diff --git a/examples/package.json b/examples/package.json
index 35637751..c94da14d 100644
--- a/examples/package.json
+++ b/examples/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "@libp2p/pubsub-peer-discovery": "^5.0.1",
-    "@libp2p/floodsub": "^1.0.5",
+    "@libp2p/floodsub": "^1.0.6",
     "execa": "^2.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
     "libp2p": "../",
diff --git a/examples/pubsub/1.js b/examples/pubsub/1.js
index 15417112..bb89977e 100644
--- a/examples/pubsub/1.js
+++ b/examples/pubsub/1.js
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ const createNode = async () => {
 
   // node2 publishes "news" every second
   setInterval(() => {
-    node2.pubsub.publish(topic, uint8ArrayFromString('Bird bird bird, bird is the word!'))
+    node2.pubsub.publish(topic, uint8ArrayFromString('Bird bird bird, bird is the word!')).catch(err => {
+      console.error(err)
+    })
   }, 1000)
 })()
diff --git a/examples/pubsub/README.md b/examples/pubsub/README.md
index 9dec1f97..0913e1fd 100644
--- a/examples/pubsub/README.md
+++ b/examples/pubsub/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ await node2.pubsub.subscribe(topic)
 
 // node2 publishes "news" every second
 setInterval(() => {
-  node2.pubsub.publish(topic, fromString('Bird bird bird, bird is the word!'))
+  node2.pubsub.publish(topic, fromString('Bird bird bird, bird is the word!')).catch(err => {
+    console.error(err)
+  })
 }, 1000)
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/pubsub/message-filtering/1.js b/examples/pubsub/message-filtering/1.js
index efe1d835..f83ecc98 100644
--- a/examples/pubsub/message-filtering/1.js
+++ b/examples/pubsub/message-filtering/1.js
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ const createNode = async () => {
   // car is not a fruit !
   setInterval(() => {
     console.log('############## fruit ' + myFruits[count] + ' ##############')
-    node1.pubsub.publish(topic, uint8ArrayFromString(myFruits[count]))
+    node1.pubsub.publish(topic, uint8ArrayFromString(myFruits[count])).catch(err => {
+      console.info(err)
+    })
     count++
     if (count == myFruits.length) {
       count = 0
diff --git a/examples/pubsub/message-filtering/README.md b/examples/pubsub/message-filtering/README.md
index 9eecb873..99cec8aa 100644
--- a/examples/pubsub/message-filtering/README.md
+++ b/examples/pubsub/message-filtering/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ const myFruits = ['banana', 'apple', 'car', 'orange'];
 
 setInterval(() => {
   console.log('############## fruit ' + myFruits[count] + ' ##############')
-  node1.pubsub.publish(topic, new TextEncoder().encode(myFruits[count]))
+  node1.pubsub.publish(topic, new TextEncoder().encode(myFruits[count])).catch(err => {
+    console.error(err)
+  })
   count++
   if (count == myFruits.length) {
     count = 0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73cd9168..78820120 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     "@achingbrain/nat-port-mapper": "^1.0.0",
     "@libp2p/connection": "^1.1.5",
     "@libp2p/crypto": "^0.22.11",
-    "@libp2p/interfaces": "^1.3.22",
+    "@libp2p/interfaces": "^1.3.24",
     "@libp2p/logger": "^1.1.4",
     "@libp2p/multistream-select": "^1.0.4",
     "@libp2p/peer-id": "^1.1.10",
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@
     "@libp2p/daemon-server": "^1.0.2",
     "@libp2p/delegated-content-routing": "^1.0.2",
     "@libp2p/delegated-peer-routing": "^1.0.2",
-    "@libp2p/floodsub": "^1.0.5",
-    "@libp2p/interface-compliance-tests": "^1.1.23",
+    "@libp2p/floodsub": "^1.0.6",
+    "@libp2p/interface-compliance-tests": "^1.1.25",
     "@libp2p/interop": "^1.0.3",
     "@libp2p/kad-dht": "^1.0.7",
     "@libp2p/mdns": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/src/pubsub/dummy-pubsub.ts b/src/pubsub/dummy-pubsub.ts
index 82014760..15fe0536 100644
--- a/src/pubsub/dummy-pubsub.ts
+++ b/src/pubsub/dummy-pubsub.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from '@libp2p/interfaces'
 import type { PeerId } from '@libp2p/interfaces/peer-id'
-import type { PubSub, PubSubEvents, StrictNoSign, StrictSign } from '@libp2p/interfaces/pubsub'
+import type { PublishResult, PubSub, PubSubEvents, StrictNoSign, StrictSign } from '@libp2p/interfaces/pubsub'
 import errCode from 'err-code'
 import { messages, codes } from '../errors.js'
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class DummyPubSub extends EventEmitter<PubSubEvents> implements PubSub {
     throw errCode(new Error(messages.PUBSUB_DISABLED), codes.ERR_PUBSUB_DISABLED)
   }
 
-  publish (): void {
+  async publish (): Promise<PublishResult> {
     throw errCode(new Error(messages.PUBSUB_DISABLED), codes.ERR_PUBSUB_DISABLED)
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/configuration/pubsub.spec.ts b/test/configuration/pubsub.spec.ts
index 6d0c6e68..080503b3 100644
--- a/test/configuration/pubsub.spec.ts
+++ b/test/configuration/pubsub.spec.ts
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ describe('Pubsub subscription handlers adapter', () => {
 
     pubsub.subscribe(topic)
     pubsub.addEventListener('message', handler)
-    pubsub.publish(topic, uint8ArrayFromString('useless-data'))
+    await pubsub.publish(topic, uint8ArrayFromString('useless-data'))
     await defer.promise
 
     pubsub.unsubscribe(topic)
     pubsub.removeEventListener('message', handler)
-    pubsub.publish(topic, uint8ArrayFromString('useless-data'))
+    await pubsub.publish(topic, uint8ArrayFromString('useless-data'))
 
