diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e14c5208..b5ffacae 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.2.15",
  "once_cell",
  "version_check",
- "zerocopy",
+ "zerocopy 0.7.35",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mockall",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "post-rs",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.9.0",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_with",
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ checksum = "4a3daa8e81a3963a60642bcc1f90a670680bd4a77535faa384e9d1c79d620871"
 dependencies = [
  "curve25519-dalek",
  "ed25519",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "serde",
  "sha2",
  "subtle",
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "835c052cb0c08c1acf6ffd71c022172e18723949c8282f2b9f27efbc51e64534"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "rustc-hex",
  "static_assertions",
 ]
@@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "env_logger",
  "eyre",
  "post-rs",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.9.0",
  "rayon",
  "scrypt-ocl",
 ]
@@ -2590,7 +2590,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.15.2",
  "metrics",
  "quanta",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "rand_xoshiro",
  "sketches-ddsketch",
 ]
@@ -3197,7 +3197,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pprof",
  "primitive-types",
  "proptest",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.9.0",
  "randomx-rs",
  "rayon",
  "regex",
@@ -3248,7 +3248,7 @@ version = "0.2.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "77957b295656769bb8ad2b6a6b09d897d94f05c41b069aede1fcdaa675eaea04"
 dependencies = [
- "zerocopy",
+ "zerocopy 0.7.35",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3342,7 +3342,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "libc",
  "post-rs",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.9.0",
  "rayon",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -3361,8 +3361,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.6.0",
  "lazy_static",
  "num-traits 0.2.19",
- "rand",
- "rand_chacha",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
  "rand_xorshift",
  "regex-syntax 0.8.5",
  "rusty-fork",
@@ -3484,8 +3484,19 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "34af8d1a0e25924bc5b7c43c079c942339d8f0a8b57c39049bef581b46327404"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "rand_chacha",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rand"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3779b94aeb87e8bd4e834cee3650289ee9e0d5677f976ecdb6d219e5f4f6cd94"
+dependencies = [
+ "rand_chacha 0.9.0",
+ "rand_core 0.9.0",
+ "zerocopy 0.8.15",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3495,7 +3506,17 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e6c10a63a0fa32252be49d21e7709d4d4baf8d231c2dbce1eaa8141b9b127d88"
 dependencies = [
  "ppv-lite86",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_chacha"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d3022b5f1df60f26e1ffddd6c66e8aa15de382ae63b3a0c1bfc0e4d3e3f325cb"
+dependencies = [
+ "ppv-lite86",
+ "rand_core 0.9.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3507,13 +3528,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.2.15",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_core"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b08f3c9802962f7e1b25113931d94f43ed9725bebc59db9d0c3e9a23b67e15ff"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.3.1",
+ "zerocopy 0.8.15",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_xorshift"
 version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d25bf25ec5ae4a3f1b92f929810509a2f53d7dca2f50b794ff57e3face536c8f"
 dependencies = [
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3522,7 +3553,7 @@ version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6f97cdb2a36ed4183de61b2f824cc45c9f1037f28afe0a322e9fff4c108b5aaa"
 dependencies = [
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3800,7 +3831,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "http 0.2.12",
  "mime",
  "mime_guess",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
 ]
 
@@ -4177,7 +4208,7 @@ version = "2.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "77549399552de45a898a580c1b41d445bf730df867cc44e6c0233bbc4b8329de"
 dependencies = [
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4693,7 +4724,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "indexmap 1.9.3",
  "pin-project",
  "pin-project-lite",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "slab",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-util",
@@ -5488,7 +5519,16 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1b9b4fd18abc82b8136838da5d50bae7bdea537c574d8dc1a34ed098d6c166f0"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
- "zerocopy-derive",
+ "zerocopy-derive 0.7.35",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy"
+version = "0.8.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a1e101d4bc320b6f9abb68846837b70e25e380ca2f467ab494bf29fcc435fcc3"
+dependencies = [
+ "zerocopy-derive 0.8.15",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5502,6 +5542,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.95",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy-derive"
+version = "0.8.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "03a73df1008145cd135b3c780d275c57c3e6ba8324a41bd5e0008fe167c3bc7c"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.95",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zerofrom"
 version = "0.1.5"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index aa3d4711..448cd7df 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ scrypt-jane = { git = "https://github.com/spacemeshos/scrypt-jane-rs", branch =
 blake3 = "1.5.5"
 bitvec = "1.0.1"
 rayon = "1.10.0"
-rand = "0.8.5"
+rand = "0.9.0"
 log = "0.4.25"
 randomx-rs = { git = "https://github.com/spacemeshos/randomx-rs", rev = "d46bcd90e09428883e253b8203d6b311b0a07b91" }
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ futures = "0.3.31"
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.5"
 tempfile = "3.16.0"
-rand = "0.8.5"
+rand = "0.9.0"
 proptest = "1.6.0"
 rstest = "0.24.0"
 
diff --git a/certifier/Cargo.toml b/certifier/Cargo.toml
index eb83d46d..b191502a 100644
--- a/certifier/Cargo.toml
+++ b/certifier/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ config = "0.15.6"
 tracing = { version = "0.1.41", features = ["log"] }
 tracing-log = "0.2.0"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.19", features = ["env-filter"] }
-rand = "0.8.5"
+rand = "0.9.0"
 serde_json = "1.0.138"
 base64 = "0.22.1"
 axum-prometheus = "0.8.0"
diff --git a/initializer/Cargo.toml b/initializer/Cargo.toml
index 552b03f9..68354bae 100644
--- a/initializer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/initializer/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ post-rs = { path = "../" }
 scrypt-ocl = { path = "../scrypt-ocl" }
 rayon = "1.10.0"
 eyre = "0.6.12"
-rand = "0.8.5"
+rand = "0.9.0"
 env_logger = "0.11.6"
diff --git a/profiler/Cargo.toml b/profiler/Cargo.toml
index 87edbb46..87c2c7d2 100644
--- a/profiler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/profiler/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ eyre = "0.6.12"
 hex = "0.4.3"
 libc = "0.2.169"
 post-rs = { path = "../" }
-rand = "0.8.5"
+rand = "0.9.0"
 rayon = "1.10.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.217", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.138"