diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fdd07cc5..6d5e14b0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aead"
-version = "0.6.0-rc.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/RustCrypto/traits.git#3620aba4f1e81e506b46a5f88c47f7ee3a7b87e0"
+version = "0.6.0-rc.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c01559752fbde7734af628961723aa734aa46351cbf5c9ce41133ad2ae1a09b9"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "blobby 0.4.0-pre.0",
@@ -25,9 +26,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aes"
-version = "0.9.0-pre.3"
+version = "0.9.0-rc.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "38e4da00d9978020ddaa556c1747cfcafc3f375cfadb109acfe8b752cfc373bf"
+checksum = "cd4838e4ad37bb032dea137f441d5f71c16c26c068af512e64c5bc13a88cdfc7"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cipher",
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "aes",
  "cipher",
  "ctr",
- "polyval 0.7.0-rc.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "polyval",
  "subtle",
  "zeroize",
 ]
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ctr",
  "dbl",
  "digest",
- "hex-literal 0.4.1",
+ "hex-literal 1.0.0",
  "pmac",
  "zeroize",
 ]
@@ -105,17 +106,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "belt-block"
-version = "0.2.0-pre.3"
+version = "0.2.0-rc.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "20cce8d102fb5accb008983fb54f0975834bc5f7789080e6564b0f7e13ffe37a"
+checksum = "b9aa0cd4ec3b89021a53caa73cefc5a458cf33b338498e1191916153877bd794"
 dependencies = [
  "cipher",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "belt-ctr"
-version = "0.2.0-pre"
-source = "git+https://github.com/RustCrypto/block-modes.git#3ec1c8191dea30def40c033513bbc8bdb3a9cd78"
+version = "0.2.0-rc.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f9e62741717c47d2f988623df3ee9265788c339255c2ca555133d4f6303bf5b8"
 dependencies = [
  "belt-block",
  "cipher",
@@ -194,8 +196,9 @@ checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "chacha20"
-version = "0.10.0-pre.3"
-source = "git+https://github.com/RustCrypto/stream-ciphers.git#596cdebf250d7fe8921e18c7288964f50448ae1c"
+version = "0.10.0-rc.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6e057d7ab0331b90074df7ca698b3361860c20a1d8c8e28f49c01f526e3f3958"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cipher",
@@ -216,9 +219,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cipher"
-version = "0.5.0-pre.8"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "276974d2acb7cf592603150941fc1ff6442acdeb1dc653ac2825928f4703c131"
+checksum = "bd4ef774202f1749465fc7cf88d70fc30620e8cacd5429268f4bff7d003bd976"
 dependencies = [
  "crypto-common",
  "inout",
@@ -227,9 +230,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cmac"
-version = "0.8.0-pre.3"
+version = "0.8.0-rc.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5965a19674a22507a478bb9fc6db32b1a397cd0d91c4a7f8facc1b2547e9de54"
+checksum = "14088e66e0ff42509343b570d1c9c641bb4ddb972c43e606157fb6c571c334f0"
 dependencies = [
  "cipher",
  "dbl",
@@ -247,8 +250,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-common"
-version = "0.2.0-rc.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/RustCrypto/traits.git#3620aba4f1e81e506b46a5f88c47f7ee3a7b87e0"
+version = "0.2.0-rc.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8a23fa214dea9efd4dacee5a5614646b30216ae0f05d4bb51bafb50e9da1c5be"
 dependencies = [
  "hybrid-array",
  "rand_core",
@@ -256,8 +260,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ctr"
-version = "0.10.0-pre.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/RustCrypto/block-modes.git#3ec1c8191dea30def40c033513bbc8bdb3a9cd78"
+version = "0.10.0-rc.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f239edce204df0e4503cccef3492552773d1ca4e002659a59ca715f099b45ca1"
 dependencies = [
  "cipher",
 ]
@@ -284,9 +289,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
-version = "0.11.0-pre.10"
+version = "0.11.0-rc.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6c478574b20020306f98d61c8ca3322d762e1ff08117422ac6106438605ea516"
+checksum = "460dd7f37e4950526b54a5a6b1f41b6c8e763c58eb9a8fc8fc05ba5c2f44ca7b"
 dependencies = [
  "block-buffer",
  "crypto-common",
@@ -319,11 +324,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ghash"
