diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cd1c9c5c4..47ca83e0f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ env:
     - NANOPB_VERSION=0.3.9.2
     - NANOPB_PATH=${HOME}/nanopb
     # FABRIC
-    - FABRIC_VERSION=2.1.0
+    - FABRIC_VERSION=2.1.1
     - FABRIC_PATH=$GOPATH/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric
     # FPC
     - FPC_PATH=$GOPATH/src/github.com/hyperledger-labs/fabric-private-chaincode
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07177353c..90b905a6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Make sure that you have the following required dependencies installed:
 
 * [SSL](https://github.com/intel/intel-sgx-ssl)  for SGX SDK v2.4.1 (we recommend using OpenSSL 1.1.0j) 
 
-* Hyperledger [Fabric](https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/tree/v2.1.0) v2.1.0
+* Hyperledger [Fabric](https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/tree/v2.1.1) v2.1.1
 
 * Clang-format 6.x or higher
 
@@ -317,14 +317,14 @@ Clone the code and make sure it is on your `$GOPATH`. (Important: we assume in t
 
 Fabric Private Chaincode support requires to re-build the Fabric peer. 
 
-Checkout Fabric 2.1.0 release using the following commands:
+Checkout Fabric 2.1.1 release using the following commands:
 
     $ export FABRIC_PATH=${GOPATH}/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric
     $ git clone https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric.git $FABRIC_PATH
-    $ cd $FABRIC_PATH; git checkout tags/v2.1.0
+    $ cd $FABRIC_PATH; git checkout tags/v2.1.1
     
 Note that Fabric Private Chaincode currently does not work with the Fabric `master` branch, therefore make sure you use the Fabric
-`v2.1.0` tag. This is important as our build script applies some patches
+`v2.1.1` tag. This is important as our build script applies some patches
 to the fabric peer to enable FPC support. Make sure the source of Fabric is in your ``$GOPATH``.
 
 ### Build Fabric Private Chaincode
diff --git a/ercc/go.mod b/ercc/go.mod
index 19da4f337..854a59177 100644
--- a/ercc/go.mod
+++ b/ercc/go.mod
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.5 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0 // indirect
-	github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.0.1+incompatible
-	github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200128192331-2d899240a7ed
-	github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200124220212-e9cfc186ba7b
+	github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.1.1+incompatible
+	github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200511190512-bcfeb58dd83a
+	github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200506201313-25f6564b9ac4
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.12.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.9.0
diff --git a/ercc/go.sum b/ercc/go.sum
index 3da2b9266..a1e4c02e5 100644
--- a/ercc/go.sum
+++ b/ercc/go.sum
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
 github.com/google/renameio v0.1.0/go.mod h1:KWCgfxg9yswjAJkECMjeO8J8rahYeXnNhOm40UhjYkI=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0 h1:nfCOvKYfkgYP8hkirhJocXT2+zOD8yUNjXaWfTlyFKI=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
-github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.0.1+incompatible h1:7W+yG0gLKTC7NLcWPT3vfpnaseztPpH9wXGfAW7yvBs=
-github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.0.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:tGFAOCT696D3rG0Vofd2dyWYLySHlh0aQjf7Q1HAju0=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.1.1+incompatible h1:cYYRv3vVg4kA6DmrixLxwn1nwBEUuYda8DsMwlaMKbY=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.1.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:tGFAOCT696D3rG0Vofd2dyWYLySHlh0aQjf7Q1HAju0=
 github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200128192331-2d899240a7ed h1:VNnrD/ilIUO9DDHQP/uioYSy1309rYy0Z1jf3GLNRIc=
 github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200128192331-2d899240a7ed/go.mod h1:N7H3sA7Tx4k/YzFq7U0EPdqJtqvM4Kild0JoCc7C0Dc=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200511190512-bcfeb58dd83a h1:KoFw2HnRfW+EItMP0zvUUl1FGzDb/7O0ov7uXZffQok=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200511190512-bcfeb58dd83a/go.mod h1:N7H3sA7Tx4k/YzFq7U0EPdqJtqvM4Kild0JoCc7C0Dc=
 github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20190919234611-2a87503ac7c9/go.mod h1:xVYTjK4DtZRBxZ2D9aE4y6AbLaPwue2o/criQyQbVD0=
 github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200124220212-e9cfc186ba7b h1:rZ3Vro68vStzLYfcSrQlprjjCf5UmFk7QjKGgHL8IQg=
 github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200124220212-e9cfc186ba7b/go.mod h1:xVYTjK4DtZRBxZ2D9aE4y6AbLaPwue2o/criQyQbVD0=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200506201313-25f6564b9ac4 h1:75hBp86WljV3uQ7Q/wbO5w8ahfLAzxH7jfT5kVy2n6g=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200506201313-25f6564b9ac4/go.mod h1:xVYTjK4DtZRBxZ2D9aE4y6AbLaPwue2o/criQyQbVD0=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.0 h1:s5hAObm+yFO5uHYt5dYjxi2rXrsnmRpJx4OYvIWUaQs=
diff --git a/fabric/Makefile b/fabric/Makefile
index b83ceb3f0..c579d1c02 100644
--- a/fabric/Makefile
+++ b/fabric/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 TOP = ..
 include $(TOP)/build.mk
 
