diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 28d73b79d5..0a9ede85b6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -931,6 +931,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasi 0.9.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "getrandom"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ee8025cf36f917e6a52cce185b7c7177689b838b7ec138364e50cc2277a56cf4"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if 0.1.10",
+ "libc",
+ "wasi 0.9.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gimli"
 version = "0.23.0"
@@ -1279,7 +1290,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "leo-type-inference",
  "num-bigint",
  "pest",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.0",
  "rand_xorshift",
  "serde",
  "sha2",
@@ -1301,7 +1312,7 @@ version = "1.0.7"
 dependencies = [
  "leo-ast",
  "leo-gadgets",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.0",
  "rand_xorshift",
  "snarkvm-curves",
  "snarkvm-errors",
@@ -1316,7 +1327,7 @@ name = "leo-gadgets"
 version = "1.0.7"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.0",
  "rand_xorshift",
  "snarkvm-errors",
  "snarkvm-models",
@@ -1382,7 +1393,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "leo-state",
  "notify",
  "num-bigint",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.0",
  "rand_core 0.6.0",
  "reqwest",
  "rusty-hook",
@@ -1426,7 +1437,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
  "leo-ast",
  "leo-input",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.0",
  "rand_xorshift",
  "snarkvm-algorithms",
  "snarkvm-curves",
@@ -2061,11 +2072,23 @@ version = "0.7.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6a6b1679d49b24bbfe0c803429aa1874472f50d9b363131f0e89fc356b544d03"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom",
+ "getrandom 0.1.15",
  "libc",
- "rand_chacha",
+ "rand_chacha 0.2.2",
  "rand_core 0.5.1",
- "rand_hc",
+ "rand_hc 0.2.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rand"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a76330fb486679b4ace3670f117bbc9e16204005c4bde9c4bd372f45bed34f12"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "rand_chacha 0.3.0",
+ "rand_core 0.6.0",
+ "rand_hc 0.3.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2078,13 +2101,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.5.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_chacha"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e12735cf05c9e10bf21534da50a147b924d555dc7a547c42e6bb2d5b6017ae0d"
+dependencies = [
+ "ppv-lite86",
+ "rand_core 0.6.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_core"
 version = "0.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "90bde5296fc891b0cef12a6d03ddccc162ce7b2aff54160af9338f8d40df6d19"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom",
+ "getrandom 0.1.15",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2092,6 +2125,9 @@ name = "rand_core"
 version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a8b34ba8cfb21243bd8df91854c830ff0d785fff2e82ebd4434c2644cb9ada18"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.2.0",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_hc"
@@ -2102,6 +2138,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.5.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_hc"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3190ef7066a446f2e7f42e239d161e905420ccab01eb967c9eb27d21b2322a73"
+dependencies = [
+ "rand_core 0.6.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_xorshift"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -2148,7 +2193,7 @@ version = "0.3.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "de0737333e7a9502c789a36d7c7fa6092a49895d4faa31ca5df163857ded2e9d"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom",
+ "getrandom 0.1.15",
  "redox_syscall",
  "rust-argon2",
 ]
@@ -2522,8 +2567,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "derivative",
  "digest 0.8.1",
  "itertools 0.9.0",
- "rand",
- "rand_chacha",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
+ "rand_chacha 0.2.2",
  "rayon",
  "sha2",
  "smallvec",
@@ -2539,7 +2584,7 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 source = "git+https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM.git?rev=f99f13d#f99f13dca012293f192eead5ba01e417a14b2a8e"
 dependencies = [
  "derivative",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
  "rand_xorshift",
  "rustc_version",
  "serde",
@@ -2568,7 +2613,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "derivative",
  "hex",
  "itertools 0.9.0",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
  "snarkvm-algorithms",
  "snarkvm-curves",
  "snarkvm-errors",
@@ -2623,7 +2668,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fxhash",
  "indexmap",
  "itertools 0.9.0",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
  "rand_xorshift",
  "serde",
  "snarkvm-errors",
@@ -2641,7 +2686,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "derivative",
  "hex",
  "once_cell",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
  "serde",
  "sha2",
  "snarkvm-algorithms",
@@ -2678,7 +2723,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "hex",
  "parking_lot",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
  "rocksdb",
  "serde",
  "snarkvm-algorithms",
@@ -2696,7 +2741,7 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 source = "git+https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM.git?rev=f99f13d#f99f13dca012293f192eead5ba01e417a14b2a8e"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
  "snarkvm-derives",
  "snarkvm-errors",
 ]
@@ -2766,7 +2811,7 @@ checksum = "7a6e24d9338a0a5be79593e2fa15a648add6138caa803e2d5bc782c371732ca9"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 0.1.10",
  "libc",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
  "redox_syscall",
  "remove_dir_all",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7a3cdabf6b..f36c804ec2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ version = "4.0.15"
 version = "0.3"
 
 [dependencies.rand]
-version = "0.7"
+version = "0.8"
 
 [dependencies.rand_core]
 version = "0.6.0"
diff --git a/compiler/Cargo.toml b/compiler/Cargo.toml
index a6b7482221..8e44e4d5bb 100644
--- a/compiler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler/Cargo.toml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ features = [ "serde-1" ]
 version = "2.0"
 
 [dependencies.rand]
-version = "0.7"
+version = "0.8"
 
 [dependencies.rand_xorshift]
 version = "0.2"
diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index dbe7cafc10..d6b105cfc6 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ rev = "f99f13d"
 version = "0.0.1"
 
 [dependencies.rand]
-version = "0.7"
+version = "0.8"
 default-features = false
 
 [dependencies.rand_xorshift]
diff --git a/gadgets/Cargo.toml b/gadgets/Cargo.toml
index e9f998509d..c07de4bcc7 100644
--- a/gadgets/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gadgets/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ rev = "f99f13d"
 version = "0.0.1"
 
 [dependencies.rand]
-version = "0.7"
+version = "0.8"
 default-features = false
 
 [dependencies.rand_xorshift]
diff --git a/state/Cargo.toml b/state/Cargo.toml
index 7639bac710..17757951e2 100644
--- a/state/Cargo.toml
+++ b/state/Cargo.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ version = "1.6.1"
 features = [ "serde-1" ]
 
 [dependencies.rand]
-version = "0.7"
+version = "0.8"
 
 [dependencies.rand_xorshift]
 version = "0.2"