diff --git a/ci/py-test-stake-pool.sh b/ci/py-test-stake-pool.sh
index 3329ebd8abb..4c3ca8cfe72 100755
--- a/ci/py-test-stake-pool.sh
+++ b/ci/py-test-stake-pool.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ cd stake-pool/py
 python3 -m venv venv
 source ./venv/bin/activate
 pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+pip3 install -r optional-requirements.txt
 check_dirs=(
   "bot"
   "spl_token"
diff --git a/stake-pool/py/README.md b/stake-pool/py/README.md
index 49866fb6d23..cda7beea17b 100644
--- a/stake-pool/py/README.md
+++ b/stake-pool/py/README.md
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ $ python3 -m venv venv
 $ source venv/bin/activate
 ```
 
-3. Install requirements
+3. Install build and dev requirements
 
 ```
 $ pip install -r requirements.txt
+$ pip install -r optional-requirements.txt
 ```
 
 4. Install the Solana tool suite: https://docs.solana.com/cli/install-solana-cli-tools
diff --git a/stake-pool/py/optional-requirements.txt b/stake-pool/py/optional-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5aa593192f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stake-pool/py/optional-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+attrs==22.1.0
+flake8==5.0.3
+iniconfig==1.1.1
+mccabe==0.7.0
+mypy==0.971
+mypy-extensions==0.4.3
+packaging==21.3
+pluggy==1.0.0
+py==1.11.0
+pycodestyle==2.9.0
+pyflakes==2.5.0
+pyparsing==3.0.9
+pytest==7.1.2
+pytest-asyncio==0.19.0
+tomli==2.0.1
diff --git a/stake-pool/py/requirements.txt b/stake-pool/py/requirements.txt
index 2a39c6063d1..1b72ffc61ad 100644
--- a/stake-pool/py/requirements.txt
+++ b/stake-pool/py/requirements.txt
@@ -1,35 +1,19 @@
-anyio==3.3.4
-attrs==21.2.0
-base58==2.1.0
+anyio==3.6.1
+base58==2.1.1
 cachetools==4.2.4
-certifi==2021.10.8
-cffi==1.15.0
-charset-normalizer==2.0.7
-construct==2.10.67
-flake8==4.0.1
+certifi==2022.6.15
+cffi==1.15.1
+charset-normalizer==2.1.0
+construct==2.10.68
 h11==0.12.0
-httpcore==0.13.7
-httpx==0.20.0
+httpcore==0.15.0
+httpx==0.23.0
 idna==3.3
-iniconfig==1.1.1
-mccabe==0.6.1
-mypy==0.910
-mypy-extensions==0.4.3
-packaging==21.2
-pluggy==1.0.0
-py==1.10.0
-pycodestyle==2.8.0
-pycparser==2.20
-pyflakes==2.4.0
-PyNaCl==1.4.0
-pyparsing==2.4.7
-pytest==6.2.5
-pytest-asyncio==0.19.0
-requests==2.26.0
+pycparser==2.21
+PyNaCl==1.5.0
+requests==2.28.1
 rfc3986==1.5.0
-six==1.16.0
 sniffio==1.2.0
 solana==0.18.1
-toml==0.10.2
-typing-extensions==3.10.0.2
-urllib3==1.26.7
+typing_extensions==4.3.0
+urllib3==1.26.11
diff --git a/stake-pool/py/stake/instructions.py b/stake-pool/py/stake/instructions.py
index 29378e520a9..f4b116bac5b 100644
--- a/stake-pool/py/stake/instructions.py
+++ b/stake-pool/py/stake/instructions.py
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
 
 from construct import Switch  # type: ignore
 from construct import Int32ul, Pass  # type: ignore
-from construct import Struct
+from construct import Bytes, Struct
 
-from solana._layouts.shared import PUBLIC_KEY_LAYOUT
 from solana.publickey import PublicKey
 from solana.sysvar import SYSVAR_RENT_PUBKEY
 from solana.transaction import AccountMeta, TransactionInstruction
@@ -15,6 +14,8 @@
 from stake.constants import STAKE_PROGRAM_ID
 from stake.state import AUTHORIZED_LAYOUT, LOCKUP_LAYOUT, Authorized, Lockup, StakeAuthorize
 
+PUBLIC_KEY_LAYOUT = Bytes(32)
+
 
 class InitializeParams(NamedTuple):
     """Initialize stake transaction params."""
