diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b22c2d5..2d57187 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ checksum = "f8ca58f447f06ed17d5fc4043ce1b10dd205e060fb3ce5b979b8ed8e59ff3f79"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ml-dsa"
-version = "0.1.0-rc.7"
+version = "0.1.0-rc.8"
 dependencies = [
  "const-oid 0.10.2",
  "criterion",
diff --git a/ml-dsa/Cargo.toml b/ml-dsa/Cargo.toml
index 2dd6c6b..02e81f1 100644
--- a/ml-dsa/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ml-dsa/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = """
 Pure Rust implementation of ML-DSA (formerly known as CRYSTALS-Dilithium) as
 described in FIPS-204 (final)
 """
-version = "0.1.0-rc.7"
+version = "0.1.0-rc.8"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ alloc = ["pkcs8?/alloc"]
 pkcs8 = ["dep:const-oid", "dep:pkcs8"]
 
 [dependencies]
+ctutils = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 hybrid-array = { version = "0.4", features = ["extra-sizes"] }
 module-lattice = "0.2"
 sha3 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.8", default-features = false }
 signature = { version = "3.0.0-rc.10", default-features = false, features = ["digest"] }
-ctutils = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 
 # optional dependencies
 const-oid = { version = "0.10", features = ["db"], optional = true }