diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 10d89f89..e925b65b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ version = 3
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aes"
-version = "0.8.4"
+version = "0.9.0-pre.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b169f7a6d4742236a0a00c541b845991d0ac43e546831af1249753ab4c3aa3a0"
+checksum = "e7856582c758ade85d71daf27ec6bcea6c1c73913692b07b8dffea2dc03531c9"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cipher",
@@ -88,22 +88,13 @@ version = "2.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cf4b9d6a944f767f8e5e0db018570623c85f3d925ac718db4e06d0187adb21c1"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "block-buffer"
-version = "0.10.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3078c7629b62d3f0439517fa394996acacc5cbc91c5a20d8c658e77abd503a71"
-dependencies = [
- "generic-array",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "block-buffer"
 version = "0.11.0-rc.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "17092d478f4fadfb35a7e082f62e49f0907fdf048801d9d706277e34f9df8a78"
 dependencies = [
- "crypto-common 0.2.0-rc.0",
+ "crypto-common",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -159,11 +150,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cipher"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.5.0-pre.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "773f3b9af64447d2ce9850330c473515014aa235e6a783b02db81ff39e4a3dad"
+checksum = "5b1425e6ce000f05a73096556cabcfb6a10a3ffe3bb4d75416ca8f00819c0b6a"
 dependencies = [
- "crypto-common 0.1.6",
+ "crypto-common",
  "inout",
 ]
 
@@ -289,19 +280,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-common"
-version = "0.1.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1bfb12502f3fc46cca1bb51ac28df9d618d813cdc3d2f25b9fe775a34af26bb3"
-dependencies = [
- "generic-array",
- "typenum",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "crypto-common"
-version = "0.2.0-rc.0"
+version = "0.2.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8c070b79a496dccd931229780ad5bbedd535ceff6c3565605a8e440e18e1aa2b"
+checksum = "b0b8ce8218c97789f16356e7896b3714f26c2ee1079b79c0b7ae7064bb9089fa"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
  "hybrid-array",
@@ -310,9 +291,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ctr"
-version = "0.9.2"
+version = "0.10.0-pre.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0369ee1ad671834580515889b80f2ea915f23b8be8d0daa4bbaf2ac5c7590835"
+checksum = "77e1482d284b80d7fddb211666d513dc5e23b0cc3a03ad398ff70543827c789f"
 dependencies = [
  "cipher",
 ]
@@ -328,26 +309,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "digest"
-version = "0.10.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9ed9a281f7bc9b7576e61468ba615a66a5c8cfdff42420a70aa82701a3b1e292"
-dependencies = [
- "block-buffer 0.10.4",
- "crypto-common 0.1.6",
- "subtle",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
 version = "0.11.0-pre.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cf2e3d6615d99707295a9673e889bf363a04b2a466bd320c65a72536f7577379"
 dependencies = [
- "block-buffer 0.11.0-rc.0",
+ "block-buffer",
  "const-oid",
- "crypto-common 0.2.0-rc.0",
+ "crypto-common",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
@@ -355,7 +325,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "dsa"
 version = "0.7.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
- "digest 0.11.0-pre.9",
+ "digest",
  "num-bigint-dig",
  "num-traits",
  "pkcs8",
@@ -363,7 +333,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_chacha",
  "rfc6979",
  "sha1",
- "sha2 0.11.0-pre.4",
+ "sha2",
  "signature",
  "zeroize",
 ]
@@ -373,12 +343,12 @@ name = "ecdsa"
 version = "0.17.0-pre.9"
 dependencies = [
  "der",
- "digest 0.11.0-pre.9",
+ "digest",
  "elliptic-curve",
  "hex-literal",
  "rfc6979",
  "serdect",
- "sha2 0.11.0-pre.4",
+ "sha2",
  "signature",
  "spki",
 ]
@@ -424,7 +394,7 @@ checksum = "cc43715037532dc2d061e5c97e81b684c28993d52a4fa4eb7d2ce2826d78f2f2"
 dependencies = [
  "base16ct",
  "crypto-bigint",
- "digest 0.11.0-pre.9",
+ "digest",
  "ff",
  "group",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -480,16 +450,6 @@ version = "1.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3f9eec918d3f24069decb9af1554cad7c880e2da24a9afd88aca000531ab82c1"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "generic-array"
-version = "0.14.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "85649ca51fd72272d7821adaf274ad91c288277713d9c18820d8499a7ff69e9a"
-dependencies = [
- "typenum",
- "version_check",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.2.11"
@@ -543,22 +503,13 @@ version = "0.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hmac"
-version = "0.12.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6c49c37c09c17a53d937dfbb742eb3a961d65a994e6bcdcf37e7399d0cc8ab5e"
-dependencies = [
- "digest 0.10.7",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hmac"
 version = "0.13.0-pre.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e4b1fb14e4df79f9406b434b60acef9f45c26c50062cccf1346c6103b8c47d58"
 dependencies = [
- "digest 0.11.0-pre.9",
+ "digest",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -572,11 +523,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "inout"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.2.0-rc.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a0c10553d664a4d0bcff9f4215d0aac67a639cc68ef660840afe309b807bc9f5"
+checksum = "161ac07241f4d11c21b6d82f1fef1c05aec030c0bf568b35281efe453ea450a7"
 dependencies = [
- "generic-array",
+ "hybrid-array",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -616,9 +567,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "keccak"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.2.0-pre.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ecc2af9a1119c51f12a14607e783cb977bde58bc069ff0c3da1095e635d70654"
+checksum = "a7cdd4f0dc5807b9a2b25dd48a3f58e862606fe7bd47f41ecde36e97422d7e90"
 dependencies = [
  "cpufeatures",
 ]
@@ -654,13 +605,13 @@ checksum = "01cda141df6706de531b6c46c3a33ecca755538219bd484262fa09410c13539c"
 name = "lms-signature"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
- "digest 0.11.0-pre.9",
+ "digest",
  "hex",
  "hex-literal",
  "hybrid-array",
  "rand",
  "rand_core",
- "sha2 0.11.0-pre.4",
+ "sha2",
  "signature",
  "static_assertions",
  "typenum",
@@ -984,8 +935,8 @@ name = "rfc6979"
 version = "0.5.0-pre.4"
 dependencies = [
  "hex-literal",
- "hmac 0.13.0-pre.4",
- "sha2 0.11.0-pre.4",
+ "hmac",
+ "sha2",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
@@ -1103,18 +1054,7 @@ checksum = "9540978cef7a8498211c1b1c14e5ce920fe5bd524ea84f4a3d72d4602515ae93"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cpufeatures",
- "digest 0.11.0-pre.9",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "sha2"
-version = "0.10.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "793db75ad2bcafc3ffa7c68b215fee268f537982cd901d132f89c6343f3a3dc8"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
- "digest 0.10.7",
+ "digest",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1125,16 +1065,16 @@ checksum = "540c0893cce56cdbcfebcec191ec8e0f470dd1889b6e7a0b503e310a94a168f5"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cpufeatures",
- "digest 0.11.0-pre.9",
+ "digest",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sha3"
-version = "0.10.8"
+version = "0.11.0-pre.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "75872d278a8f37ef87fa0ddbda7802605cb18344497949862c0d4dcb291eba60"
+checksum = "e485881f388c2818d709796dc883c1ffcadde9d1f0e054f3a5c14974185261a6"
 dependencies = [
- "digest 0.10.7",
+ "digest",
  "keccak",
 ]
 
