diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d963b65..6358668 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@orionprotocol/sdk",
-  "version": "0.21.0-rc18",
+  "version": "0.21.0-rc19",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@orionprotocol/sdk",
-      "version": "0.21.0-rc18",
+      "version": "0.21.0-rc19",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ace01f..78035b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@orionprotocol/sdk",
-  "version": "0.21.0-rc18",
+  "version": "0.21.0-rc19",
   "description": "Orion Protocol SDK",
   "main": "./lib/index.cjs",
   "module": "./lib/index.js",
diff --git a/src/utils/generateSecret.ts b/src/utils/generateSecret.ts
index 7caabca..513e42e 100644
--- a/src/utils/generateSecret.ts
+++ b/src/utils/generateSecret.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { ethers } from 'ethers';
 class XorShift128Plus {
   private x: number;
   private y: number;
@@ -42,11 +41,13 @@ function isomorphicCryptoRandomBytes(size: number): Uint8Array {
   return generateRandomBytes(size, rng);
 }
 
-const generateSecret = () => {
+function decodeToString(uint8Array: Uint8Array): string {
+  return new TextDecoder('utf-8').decode(uint8Array);
+}
+
+const generateSecret = (): string => {
   const RANDOM_BITS = 256;
-  const rand = isomorphicCryptoRandomBytes(RANDOM_BITS);
-  const secret = ethers.keccak256(rand);
-  return secret;
+  return decodeToString(isomorphicCryptoRandomBytes(RANDOM_BITS));
 };
 
 export default generateSecret;