diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7767cbe0..1a20fcaf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ssh-key"
-version = "0.7.0-pre.1"
+version = "0.7.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "bcrypt-pbkdf",
diff --git a/ssh-key/Cargo.toml b/ssh-key/Cargo.toml
index c1f16b1a..7888d495 100644
--- a/ssh-key/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ssh-key/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ssh-key"
-version = "0.7.0-pre.1"
+version = "0.7.0-rc.0"
 description = """
 Pure Rust implementation of SSH key file format decoders/encoders as described
 in RFC4251/RFC4253 and OpenSSH key formats, as well as "sshsig" signatures and
diff --git a/ssh-protocol/Cargo.toml b/ssh-protocol/Cargo.toml
index e1401c29..f79b0013 100644
--- a/ssh-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ssh-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ rust-version = "1.85"
 [dependencies]
 cipher = { package = "ssh-cipher", version = "0.3.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
 encoding = { package = "ssh-encoding", version = "0.3.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
-key = { package = "ssh-key", version = "=0.7.0-pre.1", default-features = false }
+key = { package = "ssh-key", version = "0.7.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 default = ["std"]