diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ebc35c5c..8671e228 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ checksum = "b62ddb9cb1ec0a098ad4bbf9344d0713fa193ae1a80af55febcff2627b6a00c1"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.2.16",
  "instant",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.8.7",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
  "pairing",
  "pocket-ic",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.10.2",
  "rand_chacha",
  "serde",
  "serde_bytes",
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ic-vetkeys",
  "ic-vetkeys-test-utils",
  "pocket-ic",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.10.2",
  "serde",
 ]
 
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ic-stable-structures",
  "ic-vetkeys",
  "pocket-ic",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.10.2",
  "rand_chacha",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ic-vetkeys",
  "ic-vetkeys-test-utils",
  "pocket-ic",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.10.2",
  "rand_chacha",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ic-vetkeys",
  "ic_bls12_381",
  "lazy_static",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.10.2",
  "rand_chacha",
  "serde",
  "serde_bytes",
@@ -1914,9 +1914,9 @@ checksum = "f8dcc9c7d52a811697d2151c701e0d08956f92b0e24136cf4cf27b57a6a0d9bf"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34af8d1a0e25924bc5b7c43c079c942339d8f0a8b57c39049bef581b46327404"
+checksum = "22f6172bdec972074665ed81ed53b71da00bfc44b65a753cfde883ec4c702a1a"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "rand_chacha",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 854893a1..19143546 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ic-stable-structures = "0.7.0"
 ic-vetkeys = { path = "backend/rs/ic_vetkeys" }
 lazy_static = "1.5.0"
 pocket-ic = "15.0.0"
-rand = "0.8.5"
+rand = "0.10.2"
 rand_chacha = "0.3.1"
 serde = "1.0.217"
 serde_bytes = "0.11.15"
diff --git a/backend/rs/canisters/ic_vetkeys_encrypted_maps_canister/Cargo.toml b/backend/rs/canisters/ic_vetkeys_encrypted_maps_canister/Cargo.toml
index 2ea03812..92f7f119 100644
--- a/backend/rs/canisters/ic_vetkeys_encrypted_maps_canister/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/rs/canisters/ic_vetkeys_encrypted_maps_canister/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ serde = "1.0.217"
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_matches = "1.5.0"
 pocket-ic = { workspace = true }
-rand = "0.8.5"
+rand = "0.10.2"
 rand_chacha = "0.3.1"
 reqwest = "0.12.12"
 strum = "0.27.1"