diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cd0d090c4cd..cd01a4faacf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2695,7 +2695,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libp2p-identity"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "asn1_der",
  "base64 0.21.5",
@@ -2710,7 +2710,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "quick-protobuf",
  "quickcheck-ext",
  "rand 0.8.5",
- "ring 0.16.20",
+ "ring 0.17.5",
  "rmp-serde",
  "sec1",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0b9bc72d377..c05f93cd073 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ libp2p-dns = { version = "0.41.1", path = "transports/dns" }
 libp2p-floodsub = { version = "0.44.0", path = "protocols/floodsub" }
 libp2p-gossipsub = { version = "0.46.0", path = "protocols/gossipsub" }
 libp2p-identify = { version = "0.44.0", path = "protocols/identify" }
-libp2p-identity = { version = "0.2.7" }
+libp2p-identity = { version = "0.2.8" }
 libp2p-kad = { version = "0.45.1", path = "protocols/kad" }
 libp2p-mdns = { version = "0.45.0", path = "protocols/mdns" }
 libp2p-memory-connection-limits = { version = "0.2.0", path = "misc/memory-connection-limits" }
diff --git a/identity/CHANGELOG.md b/identity/CHANGELOG.md
index fbc51fcb200..004943ce195 100644
--- a/identity/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/identity/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 0.2.8
+
+- Bump `ring` to `0.17.5.
+  See [PR 4779](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/4779).
+
 ## 0.2.7
 
 - Add `rand` feature to gate methods requiring a random number generator, enabling use in restricted environments (e.g. smartcontracts).
diff --git a/identity/Cargo.toml b/identity/Cargo.toml
index e09e8b0e2b2..1d5a8f4ac54 100644
--- a/identity/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libp2p-identity"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Data structures and algorithms for identifying peers in libp2p."
 rust-version = { workspace = true }
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
 zeroize = { version = "1.6", optional = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
-ring = { version = "0.16.9", features = [ "alloc", "std"], default-features = false, optional = true }
+ring = { version = "0.17.5", features = [ "alloc", "std"], default-features = false, optional = true }
 
 [features]
 secp256k1 = ["dep:libsecp256k1", "dep:asn1_der", "dep:sha2", "dep:hkdf", "dep:zeroize"]
diff --git a/identity/src/rsa.rs b/identity/src/rsa.rs
index f14b1975023..cbfe3c1b919 100644
--- a/identity/src/rsa.rs
+++ b/identity/src/rsa.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl Keypair {
 
     /// Sign a message with this keypair.
     pub fn sign(&self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SigningError> {
-        let mut signature = vec![0; self.0.public_modulus_len()];
+        let mut signature = vec![0; self.0.public().modulus_len()];
         let rng = SystemRandom::new();
         match self.0.sign(&RSA_PKCS1_SHA256, &rng, data, &mut signature) {
             Ok(()) => Ok(signature),