diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 127ad26a..bd0abc24 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aead"
-version = "0.6.0-rc.1"
+version = "0.6.0-rc.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c01559752fbde7734af628961723aa734aa46351cbf5c9ce41133ad2ae1a09b9"
+checksum = "ac8202ab55fcbf46ca829833f347a82a2a4ce0596f0304ac322c2d100030cd56"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "blobby",
diff --git a/aead-stream/Cargo.toml b/aead-stream/Cargo.toml
index 8680685d..e89991b7 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.1", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 alloc = ["aead/alloc"]
diff --git a/aes-gcm-siv/Cargo.toml b/aes-gcm-siv/Cargo.toml
index ba432210..a5a873bd 100644
--- a/aes-gcm-siv/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aes-gcm-siv/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 aes = { version = "0.9.0-rc.1", optional = true }
 cipher = "0.5.0-rc.1"
 ctr = "0.10.0-rc.1"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 zeroize = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 default = ["aes", "alloc", "os_rng"]
diff --git a/aes-gcm/Cargo.toml b/aes-gcm/Cargo.toml
index cc7123de..fe75c3aa 100644
--- a/aes-gcm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aes-gcm/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 aes = { version = "0.9.0-rc.1", optional = true }
 cipher = "0.5.0-rc.1"
 ctr = "0.10.0-rc.1"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 zeroize = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["alloc", "dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", features = ["alloc", "dev"], default-features = false }
 hex-literal = "1"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/aes-siv/Cargo.toml b/aes-siv/Cargo.toml
index 2b9a2701..7df9395d 100644
--- a/aes-siv/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aes-siv/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = "0.6.0-rc.1"
+aead = "0.6.0-rc.2"
 aes = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 cipher = "0.5.0-rc.1"
 cmac = "0.8.0-rc.1"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ zeroize = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 pmac = { version = "0.8.0-rc.1", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["alloc", "dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", features = ["alloc", "dev"], default-features = false }
 blobby = "0.4.0-pre.0"
 hex-literal = "1"
 
diff --git a/ascon-aead128/Cargo.toml b/ascon-aead128/Cargo.toml
index 684c5233..3fe2e48d 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.1", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", 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.1", features = ["dev"] }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", features = ["dev"] }
 
 [features]
 default = ["alloc", "os_rng"]
diff --git a/belt-dwp/Cargo.toml b/belt-dwp/Cargo.toml
index d51de026..1ef128e3 100644
--- a/belt-dwp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/belt-dwp/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 belt-block = { version = "0.2.0-rc.1" }
 belt-ctr = { version = "0.2.0-rc.1" }
 opaque-debug = { version = "0.3" }
diff --git a/ccm/Cargo.toml b/ccm/Cargo.toml
index 5d513f20..21f71c31 100644
--- a/ccm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ccm/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ keywords = ["encryption", "aead"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 cipher = { version = "0.5.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
 ctr = { version = "0.10.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
 aes = { version = "0.9.0-rc.1" }
 hex-literal = "1"
 
diff --git a/chacha20poly1305/Cargo.toml b/chacha20poly1305/Cargo.toml
index a4fb60a6..c0d01e47 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.1", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 chacha20 = { version = "0.10.0-rc.2", default-features = false, features = ["xchacha"] }
 cipher = "0.5.0-rc.1"
 poly1305 = "0.9.0-rc.2"
 zeroize = { version = "1.8", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 default = ["alloc", "os_rng"]
diff --git a/deoxys/Cargo.toml b/deoxys/Cargo.toml
index 4946a3d7..3c510a7b 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.1", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 aes = { version = "0.9.0-rc.1", 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.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
 hex-literal = "1"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/eax/Cargo.toml b/eax/Cargo.toml
index 8eab6711..855bb269 100644
--- a/eax/Cargo.toml
+++ b/eax/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 cipher = "0.5.0-rc.1"
 cmac = "0.8.0-rc.1"
 ctr = "0.10.0-rc.1"
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
 aes = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/ocb3/Cargo.toml b/ocb3/Cargo.toml
index bc34fc6e..0fc6323c 100644
--- a/ocb3/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ocb3/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 cipher = "0.5.0-rc.1"
 ctr = "0.10.0-rc.1"
 dbl = "0.5"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ aead-stream = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", optional = true, default-features = fals
 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.2", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
 aes = { version = "0.9.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
 hex-literal = "0.4"
 
diff --git a/xaes-256-gcm/Cargo.toml b/xaes-256-gcm/Cargo.toml
index d29c111b..c1a01c91 100644
--- a/xaes-256-gcm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/xaes-256-gcm/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", default-features = false }
 aes = "0.9.0-rc.1"
 aes-gcm = { version = "0.11.0-rc.1", default-features = false, features = ["aes"] }
 cipher = "0.5.0-rc.1"
 aead-stream = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
+aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.2", features = ["dev"], default-features = false }
 hex-literal = "1"
 
 [features]