diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9e57100..d1a8519 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "der"
-version = "0.8.0-rc.10"
+version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "02c1d73e9668ea6b6a28172aa55f3ebec38507131ce179051c8033b5c6037653"
+checksum = "71fd89660b2dc699704064e59e9dba0147b903e85319429e131620d022be411b"
 dependencies = [
  "const-oid",
  "pem-rfc7468",
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ checksum = "f52b00d39961fc5b2736ea853c9cc86238e165017a493d1d5c8eac6bdc4cc273"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ml-kem"
-version = "0.3.0-rc.0"
+version = "0.3.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "const-oid",
  "criterion",
@@ -936,9 +936,9 @@ checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pkcs8"
-version = "0.11.0-rc.10"
+version = "0.11.0-rc.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b226d2cc389763951db8869584fd800cbbe2962bf454e2edeb5172b31ee99774"
+checksum = "12922b6296c06eb741b02d7b5161e3aaa22864af38dfa025a1a3ba3f68c84577"
 dependencies = [
  "der",
  "spki",
diff --git a/ml-kem/Cargo.toml b/ml-kem/Cargo.toml
index b8e7a5a..ebade32 100644
--- a/ml-kem/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ml-kem/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = """
 Pure Rust implementation of the Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism Standard
 (formerly known as Kyber) as described in FIPS 203
 """
-version = "0.3.0-rc.0"
+version = "0.3.0-rc.1"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sha3 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.9", default-features = false }
 
 # optional dependencies
 const-oid = { version = "0.10.1", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["db"] }
-pkcs8 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.10", optional = true, default-features = false }
+pkcs8 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.11", optional = true, default-features = false }
 zeroize = { version = "1.8.1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]