diff --git a/stake-pool/py/stake/state.py b/stake-pool/py/stake/state.py
index 4911de76975..9ff48d34aec 100644
--- a/stake-pool/py/stake/state.py
+++ b/stake-pool/py/stake/state.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
 from enum import IntEnum
 from typing import NamedTuple, Dict
-from construct import Container, Struct, Float64l, Int32ul, Int64ul  # type: ignore
+from construct import Bytes, Container, Struct, Float64l, Int32ul, Int64ul  # type: ignore
 
 from solana.publickey import PublicKey
 from solana.utils.helpers import decode_byte_string
-from solana._layouts.shared import PUBLIC_KEY_LAYOUT
+
+PUBLIC_KEY_LAYOUT = Bytes(32)
 
 
 class Lockup(NamedTuple):
diff --git a/stake-pool/py/stake_pool/state.py b/stake-pool/py/stake_pool/state.py
index 93acc103c15..8791c3e25f0 100644
--- a/stake-pool/py/stake_pool/state.py
+++ b/stake-pool/py/stake_pool/state.py
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@
 
 from enum import IntEnum
 from typing import List, NamedTuple, Optional
-from construct import Container, Struct, Switch, Int8ul, Int32ul, Int64ul, Pass  # type: ignore
+from construct import Bytes, Container, Struct, Switch, Int8ul, Int32ul, Int64ul, Pass  # type: ignore
 
 from solana.publickey import PublicKey
 from solana.utils.helpers import decode_byte_string
-from solana._layouts.shared import PUBLIC_KEY_LAYOUT
 from stake.state import Lockup, LOCKUP_LAYOUT
 
+PUBLIC_KEY_LAYOUT = Bytes(32)
+
 
 def decode_optional_publickey(container: Container) -> Optional[PublicKey]:
     if container:
-        return PublicKey(container)
+        return PublicKey(container.popitem()[1])
     else:
         return None
 
diff --git a/stake-pool/py/tests/conftest.py b/stake-pool/py/tests/conftest.py
index 660bbe97a48..9e39dda84ae 100644
--- a/stake-pool/py/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/stake-pool/py/tests/conftest.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
-import time
 from typing import AsyncIterator, List, Tuple
 from subprocess import Popen
 
@@ -66,14 +65,14 @@ async def stake_pool_addresses(async_client, payer, validators, waiter) -> Tuple
 @pytest_asyncio.fixture
 async def async_client(solana_test_validator) -> AsyncIterator[AsyncClient]:
     async_client = AsyncClient(commitment=Confirmed)
-    total_attempts = 10
+    total_attempts = 20
     current_attempt = 0
     while not await async_client.is_connected():
         if current_attempt == total_attempts:
             raise Exception("Could not connect to test validator")
         else:
             current_attempt += 1
-        time.sleep(1)
+        await asyncio.sleep(1.0)
     yield async_client
     await async_client.close()
 
diff --git a/stake-pool/py/tests/test_stake.py b/stake-pool/py/tests/test_stake.py
index 53b23e1b6b5..fdf016bc297 100644
--- a/stake-pool/py/tests/test_stake.py
+++ b/stake-pool/py/tests/test_stake.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_create_stake(async_client, payer):
     stake = Keypair()
-    await create_stake(async_client, payer, stake, payer.public_key, MINIMUM_DELEGATION)
+    await create_stake(async_client, payer, stake, payer.public_key, 1)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
diff --git a/stake-pool/py/vote/instructions.py b/stake-pool/py/vote/instructions.py
index 38106535faf..267aeb4aa46 100644
--- a/stake-pool/py/vote/instructions.py
+++ b/stake-pool/py/vote/instructions.py
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 from enum import IntEnum
 from typing import NamedTuple
 
-from construct import Struct, Switch, Int8ul, Int32ul, Pass  # type: ignore
+from construct import Bytes, Struct, Switch, Int8ul, Int32ul, Pass  # type: ignore
 
 from solana.publickey import PublicKey
 from solana.sysvar import SYSVAR_CLOCK_PUBKEY, SYSVAR_RENT_PUBKEY
 from solana.transaction import AccountMeta, TransactionInstruction
-from solana._layouts.shared import PUBLIC_KEY_LAYOUT
 
 from vote.constants import VOTE_PROGRAM_ID
 
+PUBLIC_KEY_LAYOUT = Bytes(32)
+
 
 class InitializeParams(NamedTuple):
     """Initialize vote account params."""