diff --git a/plugins/stronghold/Cargo.toml b/plugins/stronghold/Cargo.toml
index e046f13c..66785503 100644
--- a/plugins/stronghold/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugins/stronghold/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ zeroize = { version = "1", features = ["zeroize_derive"] }
 
 # kdf dependencies
 rust-argon2 = { version = "1", optional = true }
-rand_chacha = { version = "0.3.1", optional = true }
+rand_chacha = { version = "0.9.0", optional = true }
 rand_core = { version = "0.6.4", features = ["getrandom"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]