diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 52e7a62..5601625 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1375,9 +1375,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ml-kem"
-version = "0.3.0-rc.1"
+version = "0.3.0-rc.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8198b5db27ac9773534c371751a59dc18aec8b80aa141e69abfdd1dec2e3f78c"
+checksum = "04437cb1a66c0b78740927b76cc61f218344b9f6ef3dd430e283274a718ef0e9"
 dependencies = [
  "hybrid-array",
  "kem",
@@ -2311,9 +2311,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sha3"
-version = "0.11.0-rc.9"
+version = "0.11.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b233a7d59d7bfc027208506a33ffc9532b2acb24ddc61fe7e758dc2250db431"
+checksum = "be176f1a57ce4e3d31c1a166222d9768de5954f811601fb7ca06fc8203905ce1"
 dependencies = [
  "digest 0.11.2",
  "keccak",
diff --git a/crypto_core/Cargo.toml b/crypto_core/Cargo.toml
index e7a606b..f6e6709 100644
--- a/crypto_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crypto_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ hmac = { version = "0.13", optional = true }
 # Using 0.3.0-pre for latest API (breaking changes from 0.1.x)
 # `getrandom` feature enables system-RNG-based Generate/Encapsulate methods
 # avoiding rand_core version mismatches between ecosystem crates
-ml-kem = { version = "0.3.0-rc.1", optional = true, features = ["getrandom"] }
+ml-kem = { version = "0.3.0-rc.2", optional = true, features = ["getrandom"] }
 
 # Post-Quantum: ML-DSA / Dilithium (FIPS 204) - EXPERIMENTAL
 # Using >=0.1.0-rc.5 to fix GHSA-h37v-hp6w-2pp8 (off-by-two in UseHint)