-version = "0.6.0-rc.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/RustCrypto/universal-hashes.git#448baca3324d259b0c7dd318f431910f3d25e691"
+version = "0.6.0-rc.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7df2ef47489983b86b012ce4955b61fcfb1a99a761a1a8c79c3129e722da6795"
 dependencies = [
- "opaque-debug",
- "polyval 0.7.0-rc.0 (git+https://github.com/RustCrypto/universal-hashes.git)",
+ "polyval",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -369,8 +374,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "inout"
-version = "0.2.0-rc.4"
-source = "git+https://github.com/RustCrypto/utils.git#7560ec86787c1342147a8d8ac61a80f5363589a3"
+version = "0.2.0-rc.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c774c86bce20ea04abe1c37cf0051c5690079a3a28ef5fdac2a5a0412b3d7d74"
 dependencies = [
  "hybrid-array",
 ]
@@ -404,8 +410,9 @@ checksum = "c08d65885ee38876c4f86fa503fb49d7b507c2b62552df7c70b2fce627e06381"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pmac"
-version = "0.8.0-pre.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/RustCrypto/MACs.git#48d909bc7c028df8ccbc4bd746e9315d2cb8757a"
+version = "0.8.0-rc.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e42d2ce38a15f4109ba14559b415880704fcf24c529b77ea488855553d1d56f1"
 dependencies = [
  "cipher",
  "dbl",
@@ -425,24 +432,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polyval"
-version = "0.7.0-rc.0"
+version = "0.7.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b01cbf5c028f9f862c6f7f5a5544307d7858634df190488d432ec470c8fbc063"
+checksum = "ff52e661730d7c6f95a72137e812e337eb5ff371d38d8588798e0df8404e610c"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cpufeatures",
- "opaque-debug",
- "universal-hash",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "polyval"
-version = "0.7.0-rc.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/RustCrypto/universal-hashes.git#448baca3324d259b0c7dd318f431910f3d25e691"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
- "opaque-debug",
  "universal-hash",
 ]
 
@@ -510,9 +505,9 @@ checksum = "5a5f39404a5da50712a4c1eecf25e90dd62b613502b7e925fd4e4d19b5c96512"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "universal-hash"
-version = "0.6.0-rc.0"
+version = "0.6.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3517d72c5ca6d60f9f2e85d2c772e2652830062a685105a528d19dd823cf87d5"
+checksum = "17866ce72039aaa929b785c51d08d0395e02cb5eaffd3efdf634b9b1f80b8157"
 dependencies = [
  "crypto-common",
  "subtle",
@@ -609,7 +604,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "aes",
  "aes-gcm",
  "cipher",
- "hex-literal 0.4.1",
+ "hex-literal 1.0.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8307a1d4..55690e1f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,19 +18,3 @@ resolver = "2"
 [patch.crates-io]
 aead-stream = { path = "./aead-stream" }
 aes-gcm     = { path = "./aes-gcm" }
-
-aead          = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/traits.git" }
-crypto-common = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/traits.git" }
-
-chacha20 = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/stream-ciphers.git" }
-
-ctr = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/block-modes.git" }
-
-ghash = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/universal-hashes.git" }
-
-pmac = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/MACs.git" }
-
-belt-ctr = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/block-modes.git" }
-
-# https://github.com/RustCrypto/utils/pull/1170
-inout = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/utils.git" }
diff --git a/aead-stream/Cargo.toml b/aead-stream/Cargo.toml
index d5d838ea..0de05950 100644
--- a/aead-stream/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aead-stream/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "=0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "=0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 alloc = ["aead/alloc"]
diff --git a/aes-gcm-siv/Cargo.toml b/aes-gcm-siv/Cargo.toml
index 33c20ad4..6795bb03 100644
--- a/aes-gcm-siv/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aes-gcm-siv/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
-aes = { version = "=0.9.0-pre.3", optional = true }
-cipher = "=0.5.0-pre.8"
-ctr = "0.10.0-pre.2"