-FABRIC_VERSION ?= 2.1.0
+FABRIC_VERSION ?= 2.1.1
 FABRIC_VERSION_TAG =v$(FABRIC_VERSION)
 FABRIC_PEER_BIN = $(FABRIC_PATH)/build/bin/peer
 FABRIC_TLCC = $(FABRIC_PATH)/core/scc/tlcc
diff --git a/fabric/README.md b/fabric/README.md
index 859f33acb..261bbca5f 100644
--- a/fabric/README.md
+++ b/fabric/README.md
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ Try to run `pushd $FPC_PATH/tlcc_enclave; make; popd;` followed by `make` again.
 ### Wrong Fabric version
 ```
 Patching Fabric ...
-Aborting! Tag on current HEAD () does not match expected tag/v2.1.0!
+Aborting! Tag on current HEAD () does not match expected tag/v2.1.1!
 ...
 ```
 
 Seems that your Fabric is on the wrong branch.
-Try to run `pushd $FABRIC_PATH; git checkout tags/v2.1.0; popd;` followed by `make` again.
+Try to run `pushd $FABRIC_PATH; git checkout tags/v2.1.1; popd;` followed by `make` again.
diff --git a/fabric/bin/peer.sh b/fabric/bin/peer.sh
index 198866dd6..4ebeb47d3 100755
--- a/fabric/bin/peer.sh
+++ b/fabric/bin/peer.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ handle_lifecycle_chaincode_package() {
 	    # Above is the flags we really care, but we need also the outputfile
 	    # which doesn't have a flag. So let's enumerate the known no-arg
 	    # flags (i.e., --tls -h/--help), assume all other flags have exactly
-	    # one arg (true as of v2.1.0) and then the remaining one is the
+	    # one arg (true as of v2.1.1) and then the remaining one is the
 	    # output file ...
 	    -h|--help)
 		# with help, no point to continue but run it right here ..
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ handle_lifecycle_chaincode_install() {
 	    # we care only about package file name but this is not prefixed
 	    # with a flag.  So let's enumerate the known no-arg flags (i.e.,
 	    # --tls -h/--help), assume all other flags have exactly
-	    # one arg (true as of v2.1.0) and then the remaining one is the
+	    # one arg (true as of v2.1.1) and then the remaining one is the
 	    # output file ...
 	    -h|--help)
 		# with help, no point to continue but run it right here ..
diff --git a/fabric/externalBuilder/bin/lib/common.sh b/fabric/externalBuilder/bin/lib/common.sh
index c58649d54..5b45451eb 100644
--- a/fabric/externalBuilder/bin/lib/common.sh
+++ b/fabric/externalBuilder/bin/lib/common.sh
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ cc_build_for_host() {
     mkdir -p ${CC_LIB_PATH}
 
     # - ecc shims
-    try ln -s "${FPC_TOP_DIR}/ecc/ecc" "${CC_PATH}/chaincode"
-    try ln -s "${FPC_TOP_DIR}/ecc_enclave/_build/lib/libsgxcc.so" "${CC_LIB_PATH}/"
+    try cp "${FPC_TOP_DIR}/ecc/ecc" "${CC_PATH}/chaincode"
+    try cp "${FPC_TOP_DIR}/ecc_enclave/_build/lib/libsgxcc.so" "${CC_LIB_PATH}/"
 
