diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 41936c4..86b929f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 [![Dependency Status][deps-image]][deps-link]
 ![Rust Version][rustc-image]
 
-Traits which provide generic, object-safe APIs for generating and verifying
-[digital signatures][1].
+Support for [digital signatures][1], which provide authentication of data using
+public-key cryptography.
 
 All algorithms reside in the separate crates and implemented using traits from
-the [`signature`](https://docs.rs/signature/) crate. Additionally all crates do
-not require the standard library (i.e. `no_std` capable) and can be easily used
-for bare-metal or WebAssembly programming.
+the [`signature`](https://docs.rs/signature/) crate.
+
+Crates are designed so they do not require the standard library (i.e. `no_std`)
+and can be easily used for bare-metal or lightweight WebAssembly programming.
 
 ## Crates
 
diff --git a/ecdsa/Cargo.toml b/ecdsa/Cargo.toml
index bf90f2b..55d520d 100644
--- a/ecdsa/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ecdsa/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ optional = true
 default-features = false
 
 [dependencies.signature]
-version = "1.0.0-pre.1"
+version = "= 1.0.0-pre.3"
 default-features = false
 
 [features]
diff --git a/ed25519/Cargo.toml b/ed25519/Cargo.toml
index 7dd4b85..e21f916 100644
--- a/ed25519/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ed25519/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories    = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 keywords      = ["crypto", "curve25519", "ecc", "signature", "signing"]
 
 [dependencies.signature]
-version = "1.0.0-pre.1"
+version = "= 1.0.0-pre.3"
 default-features = false
 
 [dependencies.serde]