diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fbfb99d1d..c3743cac1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ version = 3
 
 [[package]]
 name = "activitypub_federation"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "446e75aefabf78ed9cc7e175f0d90c74f478086fb9bc571a9614fb0b7cbe35d4"
+checksum = "690ed975ab70b883b4f0776f60fd7f23a7484a49f4257e7672e64d0990e95771"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation_derive",
  "actix-web",
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
- "background-jobs",
+ "background-jobs 0.13.0",
  "base64",
  "chrono",
  "derive_builder 0.11.2",
@@ -479,8 +479,18 @@ version = "0.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5c301b3ccb60fa2aadb4da111e27b257ddc4f0509848c43c85764dc14f7a49a3"
 dependencies = [
- "background-jobs-actix",
- "background-jobs-core",
+ "background-jobs-actix 0.12.0",
+ "background-jobs-core 0.12.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "background-jobs"
+version = "0.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "793a813f9145c5f3a27b8dcd834c0927de68bbd60d53a369e5894f3cc5759020"
+dependencies = [
+ "background-jobs-actix 0.13.0",
+ "background-jobs-core 0.13.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -493,7 +503,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-mutex",
  "async-trait",
- "background-jobs-core",
+ "background-jobs-core 0.12.0",
  "num_cpus",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -504,6 +514,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid 0.8.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "background-jobs-actix"
+version = "0.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8660626a2d8781b50cbe0e3b63d8e2a7e08a90e80fa2bca8e8cc19deff72ebf4"
+dependencies = [
+ "actix-rt",
+ "anyhow",
+ "async-mutex",
+ "async-trait",
+ "background-jobs-core 0.13.0",
+ "num_cpus",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-futures",
+ "uuid 1.1.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "background-jobs-core"
 version = "0.12.0"
@@ -523,6 +554,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid 0.8.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "background-jobs-core"
+version = "0.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "48e78e842fe2ae461319e3d1843c12e301630e65650332b02032ac70b0dfc66f"
+dependencies = [
+ "actix-rt",
+ "anyhow",
+ "async-trait",
+ "event-listener",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror",
+ "time 0.3.14",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-futures",
+ "uuid 1.1.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
 version = "0.13.0"
@@ -2189,7 +2239,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "actix-web-actors",
  "anyhow",
- "background-jobs",
+ "background-jobs 0.12.0",
  "chrono",
  "diesel",
  "lemmy_api_common",
@@ -2570,9 +2620,9 @@ checksum = "e82dad04139b71a90c080c8463fe0dc7902db5192d939bd0950f074d014339e1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl"
-version = "0.10.41"
+version = "0.10.42"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "618febf65336490dfcf20b73f885f5651a0c89c64c2d4a8c3662585a70bf5bd0"
+checksum = "12fc0523e3bd51a692c8850d075d74dc062ccf251c0110668cbd921917118a13"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "cfg-if",
@@ -2602,9 +2652,9 @@ checksum = "ff011a302c396a5197692431fc1948019154afc178baf7d8e37367442a4601cf"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-sys"
-version = "0.9.75"
+version = "0.9.76"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e5f9bd0c2710541a3cda73d6f9ac4f1b240de4ae261065d309dbe73d9dceb42f"
+checksum = "5230151e44c0f05157effb743e8d517472843121cf9243e8b81393edb5acd9ce"
 dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
  "cc",
@@ -3829,18 +3879,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.35"
+version = "1.0.37"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c53f98874615aea268107765aa1ed8f6116782501d18e53d08b471733bea6c85"
+checksum = "10deb33631e3c9018b9baf9dcbbc4f737320d2b576bac10f6aefa048fa407e3e"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.35"
+version = "1.0.37"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f8b463991b4eab2d801e724172285ec4195c650e8ec79b149e6c2a8e6dd3f783"
+checksum = "982d17546b47146b28f7c22e3d08465f6b8903d0ea13c1660d9d84a6e7adcdbb"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2 1.0.43",
  "quote 1.0.21",
diff --git a/crates/api/Cargo.toml b/crates/api/Cargo.toml
index 737fa7cc5..935a4788b 100644
--- a/crates/api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ lemmy_db_views_moderator = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../db_views_moderator"
 lemmy_db_views_actor = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../db_views_actor", features = ["full"] }
 lemmy_api_common = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../api_common", features = ["full"] }
 lemmy_websocket = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../websocket" }
-activitypub_federation = "0.2.0"
+activitypub_federation = { version = "0.2.2" }
 diesel = "2.0.0"
 bcrypt = "0.13.0"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.22", features = ["serde"], default-features = false }