     # - chaincode specific stuff
     try cp "${CC_SOURCE_DIR}/${MRENCLAVE_FILE}" "${CC_PATH}"
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ process_runtime_metadata() {
     fi
 
     # For debugging purposes, we also symlink the source metadata & build artifacts
+    # Note: the external builder in fabric 2.1.1 has started treating symlinks differently. So
+    #  far they still work here, so leave it for now as it is still useful for debugging. (But 
+    #  as cp doesn't make sense here, we should remove it as soon as symlinks don't work anymore).
     try ln -s "${CC_BUILD_DIR}/" "${RUN_STATE_DIR}/build"
     try ln -s "${CC_RT_METADATA_DIR}/" "${RUN_STATE_DIR}/rt-metadata"
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4a5636571..4125f25ae 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.5
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hyperledger-labs/fabric-private-chaincode/ercc v0.0.0-20200323171133-70f103dd66ee
-	github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.0.1+incompatible
+	github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.1.1+incompatible
 	github.com/hyperledger/fabric-amcl v0.0.0-20200424173818-327c9e2cf77a // indirect
-	github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200128192331-2d899240a7ed
+	github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200511190512-bcfeb58dd83a
 	github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200124220212-e9cfc186ba7b
+	github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200506201313-25f6564b9ac4
 	github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.6.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 95da64207..4886cd509 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -156,18 +156,18 @@ github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 h1:0Anlzjpi4vEasTeNFn2mLJgTSwt0+6sfsiTG8qcWGx4=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0/go.mod h1:E5yfLk+7swimpb2L/Alb/PJmXilQ/rhwaUYs4T20WEQ=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0 h1:nfCOvKYfkgYP8hkirhJocXT2+zOD8yUNjXaWfTlyFKI=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
-github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.0.1+incompatible h1:7W+yG0gLKTC7NLcWPT3vfpnaseztPpH9wXGfAW7yvBs=
-github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.0.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:tGFAOCT696D3rG0Vofd2dyWYLySHlh0aQjf7Q1HAju0=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.1.1+incompatible h1:cYYRv3vVg4kA6DmrixLxwn1nwBEUuYda8DsMwlaMKbY=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric v2.1.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:tGFAOCT696D3rG0Vofd2dyWYLySHlh0aQjf7Q1HAju0=
 github.com/hyperledger/fabric-amcl v0.0.0-20200424173818-327c9e2cf77a h1:JAKZdGuUIjVmES0X31YUD7UqMR2rz/kxLluJuGvsXPk=
 github.com/hyperledger/fabric-amcl v0.0.0-20200424173818-327c9e2cf77a/go.mod h1:X+DIyUsaTmalOpmpQfIvFZjKHQedrURQ5t4YqquX7lE=
-github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200128192331-2d899240a7ed h1:VNnrD/ilIUO9DDHQP/uioYSy1309rYy0Z1jf3GLNRIc=
-github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200128192331-2d899240a7ed/go.mod h1:N7H3sA7Tx4k/YzFq7U0EPdqJtqvM4Kild0JoCc7C0Dc=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200511190512-bcfeb58dd83a h1:KoFw2HnRfW+EItMP0zvUUl1FGzDb/7O0ov7uXZffQok=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go v0.0.0-20200511190512-bcfeb58dd83a/go.mod h1:N7H3sA7Tx4k/YzFq7U0EPdqJtqvM4Kild0JoCc7C0Dc=
 github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go v1.0.0 h1:UL1w7c9LvHZUSkIvHTDGklxFv2kTeva1QI2emOVc324=
 github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go v1.0.0/go.mod h1:H362nMlunurmHwkYqR5uHL2UDWbQdbfz74n8kbCFsqc=
 github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20190919234611-2a87503ac7c9 h1:JgFP410JY/3uQQGcfxR1HUDdDnPWzmC0TlmPctPElCQ=
 github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20190919234611-2a87503ac7c9/go.mod h1:xVYTjK4DtZRBxZ2D9aE4y6AbLaPwue2o/criQyQbVD0=
-github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200124220212-e9cfc186ba7b h1:rZ3Vro68vStzLYfcSrQlprjjCf5UmFk7QjKGgHL8IQg=
-github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200124220212-e9cfc186ba7b/go.mod h1:xVYTjK4DtZRBxZ2D9aE4y6AbLaPwue2o/criQyQbVD0=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200506201313-25f6564b9ac4 h1:75hBp86WljV3uQ7Q/wbO5w8ahfLAzxH7jfT5kVy2n6g=
+github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go v0.0.0-20200506201313-25f6564b9ac4/go.mod h1:xVYTjK4DtZRBxZ2D9aE4y6AbLaPwue2o/criQyQbVD0=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:PxqpIevigyE2G7u3NXJIT2ANytuPF1OarO4DADm73n8=
 github.com/jcmturner/gofork v1.0.0 h1:J7uCkflzTEhUZ64xqKnkDxq3kzc96ajM1Gli5ktUem8=
 github.com/jcmturner/gofork v1.0.0/go.mod h1:MK8+TM0La+2rjBD4jE12Kj1pCCxK7d2LK/UM3ncEo0o=
diff --git a/integration/config/configtx.yaml b/integration/config/configtx.yaml
index 571fa2e99..a2e721d96 100644
--- a/integration/config/configtx.yaml
+++ b/integration/config/configtx.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-# Based on sampleconfig from github.com/hyperledger/fabric.git tagged with v2.1.0
+# Based on sampleconfig from github.com/hyperledger/fabric.git tagged with v2.1.1
 
