diff --git a/beginner/apps/Cargo.toml b/beginner/apps/Cargo.toml
index 589ef2c..633f9b2 100644
--- a/beginner/apps/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beginner/apps/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ name = "apps"
 version = "0.0.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-cortex-m = "0.6.4"
-cortex-m-rt = "0.6.13"
+cortex-m = "0.7.3"
+cortex-m-rt = "0.7.1"
 dk = { path = "../../boards/dk", features = ["beginner"] }
-heapless = "0.5.5"
-panic-probe = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["print-defmt"] }
-defmt = "0.2.1"
-defmt-rtt = "0.2.0"
+heapless = "0.7.9"
+panic-probe = { version = "0.3.0", features = ["print-defmt"] }
+defmt = "0.3.0"
+defmt-rtt = "0.3.1"
 
 # optimize code in both profiles
 [profile.dev]
diff --git a/beginner/apps/src/bin/panic.rs b/beginner/apps/src/bin/panic.rs
index b3c139d..272f2b6 100644
--- a/beginner/apps/src/bin/panic.rs
+++ b/beginner/apps/src/bin/panic.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 
 use cortex_m::asm;
 use cortex_m_rt::entry;
-// this imports `beginner/apps/lib.rs` to retrieve our global logger + panicking-behavior
-use apps as _;
+// use apps as _; // this defines the panicking behaviour
 
 
 #[entry]
@@ -36,3 +35,8 @@ fn bar() {
 fn index() -> usize {
     3
 }
+
+#[panic_handler]
+fn panic(info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
+    defmt::panic!("lalal {}", info);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/boards/dk/Cargo.toml b/boards/dk/Cargo.toml
index b946e92..989c418 100644
--- a/boards/dk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/boards/dk/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ name = "dk"
 version = "0.0.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-cortex-m = "0.6.4"
-cortex-m-rt = "0.6.13"
-embedded-hal = "0.2.3"
-hal = { package = "nrf52840-hal", version = "0.12.1" }
-defmt = "0.2.1"
-defmt-rtt = "0.2.0"
-panic-probe = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["print-defmt" ] }
+cortex-m = "0.7.3"
+cortex-m-rt = "0.7.1"
+embedded-hal = "0.2.6"
+hal = { package = "nrf52840-hal", version = "0.14.0" }
+panic-probe = { version = "0.3.0", features = ["print-defmt"] }
+defmt = "0.3.0"
+defmt-rtt = "0.3.1"
 
 [features]
 beginner = []
diff --git a/embedded-workshop-book/src/installation.md b/embedded-workshop-book/src/installation.md
index 0a96e37..9546fdc 100644
--- a/embedded-workshop-book/src/installation.md
+++ b/embedded-workshop-book/src/installation.md
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ Install the [`flip-link`](https://crates.io/crates/flip-link) and [`probe-run`](
 
 $ cargo install probe-run
 (..)
-Installed package `probe-run v0.1.8` (..)
+Installed package `probe-run v0.3.1` (..)
 
 $ cargo install flip-link
 (..)
-Installed package `flip-link v0.1.2` (..)
+Installed package `flip-link v0.1.5` (..)
 
 $ cargo install nrfdfu
 (..)
diff --git a/embedded-workshop-book/src/panicking.md b/embedded-workshop-book/src/panicking.md
index 0093782..451ad16 100644
--- a/embedded-workshop-book/src/panicking.md
+++ b/embedded-workshop-book/src/panicking.md
@@ -5,31 +5,45 @@
 This program attempts to index an array beyond its length and this results in a panic.
 
 ``` console
-ERROR:panic_log -- panicked at 'index out of bounds: the len is 3 but the index is 3', src/bin/panic.rs:29:13
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+ERROR panicked at 'index out of bounds: the len is 3 but the index is 3', src/bin/panic.rs:32:13
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 stack backtrace:
-   0: 0x000022f0 - __bkpt
-   1: 0x00002010 - rust_begin_unwind
-   2: 0x00000338 - core::panicking::panic_fmt
-   3: 0x00000216 - core::panicking::panic_bounds_check
-   4: 0x0000016a - panic::bar
-   5: 0x00000158 - panic::foo
-   6: 0x00000192 - panic::__cortex_m_rt_main
-   7: 0x00000178 - main
-   8: 0x0000199e - Reset
+   0: HardFaultTrampoline
+      <exception entry>
+   1: lib::inline::__udf
+        at ./asm/inline.rs:172:5
+   2: __udf
+        at ./asm/lib.rs:49:17
+   3: cortex_m::asm::udf
+        at /Users/name/.cargo/registry/src/github.com-1ecc6299db9ec823/cortex-m-0.7.3/src/asm.rs:43:5
+   4: rust_begin_unwind
+        at /Users/name/.cargo/registry/src/github.com-1ecc6299db9ec823/panic-probe-0.3.0/src/lib.rs:72:9
+   5: core::panicking::panic_fmt
+        at /rustc/f1edd0429582dd29cccacaf50fd134b05593bd9c/library/core/src/panicking.rs:100:14
+   6: core::panicking::panic_bounds_check
+        at /rustc/f1edd0429582dd29cccacaf50fd134b05593bd9c/library/core/src/panicking.rs:76:5
+   7: panic::bar
+        at src/bin/panic.rs:32:13
+   8: panic::foo
+        at src/bin/panic.rs:25:5
+   9: panic::__cortex_m_rt_main
+        at src/bin/panic.rs:15:5
+  10: main
+        at src/bin/panic.rs:11:1
+  11: Reset
+(HOST) ERROR the program panicked
 ```
 