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+aes = { version = "0.9.0-rc.0", optional = true }
+cipher = "0.5.0-rc.0"
+ctr = "0.10.0-rc.0"
 polyval = { version = "0.7.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 zeroize = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 default = ["aes", "alloc", "os_rng"]
diff --git a/aes-gcm/Cargo.toml b/aes-gcm/Cargo.toml
index 774e9fd5..2ce077db 100644
--- a/aes-gcm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aes-gcm/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
-aes = { version = "=0.9.0-pre.3", optional = true }
-cipher = "=0.5.0-pre.8"
-ctr = "0.10.0-pre.2"
-ghash = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+aes = { version = "0.9.0-rc.0", optional = true }
+cipher = "0.5.0-rc.0"
+ctr = "0.10.0-rc.0"
+ghash = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 zeroize = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", features = ["alloc", "dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["alloc", "dev"], default-features = false }
 hex-literal = "0.4"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/aes-siv/Cargo.toml b/aes-siv/Cargo.toml
index d290c7a7..410df296 100644
--- a/aes-siv/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aes-siv/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,22 +17,22 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = "0.6.0-rc.0"
-aes = "=0.9.0-pre.3"
-cipher = "=0.5.0-pre.8"
-cmac = "0.8.0-pre.2"
-ctr = "0.10.0-pre.2"
+aead = "0.6.0-rc.1"
+aes = "0.9.0-rc.0"
+cipher = "0.5.0-rc.0"
+cmac = "0.8.0-rc.0"
+ctr = "0.10.0-rc.0"
 dbl = "0.4.0-rc.1"
-digest = { version = "=0.11.0-pre.10", features = ["mac"] }
+digest = { version = "0.11.0-rc.0", features = ["mac"] }
 zeroize = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 # optional dependencies
-pmac = { version = "0.8.0-pre.2", optional = true }
+pmac = { version = "0.8.0-rc.0", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 blobby = "0.3"
-hex-literal = "0.4"
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", features = ["alloc", "dev"], default-features = false }
+hex-literal = "1"
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["alloc", "dev"], default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 default = ["alloc", "os_rng"]
diff --git a/ascon-aead128/Cargo.toml b/ascon-aead128/Cargo.toml
index 028320fb..188c89ce 100644
--- a/ascon-aead128/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ascon-aead128/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 zeroize = { version = "1.6", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 ascon = "0.4"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", features = ["dev"] }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"] }
 
 [features]
 default = ["alloc", "os_rng"]
diff --git a/belt-dwp/Cargo.toml b/belt-dwp/Cargo.toml
index d0bb180d..49b1d16c 100644
--- a/belt-dwp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/belt-dwp/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
 zeroize = { version = "1.7", default-features = false, optional = true }
 universal-hash = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0" }
 opaque-debug = { version = "0.3" }
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 
-belt-block = { version = "0.2.0-pre.2" }
-belt-ctr = { version = "0.2.0-pre" }
+belt-block = { version = "0.2.0-rc.0" }
+belt-ctr = { version = "0.2.0-rc.0" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 hex-literal = "1"
diff --git a/benches/Cargo.toml b/benches/Cargo.toml
index 7a02837d..4ec254b3 100644
--- a/benches/Cargo.toml
+++ b/benches/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rust-version = "1.56"
 [dependencies]
 criterion = "0.4.0"
 rand = "0.9.0"
-aes = "=0.9.0-pre.3"
+aes = "0.9.0-rc.0"
 aes-gcm = { path = "../aes-gcm/" }
 aes-gcm-siv = { path = "../aes-gcm-siv/" }
 ascon-aead = { path = "../ascon-aead/" }
@@ -57,12 +57,3 @@ harness = false
 [patch.crates-io]
 aead-stream = { path = "../aead-stream" }
 
-crypto-common = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/traits.git" }
-aead          = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/traits.git" }
-
-chacha20 = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/stream-ciphers.git" }
-
-ctr = { git = "https://github.com/baloo/block-modes.git", branch = "baloo/edition-2024" }