 ---
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/integration/config/core.yaml b/integration/config/core.yaml
index 31c766d51..39cc77b64 100644
--- a/integration/config/core.yaml
+++ b/integration/config/core.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-# Based on sampleconfig from github.com/hyperledger/fabric.git tagged with v2.1.0 
+# Based on sampleconfig from github.com/hyperledger/fabric.git tagged with v2.1.1
 
 ###############################################################################
 #
diff --git a/integration/config/msp/config.yaml b/integration/config/msp/config.yaml
index 3734d9770..d1dfeb6e4 100644
--- a/integration/config/msp/config.yaml
+++ b/integration/config/msp/config.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-# Based on sampleconfig from github.com/hyperledger/fabric.git tagged with v2.1.0
+# Based on sampleconfig from github.com/hyperledger/fabric.git tagged with v2.1.1
 
 OrganizationalUnitIdentifiers:
   - Certificate: "cacerts/cacert.pem"
diff --git a/integration/config/orderer.yaml b/integration/config/orderer.yaml
index a0f59c811..1382695af 100644
--- a/integration/config/orderer.yaml
+++ b/integration/config/orderer.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-# Based on sampleconfig from github.com/hyperledger/fabric.git tagged with v2.1.0
+# Based on sampleconfig from github.com/hyperledger/fabric.git tagged with v2.1.1
 
 ---
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/utils/docker/dev/Dockerfile b/utils/docker/dev/Dockerfile
index 5a5492dfb..1e560220c 100644
--- a/utils/docker/dev/Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/docker/dev/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARG GO_VERSION=go1.14.1
 ARG GO_TAR=$GO_VERSION.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 ARG NANOPB_VERSION=0.3.9.2
 ARG FABRIC_REPO=https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric.git
-ARG FABRIC_VERSION=2.1.0
+ARG FABRIC_VERSION=2.1.1
 ARG FPC_REPO_URL=https://github.com/hyperledger-labs/fabric-private-chaincode.git
 ARG FPC_REPO_BRANCH_TAG_OR_COMMIT=master
 ARG OPENSSL_VERSION=1.1.0j
diff --git a/utils/docker/peer/Dockerfile b/utils/docker/peer/Dockerfile
index 0ac87aee9..2f3e2075a 100644
--- a/utils/docker/peer/Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/docker/peer/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARG GO_VERSION=go1.14.1
 ARG GO_TAR=$GO_VERSION.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 ARG NANOPB_VERSION=0.3.9.2
 ARG FABRIC_REPO=https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric.git
-ARG FABRIC_VERSION=2.1.0
+ARG FABRIC_VERSION=2.1.1
 ARG FPC_REPO_URL=https://github.com/hyperledger-labs/fabric-private-chaincode.git
 ARG FPC_REPO_BRANCH_TAG_OR_COMMIT=master
 ARG OPENSSL_VERSION=1.1.0j