diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c77b3e5e165..0a9ff52f9de 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libp2p-kad"
-version = "0.45.2"
+version = "0.45.3"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "async-std",
@@ -2969,7 +2969,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libp2p-quic"
-version = "0.10.1"
+version = "0.10.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "bytes",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4f477e5c91a..dbb89afaed6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ libp2p-floodsub = { version = "0.44.0", path = "protocols/floodsub" }
 libp2p-gossipsub = { version = "0.46.1", path = "protocols/gossipsub" }
 libp2p-identify = { version = "0.44.1", path = "protocols/identify" }
 libp2p-identity = { version = "0.2.8" }
-libp2p-kad = { version = "0.45.2", path = "protocols/kad" }
+libp2p-kad = { version = "0.45.3", path = "protocols/kad" }
 libp2p-mdns = { version = "0.45.1", path = "protocols/mdns" }
 libp2p-memory-connection-limits = { version = "0.2.0", path = "misc/memory-connection-limits" }
 libp2p-metrics = { version = "0.14.1", path = "misc/metrics" }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ libp2p-perf = { version = "0.3.0", path = "protocols/perf" }
 libp2p-ping = { version = "0.44.0", path = "protocols/ping" }
 libp2p-plaintext = { version = "0.41.0", path = "transports/plaintext" }
 libp2p-pnet = { version = "0.24.0", path = "transports/pnet" }
-libp2p-quic = { version = "0.10.1", path = "transports/quic" }
+libp2p-quic = { version = "0.10.2", path = "transports/quic" }
 libp2p-relay = { version = "0.17.1", path = "protocols/relay" }
 libp2p-rendezvous = { version = "0.14.0", path = "protocols/rendezvous" }
 libp2p-request-response = { version = "0.26.1", path = "protocols/request-response" }
diff --git a/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md b/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
index 4740e4b1f95..b27a6943659 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 0.45.3
+
+- The progress of the close query iterator shall be decided by ANY of the new peers.
+  See [PR 4932](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/4932).
+
 ## 0.45.2
 
 - Ensure `Multiaddr` handled and returned by `Behaviour` are `/p2p` terminated.
diff --git a/protocols/kad/Cargo.toml b/protocols/kad/Cargo.toml
index 1e4c788cf00..f4ad83972b4 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/kad/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "libp2p-kad"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = { workspace = true }
 description = "Kademlia protocol for libp2p"
-version = "0.45.2"
+version = "0.45.3"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p"
diff --git a/protocols/kad/src/query/peers/closest.rs b/protocols/kad/src/query/peers/closest.rs
index 01155b7f010..dc913f1bbca 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/src/query/peers/closest.rs
+++ b/protocols/kad/src/query/peers/closest.rs
@@ -175,10 +175,14 @@ impl ClosestPeersIter {
             },
         }
 
-        let num_closest = self.closest_peers.len();
-        let mut progress = false;
-
         // Incorporate the reported closer peers into the iterator.
+        //
+        // The iterator makes progress if:
+        //     1, the iterator did not yet accumulate enough closest peers.
+        //   OR
+        //     2, any of the new peers is closer to the target than any peer seen so far
+        //        (i.e. is the first entry after being incorporated)
+        let mut progress = self.closest_peers.len() < self.config.num_results.get();
         for peer in closer_peers {
             let key = peer.into();
             let distance = self.target.distance(&key);
@@ -187,11 +191,8 @@ impl ClosestPeersIter {
                 state: PeerState::NotContacted,
             };
             self.closest_peers.entry(distance).or_insert(peer);
-            // The iterator makes progress if the new peer is either closer to the target
-            // than any peer seen so far (i.e. is the first entry), or the iterator did
-            // not yet accumulate enough closest peers.
-            progress = self.closest_peers.keys().next() == Some(&distance)
-                || num_closest < self.config.num_results.get();
+
+            progress = self.closest_peers.keys().next() == Some(&distance) || progress;
         }
 
         // Update the iterator state.
diff --git a/transports/quic/CHANGELOG.md b/transports/quic/CHANGELOG.md
index 2283c41262b..538db11d79e 100644
--- a/transports/quic/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/transports/quic/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 0.10.2
+
+- Change `max_idle_timeout`to 10s.
+  See [PR XXXX](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/XXXX).
+
 ## 0.10.1
 
 - Allow disabling path MTU discovery.
diff --git a/transports/quic/Cargo.toml b/transports/quic/Cargo.toml
index 5f3fd5cfb43..3bf57dddb51 100644
--- a/transports/quic/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/quic/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libp2p-quic"
-version = "0.10.1"
+version = "0.10.2"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/transports/quic/src/config.rs b/transports/quic/src/config.rs
index 4e4bb94cd7a..540f13e726b 100644
--- a/transports/quic/src/config.rs
+++ b/transports/quic/src/config.rs
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ impl Config {
             server_tls_config,
             support_draft_29: false,
             handshake_timeout: Duration::from_secs(5),
-            max_idle_timeout: 30 * 1000,
+            max_idle_timeout: 10 * 1000,
             max_concurrent_stream_limit: 256,
-            keep_alive_interval: Duration::from_secs(15),
+            keep_alive_interval: Duration::from_secs(5),
             max_connection_data: 15_000_000,
 
             // Ensure that one stream is not consuming the whole connection.