-
-ghash   = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/universal-hashes.git" }
-polyval = { git = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/universal-hashes.git" }
diff --git a/ccm/Cargo.toml b/ccm/Cargo.toml
index cc43be2a..114ff70d 100644
--- a/ccm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ccm/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ keywords = ["encryption", "aead"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
-cipher = { version = "=0.5.0-pre.8", default-features = false }
-ctr = { version = "0.10.0-pre.2", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+cipher = { version = "0.5.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
+ctr = { version = "0.10.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
-aes = { version = "=0.9.0-pre.3" }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aes = { version = "0.9.0-rc.0" }
 hex-literal = "0.4.1"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/chacha20poly1305/Cargo.toml b/chacha20poly1305/Cargo.toml
index 6be0a7ca..6c2c1a5c 100644
--- a/chacha20poly1305/Cargo.toml
+++ b/chacha20poly1305/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
-chacha20 = { version = "=0.10.0-pre.3", default-features = false, features = ["xchacha"] }
-cipher = "=0.5.0-pre.8"
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+chacha20 = { version = "0.10.0-rc.0", default-features = false, features = ["xchacha"] }
+cipher = "0.5.0-rc.0"
 poly1305 = "0.9.0-rc.0"
 zeroize = { version = "1.8", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 default = ["alloc", "os_rng"]
diff --git a/deoxys/Cargo.toml b/deoxys/Cargo.toml
index 7c360207..2bfb013f 100644
--- a/deoxys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deoxys/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
-aes = { version = "=0.9.0-pre.3", features = ["hazmat"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+aes = { version = "0.9.0-rc.0", features = ["hazmat"], default-features = false }
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 zeroize = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
 hex-literal = "0.4"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/eax/Cargo.toml b/eax/Cargo.toml
index 9152c064..2e2e43fd 100644
--- a/eax/Cargo.toml
+++ b/eax/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
-cipher = "=0.5.0-pre.8"
-cmac = "0.8.0-pre.2"
-ctr = "0.10.0-pre.2"
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+cipher = "0.5.0-rc.0"
+cmac = "0.8.0-rc.0"
+ctr = "0.10.0-rc.0"
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
-aes = "=0.9.0-pre.3"
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aes = "0.9.0-rc.0"
 
 [features]
 default = ["alloc", "os_rng"]
diff --git a/ocb3/Cargo.toml b/ocb3/Cargo.toml
index 4e7fd1c2..7cbc46a8 100644
--- a/ocb3/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ocb3/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
-cipher = "=0.5.0-pre.8"
-ctr = "0.10.0-pre.2"
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+cipher = "0.5.0-rc.0"
+ctr = "0.10.0-rc.0"
 dbl = "0.4.0-rc.2"
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 aead-stream = { version = "=0.6.0-pre", optional = true, default-features = false }
 zeroize = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
-aes = { version = "=0.9.0-pre.3", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aes = { version = "0.9.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
 hex-literal = "0.4"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/xaes-256-gcm/Cargo.toml b/xaes-256-gcm/Cargo.toml
index af947986..c3fda3e2 100644
--- a/xaes-256-gcm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/xaes-256-gcm/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
-aes = "=0.9.0-pre.3"
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+aes = "0.9.0-rc.0"
 aes-gcm = { version = "=0.11.0-pre.2", default-features = false, features = ["aes"] }
-cipher = "=0.5.0-pre.8"
+cipher = "0.5.0-rc.0"
 aead-stream = { version = "=0.6.0-pre", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.0", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
-hex-literal = "0.4"
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+hex-literal = "1"
 
 [features]
 default = ["alloc", "os_rng"]