diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6c3c157f2..49ea8a9c4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.2.15",
  "once_cell",
  "version_check",
- "zerocopy",
+ "zerocopy 0.7.35",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pairing",
  "rand",
  "rand_chacha",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "serde",
  "serde_bare",
  "sha2",
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ff",
  "group",
  "pairing",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "serde",
  "subtle",
  "zeroize",
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0dc92fb57ca44df6db8059111ab3af99a63d5d0f8375d9972e319a379c6bab76"
 dependencies = [
  "generic-array 0.14.7",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "subtle",
  "zeroize",
 ]
@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1bfb12502f3fc46cca1bb51ac28df9d618d813cdc3d2f25b9fe775a34af26bb3"
 dependencies = [
  "generic-array 0.14.7",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "typenum",
 ]
 
@@ -2552,7 +2552,7 @@ checksum = "4a3daa8e81a3963a60642bcc1f90a670680bd4a77535faa384e9d1c79d620871"
 dependencies = [
  "curve25519-dalek",
  "ed25519",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "serde",
  "sha2",
  "subtle",
@@ -2580,7 +2580,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hkdf",
  "pem-rfc7468",
  "pkcs8",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "sec1",
  "serdect",
  "subtle",
@@ -3147,7 +3147,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ded41244b729663b1e574f1b4fb731469f69f79c17667b5d776b16cda0479449"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
@@ -3708,7 +3708,7 @@ checksum = "f0f9ef7462f7c099f518d754361858f86d8a07af53ba9af0fe635bbccb151a63"
 dependencies = [
  "ff",
  "rand",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "rand_xorshift",
  "subtle",
 ]
@@ -5066,7 +5066,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "quick-protobuf",
  "quick-protobuf-codec",
  "rand",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "thiserror 2.0.11",
  "tracing",
  "web-time",
@@ -5627,7 +5627,7 @@ checksum = "58c38e2799fc0978b65dfff8023ec7843e2330bb462f19198840b34b6582397d"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "keccak",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
@@ -6345,7 +6345,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7676374caaee8a325c9e7a2ae557f216c5563a171d6997b0ef8a65af35147700"
 dependencies = [
  "base64ct",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
@@ -6710,7 +6710,7 @@ version = "0.2.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "77957b295656769bb8ad2b6a6b09d897d94f05c41b069aede1fcdaa675eaea04"
 dependencies = [
- "zerocopy",
+ "zerocopy 0.7.35",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7013,7 +7013,7 @@ checksum = "34af8d1a0e25924bc5b7c43c079c942339d8f0a8b57c39049bef581b46327404"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "rand_chacha",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "serde",
 ]
 
@@ -7024,7 +7024,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e6c10a63a0fa32252be49d21e7709d4d4baf8d231c2dbce1eaa8141b9b127d88"
 dependencies = [
  "ppv-lite86",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7036,13 +7036,22 @@ 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 = [
+ "zerocopy 0.8.16",
+]
+
 [[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]]
@@ -8227,7 +8236,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "77549399552de45a898a580c1b41d445bf730df867cc44e6c0233bbc4b8329de"
 dependencies = [
  "digest 0.10.7",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8341,7 +8350,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "chacha20poly1305",
  "curve25519-dalek",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "ring 0.17.8",
  "rustc_version 0.4.1",
  "sha2",
@@ -9698,7 +9707,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "crypto-bigint",
  "elliptic-curve",
  "generic-array 1.2.0",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "serde",
  "sha3",
  "subtle",
@@ -10228,7 +10237,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c7e468321c81fb07fa7f4c636c3972b9100f0346e5b6a9f2bd0603a52f7ed277"
 dependencies = [
  "curve25519-dalek",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "serde",
  "zeroize",
 ]
@@ -10404,7 +10413,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "prost 0.13.4",
  "prost-build",
  "rand",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.9.0",
  "regex",
  "reqwest 0.12.12",
  "revm",
@@ -10439,7 +10448,16 @@ 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 = "0.8.16"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7b8c07a70861ce02bad1607b5753ecb2501f67847b9f9ada7c160fff0ec6300c"
+dependencies = [
+ "zerocopy-derive 0.8.16",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -10453,6 +10471,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.98",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy-derive"
+version = "0.8.16"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5226bc9a9a9836e7428936cde76bb6b22feea1a8bfdbc0d241136e4d13417e25"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.98",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zerofrom"
 version = "0.1.5"
@@ -10563,7 +10592,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "prost 0.13.4",
  "rand",
  "rand_chacha",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.9.0",
  "revm",
  "revm-inspectors",
  "rusqlite",
diff --git a/z2/Cargo.toml b/z2/Cargo.toml
index 840aa3ea3..421baa909 100644
--- a/z2/Cargo.toml
+++ b/z2/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ octocrab = "0.43.0"
 primitive-types = "0.12.2"
 prost = "0.13.4"
 rand = "0.8.5"
-rand_core = "0.6.4"
+rand_core = "0.9.0"
 regex = "1.11.1"
 reqwest = {version = "0.12.9", features = ["json", "rustls-tls", "http2", "charset"], default-features = false}
 revm = {version = "19.4.0", features = ["optional_balance_check"]}
diff --git a/zilliqa/Cargo.toml b/zilliqa/Cargo.toml
index 807424d51..bb0fcb239 100644
--- a/zilliqa/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zilliqa/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ paste = "1.0.15"
 prost = "0.13.4"
 rand = "0.8.5"
 rand_chacha = "0.3.1"
-rand_core = "0.6.4"
+rand_core = "0.9.0"
 revm = { version = "19.4.0", features = ["optional_no_base_fee"] }
 revm-inspectors = { version = "0.15.0", features = ["js-tracer"] }
 rusqlite = { version = "0.33.0", features = ["bundled", "trace"] }