diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5344c943..9d1208f1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dsa"
-version = "0.7.0-rc.6"
+version = "0.7.0-rc.7"
 dependencies = [
  "chacha20",
  "crypto-bigint",
@@ -440,16 +440,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "env_logger"
-version = "0.8.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a19187fea3ac7e84da7dacf48de0c45d63c6a76f9490dae389aead16c243fce3"
-dependencies = [
- "log",
- "regex",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "errno"
 version = "0.3.14"
@@ -481,17 +471,6 @@ version = "1.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3f9eec918d3f24069decb9af1554cad7c880e2da24a9afd88aca000531ab82c1"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "getrandom"
-version = "0.2.16"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "335ff9f135e4384c8150d6f27c6daed433577f86b4750418338c01a1a2528592"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "libc",
- "wasi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.3.4"
@@ -814,28 +793,6 @@ version = "1.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a1d01941d82fa2ab50be1e79e6714289dd7cde78eba4c074bc5a4374f650dfe0"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "quickcheck"
-version = "1.0.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "588f6378e4dd99458b60ec275b4477add41ce4fa9f64dcba6f15adccb19b50d6"
-dependencies = [
- "env_logger",
- "log",
- "rand 0.8.5",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "quickcheck_macros"
-version = "1.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f71ee38b42f8459a88d3362be6f9b841ad2d5421844f61eb1c59c11bff3ac14a"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "1.0.41"
@@ -851,15 +808,6 @@ version = "5.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "69cdb34c158ceb288df11e18b4bd39de994f6657d83847bdffdbd7f346754b0f"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rand"
-version = "0.8.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34af8d1a0e25924bc5b7c43c079c942339d8f0a8b57c39049bef581b46327404"
-dependencies = [
- "rand_core 0.6.4",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
 version = "0.9.2"
@@ -877,7 +825,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9e7d245ced4538f0406b1579d3d4a6515a2ff1bdf20733492e2e4fc90a648769"
 dependencies = [
  "chacha20",
- "getrandom 0.3.4",
+ "getrandom",
  "rand_core 0.10.0-rc-2",
 ]
 
@@ -891,22 +839,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.9.3",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_core"
-version = "0.6.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ec0be4795e2f6a28069bec0b5ff3e2ac9bafc99e6a9a7dc3547996c5c816922c"
-dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.16",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_core"
 version = "0.9.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "99d9a13982dcf210057a8a78572b2217b667c3beacbf3a0d8b454f6f82837d38"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.3.4",
+ "getrandom",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1150,7 +1089,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "slh-dsa"
-version = "0.2.0-rc.0"
+version = "0.2.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "aes",
  "cipher",
@@ -1166,8 +1105,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "paste",
  "pkcs8",
  "proptest",
- "quickcheck",
- "quickcheck_macros",
  "rand 0.10.0-rc.1",
  "rand_core 0.10.0-rc-2",
  "serde",
@@ -1220,7 +1157,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2d31c77bdf42a745371d260a26ca7163f1e0924b64afa0b688e61b5a9fa02f16"
 dependencies = [
  "fastrand",
- "getrandom 0.3.4",
+ "getrandom",
  "once_cell",
  "rustix",
  "windows-sys",
@@ -1273,12 +1210,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi-util",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "wasi"
-version = "0.11.1+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ccf3ec651a847eb01de73ccad15eb7d99f80485de043efb2f370cd654f4ea44b"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wasip2"
 version = "1.0.1+wasi-0.2.4"
diff --git a/slh-dsa/Cargo.toml b/slh-dsa/Cargo.toml
index 623c960d..6b1cfda2 100644
--- a/slh-dsa/Cargo.toml
+++ b/slh-dsa/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = """
 Pure Rust implementation of SLH-DSA (aka SPHINCS+) as described in the
 FIPS-205 standard
 """
-version = "0.2.0-rc.0"
+version = "0.2.0-rc.1"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
@@ -16,36 +16,36 @@ keywords = ["crypto", "signature"]
 exclude = ["tests"]
 
 [dependencies]
+const-oid = { version = "0.10", features = ["db"] }
+digest = "0.11.0-rc.4"
+hmac = "0.13.0-rc.3"
 hybrid-array = { version = "0.4", features = ["extra-sizes"] }
-typenum = { version = "1.17", features = ["const-generics"] }
-sha3 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.3", default-features = false }
-zerocopy = { version = "0.8", features = ["derive"] }
+pkcs8 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.8", default-features = false }
 rand_core = { version = "0.10.0-rc-2" }
-signature = { version = "3.0.0-rc.5", features = ["rand_core"] }
-hmac = "0.13.0-rc.3"
 sha2 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.3", default-features = false }
-digest = "0.11.0-rc.4"
-pkcs8 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.8", default-features = false }
-const-oid = { version = "0.10", features = ["db"] }
+sha3 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.3", default-features = false }
+signature = { version = "3.0.0-rc.5", features = ["rand_core"] }
+typenum = { version = "1.17", features = ["const-generics"] }
+zerocopy = { version = "0.8", features = ["derive"] }
+
+# optional dependencies
 zeroize = { version = "1.8.1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-hex-literal = "1"
-hex = { version = "0.4.1", features = ["serde"] }
-num-bigint = "0.4.4"
-quickcheck = "1"
-quickcheck_macros = "1"
-proptest = "1.4.0"
-criterion = "0.7"
 aes = "0.9.0-rc.2"
+criterion = "0.7"
 cipher = "0.5.0-rc.2"
 ctr = "0.10.0-rc.2"
-rand_core = "0.10.0-rc-2"
+hex = { version = "0.4.1", features = ["serde"] }
+hex-literal = "1"
+num-bigint = "0.4.4"
 paste = "1.0.15"
+pkcs8 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.8", features = ["pem"] }
+proptest = "1.4.0"
+rand_core = "0.10.0-rc-2"
 rand = "0.10.0-rc.1"
 serde_json = "1.0.124"
 serde = { version = "1.0.207", features = ["derive"] }
-pkcs8 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.8", features = ["pem"] }
 
 [lib]
 bench = false