     // wait to guarantee that the handler is not called twice
     await delay(100)
diff --git a/test/configuration/utils.ts b/test/configuration/utils.ts
index 3965d6b0..b7cbacf8 100644
--- a/test/configuration/utils.ts
+++ b/test/configuration/utils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { WebSockets } from '@libp2p/websockets'
 import * as filters from '@libp2p/websockets/filters'
 import { MULTIADDRS_WEBSOCKETS } from '../fixtures/browser.js'
 import mergeOptions from 'merge-options'
-import type { Message, PubSubInit, PubSubRPC, PubSubRPCMessage } from '@libp2p/interfaces/pubsub'
+import type { Message, PublishResult, PubSubInit, PubSubRPC, PubSubRPCMessage } from '@libp2p/interfaces/pubsub'
 import type { Libp2pInit, Libp2pOptions } from '../../src/index.js'
 import type { PeerId } from '@libp2p/interfaces/peer-id'
 import * as cborg from 'cborg'
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ class MockPubSub extends PubSubBaseProtocol {
     return cborg.encode(rpc)
   }
 
-  async publishMessage (from: PeerId, message: Message): Promise<void> {
+  async publishMessage (from: PeerId, message: Message): Promise<PublishResult> {
     const peers = this.getSubscribers(message.topic)
+    const recipients: PeerId[] = []
 
     if (peers == null || peers.length === 0) {
-      return
+      return { recipients }
     }
 
     peers.forEach(id => {
@@ -60,8 +61,11 @@ class MockPubSub extends PubSubBaseProtocol {
         return
       }
 
+      recipients.push(id)
       this.send(id, { messages: [message] })
     })
+
+    return { recipients }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/identify/index.spec.ts b/test/identify/index.spec.ts
index bbe81306..c1ae112a 100644
--- a/test/identify/index.spec.ts
+++ b/test/identify/index.spec.ts
@@ -114,13 +114,7 @@ describe('Identify', () => {
     await localIdentify.start()
     await remoteIdentify.start()
 
-    const [localToRemote] = connectionPair({
-      peerId: localComponents.getPeerId(),
-      registrar: localComponents.getRegistrar()
-    }, {
-      peerId: remoteComponents.getPeerId(),
-      registrar: remoteComponents.getRegistrar()
-    })
+    const [localToRemote] = connectionPair(localComponents, remoteComponents)
 
     const localAddressBookConsumePeerRecordSpy = sinon.spy(localComponents.getPeerStore().addressBook, 'consumePeerRecord')
     const localProtoBookSetSpy = sinon.spy(localComponents.getPeerStore().protoBook, 'set')
@@ -161,13 +155,7 @@ describe('Identify', () => {
     })
     await remoteIdentify.start()
 
-    const [localToRemote] = connectionPair({
-      peerId: localComponents.getPeerId(),
-      registrar: localComponents.getRegistrar()
-    }, {
-      peerId: remoteComponents.getPeerId(),
-      registrar: remoteComponents.getRegistrar()
-    })
+    const [localToRemote] = connectionPair(localComponents, remoteComponents)
 
     sinon.stub(localComponents.getPeerStore().addressBook, 'consumePeerRecord').throws()
 
@@ -194,13 +182,7 @@ describe('Identify', () => {
     await localIdentify.start()
     await remoteIdentify.start()
 
-    const [localToRemote] = connectionPair({
-      peerId: localComponents.getPeerId(),
-      registrar: localComponents.getRegistrar()
-    }, {
-      peerId: remoteComponents.getPeerId(),
-      registrar: remoteComponents.getRegistrar()
-    })
+    const [localToRemote] = connectionPair(localComponents, remoteComponents)
 
     // send an invalid message
     await remoteComponents.getRegistrar().unhandle(MULTICODEC_IDENTIFY)
@@ -267,13 +249,7 @@ describe('Identify', () => {
       await localIdentify.start()
       await remoteIdentify.start()
 
-      const [localToRemote, remoteToLocal] = connectionPair({
-        peerId: localComponents.getPeerId(),
-        registrar: localComponents.getRegistrar()
-      }, {
-        peerId: remoteComponents.getPeerId(),
-        registrar: remoteComponents.getRegistrar()
-      })
+      const [localToRemote, remoteToLocal] = connectionPair(localComponents, remoteComponents)
 
       // ensure connections are registered by connection manager
       localComponents.getUpgrader().dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('connection', {
@@ -353,13 +329,7 @@ describe('Identify', () => {
       await localIdentify.start()
       await remoteIdentify.start()
 
-      const [localToRemote, remoteToLocal] = connectionPair({
-        peerId: localComponents.getPeerId(),
-        registrar: localComponents.getRegistrar()
-      }, {
-        peerId: remoteComponents.getPeerId(),
-        registrar: remoteComponents.getRegistrar()
-      })
+      const [localToRemote, remoteToLocal] = connectionPair(localComponents, remoteComponents)
 
       // ensure connections are registered by connection manager
       localComponents.getUpgrader().dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('connection', {