335b1c9 = { package = "axum-core", version = "0.3", default-features = false }
+axum = { version = "0.6" }
+axum-core = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
 axum-extra = { version = "0.4" }
 axum-server = { version = "0.4" }
 backoff = { version = "0.4", features = ["tokio"] }
diff --git a/narwhal/network/Cargo.toml b/narwhal/network/Cargo.toml
index 4654a6a25b8ca..7ab2730324b5d 100644
--- a/narwhal/network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/narwhal/network/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ eyre = "0.6.8"
 anemo.workspace = true
 anemo-tower.workspace = true
 anyhow = "1.0.65"
-axum = "0.5.16"
+axum = "0.6.2"
 axum-server = "0.4.2"
 tower = "0.4.13"
 fail = "0.5.1"
diff --git a/narwhal/node/Cargo.toml b/narwhal/node/Cargo.toml
index 9f1e1539281e9..04c1a9fc94aff 100644
--- a/narwhal/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/narwhal/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ tracing = "0.1.36"
 tracing-log = "0.1.3"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.15", features = ["time", "env-filter"] }
 url = "2.3.1"
-axum = "0.5.16"
+axum = "0.6.2"
 itertools = "0.10.5"
 
 config = { path = "../config", package = "narwhal-config" }