@@ -1144,7 +1084,7 @@ version = "2.3.0-pre.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "054d71959c7051b9042c26af337f05cc930575ed2604d7d3ced3158383e59734"
 dependencies = [
- "digest 0.11.0-pre.9",
+ "digest",
  "rand_core",
 ]
 
@@ -1156,10 +1096,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "cipher",
  "criterion",
  "ctr",
- "digest 0.10.7",
+ "digest",
  "hex",
  "hex-literal",
- "hmac 0.12.1",
+ "hmac",
  "hybrid-array",
  "num-bigint",
  "paste",
@@ -1170,7 +1110,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
+ "sha2",
  "sha3",
  "signature",
  "typenum",
@@ -1274,12 +1214,6 @@ version = "1.0.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3354b9ac3fae1ff6755cb6db53683adb661634f67557942dea4facebec0fee4b"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "version_check"
-version = "0.9.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "49874b5167b65d7193b8aba1567f5c7d93d001cafc34600cee003eda787e483f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wait-timeout"
 version = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/slh-dsa/Cargo.toml b/slh-dsa/Cargo.toml
index d044fdf3..147ac7a5 100644
--- a/slh-dsa/Cargo.toml
+++ b/slh-dsa/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ categories = ["cryptography"]
 keywords = ["crypto", "signature"]
 
 [dependencies]
-hybrid-array = { version = "0.2.0-rc.8", features = ["extra-sizes"] }
+hybrid-array = { version = "0.2.0-rc.10", features = ["extra-sizes"] }
 typenum = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["const-generics"] }
-sha3 = { version = "0.10.8", default-features = false }
+sha3 = { version = "=0.11.0-pre.4", default-features = false }
 zerocopy = { version = "0.7.34", features = ["derive"] }
 rand_core = { version = "0.6.4" }
 signature = { version = "2.3.0-pre.4", features = ["rand_core"] }
-hmac = "0.12.1"
-sha2 = { version = "0.10.8", default-features = false }
-digest = "0.10.7"
+hmac = "=0.13.0-pre.4"
+sha2 = { version = "=0.11.0-pre.4", default-features = false }
+digest = "=0.11.0-pre.9"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 hex-literal = "0.4.1"
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ quickcheck = "1"
 quickcheck_macros = "1"
 proptest = "1.4.0"
 criterion = "0.5"
-aes = "0.8.4"
-cipher = "0.4.4"
-ctr = "0.9.2"
+aes = "=0.9.0-pre.2"
+cipher = "=0.5.0-pre.7"
+ctr = "=0.10.0-pre.2"
 rand_core = "0.6.4"
 paste = "1.0.15"
 rand = "0.8.5"
diff --git a/slh-dsa/src/hashes/sha2.rs b/slh-dsa/src/hashes/sha2.rs
index 3d00d926..2fa8e19d 100644
--- a/slh-dsa/src/hashes/sha2.rs
+++ b/slh-dsa/src/hashes/sha2.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
     xmss::XmssParams, ParameterSet,
 };
 use crate::{PkSeed, SkPrf, SkSeed};
-use digest::{Digest, Mac};
+use digest::{Digest, KeyInit, Mac};
 use hmac::Hmac;
 use hybrid_array::{Array, ArraySize};
 use sha2::{Sha256, Sha512};