diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 92d3dbe..e506091 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2247,7 +2247,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "json",
  "once_cell",
  "r2d2",
- "rand 0.10.2",
+ "rand 0.8.7",
  "rusqlite",
  "serde",
  "serde_yaml",
@@ -3416,6 +3416,15 @@ version = "1.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "efca4c95a19a79d1c98f791f10aebd5c1363b473244630bb7dbde1dc98455a24"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ppv-lite86"
+version = "0.2.21"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "85eae3c4ed2f50dcfe72643da4befc30deadb458a9b590d720cde2f2b1e97da9"
+dependencies = [
+ "zerocopy",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.107"
@@ -3523,6 +3532,8 @@ version = "0.8.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "22f6172bdec972074665ed81ed53b71da00bfc44b65a753cfde883ec4c702a1a"
 dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "rand_chacha",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
 ]
 
@@ -3537,6 +3548,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.10.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_chacha"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e6c10a63a0fa32252be49d21e7709d4d4baf8d231c2dbce1eaa8141b9b127d88"
+dependencies = [
+ "ppv-lite86",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_core"
 version = "0.6.4"
@@ -5436,6 +5457,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy"
+version = "0.8.56"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "556764e583adb45a9f8d413c2a147fa7e8d821e48e12b14fd560b607998b75eb"
+dependencies = [
+ "zerocopy-derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy-derive"
+version = "0.8.56"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f2ab42fc20575779bd240faa45f94a74256f755c0fa9e89f0ede20d91d0cdfc1"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.119",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zerofrom"
 version = "0.1.8"
diff --git a/communities/Cargo.toml b/communities/Cargo.toml
index 0b3ad25..36ef42e 100644
--- a/communities/Cargo.toml
+++ b/communities/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mtp = { git = "https://git.methanium.net/Methanium/mtp.git" }
 iota-util = { path = "../iota-util" }
 
 futures = "*"
-rand = "0.10"
+rand = "0.8"
 rand_core = { version = "0.6", features = ["getrandom", "std"] }
 sha2 = "0.11.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.50.0", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/iota-storage/Cargo.toml b/iota-storage/Cargo.toml
index 5541ef4..9f91c52 100644
--- a/iota-storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/iota-storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ r2d2 = "0.8"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_yaml = "0.9"
 thiserror = "2"
-rand = "0.10"
+rand = "0.8"
 rusqlite = "0.40.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.50.0", features = ["full"] }