 In `no_std` programs the behavior of panic is defined using the `#[panic_handler]` attribute. In the example, the *panic handler* is defined in the `panic_log` crate but we can also implement it manually: 
 
-✅ Comment out the `panic_log` import and add the following function to the example:
+✅ Comment out the `panic_probe` import and add the following function to the example:
 
 ``` rust
 #[panic_handler]
 fn panic(info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
-    log::error!("{}", info);
-    loop {
-        asm::bkpt()
-    }
+    defmt::panic!("{}", info);
 }
 ```
 
-Now run the program again. Try changing the format string of the `error!` macro.
+Now run the program again. Try changing the format string of the `panic!` macro.
diff --git a/embedded-workshop-book/src/radio-setup.md b/embedded-workshop-book/src/radio-setup.md
index 9ddf2b4..dabddd0 100644
--- a/embedded-workshop-book/src/radio-setup.md
+++ b/embedded-workshop-book/src/radio-setup.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ``` console
 $ cargo xtask serial-term
 deviceid=588c06af0877c8f2 channel=20 TxPower=+8dBm app=loopback.hex
-received 5 bytes (LQI=49)
+received 5 bytes (CRC=Ok(0xdad9), LQI=53)
 ```
 
 The program broadcasts a radio packet that contains the 5-byte string `Hello` over channel 20 (which has a center frequency of 2450 MHz). The `loopback` program running on the Dongle is listening to all packets sent over channel 20; every time it receives a new packet it reports its length and the Link Quality Indicator (LQI) metric of the transmission over the USB/serial interface. As the name implies the LQI metric indicates how good the connection between the sender and the receiver is.
diff --git a/embedded-workshop-book/src/running-from-vsc.md b/embedded-workshop-book/src/running-from-vsc.md
index b3a44ef..be59374 100644
--- a/embedded-workshop-book/src/running-from-vsc.md
+++ b/embedded-workshop-book/src/running-from-vsc.md
@@ -13,21 +13,13 @@ Expected output:
 
 ``` console
 $ cargo run --bin hello
-     Running `probe-run --chip nRF52840_xxAA target/thumbv7em-none-eabihf/debug/hello`
-  (HOST) INFO  flashing program (30.09 KiB)
-  (HOST) INFO  success!
+    Running `probe-run --chip nRF52840_xxAA target/thumbv7em-none-eabihf/debug/hello`
+(HOST) INFO  flashing program (4 pages / 16.00 KiB)
+(HOST) INFO  success!
 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 INFO:hello -- Hello, world!
-stack backtrace:
-   0: __bkpt
-   1: hello::__cortex_m_rt_main
-        at src/bin/hello.rs:15
-   2: main
-        at src/bin/hello.rs:8
-   3: ResetTrampoline
-        at $REGISTRY/cortex-m-rt-0.6.13/src/lib.rs:547
-   4: Reset
-        at $REGISTRY/cortex-m-rt-0.6.13/src/lib.rs:550
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+(HOST) INFO  device halted without error
 ```
 
 `cargo run` will compile the application and then invoke the `probe-run` tool with its argument set to the path of the output ELF file.
@@ -36,7 +28,7 @@ The `probe-run` tool will
 - flash (load) the program on the microcontroller
 - reset the microcontroller to make it execute the new program
 - collect logs from the microcontroller and print them to the console
-- print a backtrace of the program and exit when the devices reaches a breakpoint (`asm::bkpt()`)
+- print a backtrace of the program if the halt was due to an error. 
 
 Should you need to configure the `probe-run` invocation to e.g. flash a different microcontroller you can do that in the `.cargo/config.toml` file.