diff --git a/merkle/Cargo.toml b/merkle/Cargo.toml
index 9bd2259..dd31ee6 100644
--- a/merkle/Cargo.toml
+++ b/merkle/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ blake3 ={ features = [], version = "1.3" }
 decanter.workspace = true
 hex = "0.4"
 itertools.workspace = true
-ring = { features = ["wasm32_c"], version = "0.16" }
+ring = { features = ["wasm32_c"], version = "0.17" }
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 smart-default.workspace = true