diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4ea7746..3ae4a29 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64 0.23.1",
  "chrono",
  "clap",
- "rand 0.8.6",
+ "rand 0.10.3",
  "regex",
  "rmcp",
  "rpassword",
@@ -1612,24 +1612,13 @@ version = "6.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f8dcc9c7d52a811697d2151c701e0d08956f92b0e24136cf4cf27b57a6a0d9bf"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rand"
-version = "0.8.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5ca0ecfa931c29007047d1bc58e623ab12e5590e8c7cc53200d5202b69266d8a"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
- "rand_core 0.6.4",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
 version = "0.9.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "44c5af06bb1b7d3216d91932aed5265164bf384dc89cd6ba05cf59a35f5f76ea"
 dependencies = [
- "rand_chacha 0.9.0",
+ "rand_chacha",
  "rand_core 0.9.5",
 ]
 
@@ -1644,16 +1633,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.10.1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_chacha"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e6c10a63a0fa32252be49d21e7709d4d4baf8d231c2dbce1eaa8141b9b127d88"
-dependencies = [
- "ppv-lite86",
- "rand_core 0.6.4",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_chacha"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -1664,15 +1643,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.9.5",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_core"
-version = "0.6.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ec0be4795e2f6a28069bec0b5ff3e2ac9bafc99e6a9a7dc3547996c5c816922c"
-dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_core"
 version = "0.9.5"
@@ -2861,12 +2831,6 @@ version = "0.2.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "version_check"
-version = "0.9.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b928f33d975fc6ad9f86c8f283853ad26bdd5b10b7f1542aa2fa15e2289105a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "walkdir"
 version = "2.5.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2d822fb..fda838c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ rpassword = "7"
 # auth (opaque tokens + PKCE S256 — no JWT/JWKS needed)
 base64 = "0.23"
 sha2 = "0.11"
-rand = "0.8"
+rand = "0.10"
 urlencoding = "2"
 
 # errors + logging