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml b/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
index 301015ad8..161e57c09 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ lemmy_db_views = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../db_views", features = ["full"
 lemmy_db_views_actor = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../db_views_actor", features = ["full"] }
 lemmy_api_common = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../api_common", features = ["full"] }
 lemmy_websocket = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../websocket" }
-activitypub_federation = "0.2.0"
+activitypub_federation = { version = "0.2.2" }
 bcrypt = "0.13.0"
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.85", features = ["preserve_order"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.145", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
index 31b7dcbe0..22e6a52b5 100644
--- a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ lemmy_db_views = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../db_views", features = ["full"
 lemmy_db_views_actor = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../db_views_actor", features = ["full"] }
 lemmy_api_common = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../api_common", features = ["full"] }
 lemmy_websocket = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../websocket" }
-activitypub_federation = "0.2.0"
+activitypub_federation = { version = "0.2.2" }
 diesel = "2.0.0"
 activitystreams-kinds = "0.2.1"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.22", features = ["serde"], default-features = false }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
index 8fd8588b8..b594acad5 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::fetcher::post_or_comment::PostOrComment;
 use activitypub_federation::{
   core::signatures::PublicKey,
   traits::{Actor, ApubObject},
-  InstanceSettingsBuilder,
+  InstanceSettings,
   LocalInstance,
 };
 use anyhow::Context;
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ static CONTEXT: Lazy<Vec<serde_json::Value>> = Lazy::new(|| {
 fn local_instance(context: &LemmyContext) -> &'static LocalInstance {
   static LOCAL_INSTANCE: OnceCell<LocalInstance> = OnceCell::new();
   LOCAL_INSTANCE.get_or_init(|| {
-    let settings = InstanceSettingsBuilder::default()
+    let settings = InstanceSettings::builder()
       .http_fetch_retry_limit(context.settings().federation.http_fetch_retry_limit)
       .worker_count(context.settings().federation.worker_count)
       .debug(context.settings().federation.debug)
       // TODO No idea why, but you can't pass context.settings() to the verify_url_function closure
       // without the value getting captured.
       .verify_url_function(|url| check_apub_id_valid(url, &SETTINGS))
+      .http_signature_compat(true)
       .build()
       .expect("configure federation");
     LocalInstance::new(
diff --git a/crates/apub_lib/Cargo.toml b/crates/apub_lib/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3aaebd419..000000000
--- a/crates/apub_lib/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "lemmy_apub_lib"
-version = "0.16.3"
-edition = "2021"
-description = "A link aggregator for the fediverse"
-license = "AGPL-3.0"
-homepage = "https://join-lemmy.org/"
-documentation = "https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/index.html"
-
-[dependencies]
-lemmy_utils = { version = "=0.16.3", path = "../utils" }
-lemmy_apub_lib_derive = { version = "=0.16.3", path = "../apub_lib_derive" }
-chrono = { version = "0.4.19", default-features = false }
-serde = { version = "1.0.136", features = ["derive"] }
-async-trait = "0.1.53"
-url = { version = "2.2.2", features = ["serde"] }
-serde_json = { version = "1.0.79", features = ["preserve_order"] }
-anyhow = "1.0.56"
-reqwest = { version = "0.11.10", features = ["json"] }
-reqwest-middleware = "0.1.5"
-tracing = "0.1.32"
-base64 = "0.13.0"
-openssl = "0.10.38"
-once_cell = "1.10.0"
-http = "0.2.6"
-sha2 = "0.10.2"
-actix-web = { version = "4.0.1", default-features = false }
-http-signature-normalization-actix = { version = "0.6.1", default-features = false, features = ["server", "sha-2"] }
-http-signature-normalization-reqwest = { version = "0.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["sha-2", "middleware"] }
-background-jobs = "0.12.0"
-diesel = { version = "2.0.0-rc.0", features = ["chrono"] }
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml b/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
index fc5e91b80..ea8d34403 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ url = { version = "2.3.1", features = ["serde"] }
 strum = "0.24.1"
 strum_macros = "0.24.3"
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.85", features = ["preserve_order"], optional = true }
-activitypub_federation = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true }
+activitypub_federation = { version = "0.2.2", optional = true }
 lemmy_utils = { version = "=0.16.5", path = "../utils", optional = true }
 bcrypt = { version = "0.13.0", optional = true }
 diesel = { version = "2.0.0", features = ["postgres","chrono","r2d2","serde_json"], optional = true }