diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4acb7371..855637c3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ awc = "3"
 env_logger = "0.10"
 futures-util = { version = "0.3.17", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 log = "0.4"
+rand = "0.8"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1.13.1", features = ["sync"] }
diff --git a/auth/cookie-auth/Cargo.toml b/auth/cookie-auth/Cargo.toml
index 3a5d5ef2..8c0f9fb3 100644
--- a/auth/cookie-auth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/auth/cookie-auth/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ actix-identity.workspace = true
 actix-session = { workspace = true, features = ["cookie-session"] }
 
 env_logger.workspace = true
-rand = "0.8"
+rand.workspace = true
diff --git a/background-jobs/Cargo.toml b/background-jobs/Cargo.toml
index 324880a9..4ddda692 100644
--- a/background-jobs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/background-jobs/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ chrono = { version = "0.4.20", default-features = false, features = ["clock", "s
 dotenv = "0.15"
 env_logger.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
-rand = "0.8"
+rand.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 tokio-util = "0.7.4"
diff --git a/basics/error-handling/Cargo.toml b/basics/error-handling/Cargo.toml
index be198930..e08d6d48 100644
--- a/basics/error-handling/Cargo.toml
+++ b/basics/error-handling/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ actix-web.workspace = true
 derive_more = "0.99.5"
 env_logger.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
-rand = "0.8"
+rand.workspace = true
diff --git a/websockets/chat-actorless/Cargo.toml b/websockets/chat-actorless/Cargo.toml
index c5267aaf..50ed1206 100644
--- a/websockets/chat-actorless/Cargo.toml
+++ b/websockets/chat-actorless/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ derive_more = "0.99.5"
 env_logger.workspace = true
 futures-util.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
-rand = "0.8"
+rand.workspace = true
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt", "time", "macros"] }
diff --git a/websockets/chat-broker/Cargo.toml b/websockets/chat-broker/Cargo.toml
index c42cfaab..49c68af1 100644
--- a/websockets/chat-broker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/websockets/chat-broker/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ actix-web-actors.workspace = true
 
 env_logger.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
-rand = "0.8"
+rand.workspace = true
diff --git a/websockets/chat-tcp/Cargo.toml b/websockets/chat-tcp/Cargo.toml
index a7783bbd..a46ec167 100644
--- a/websockets/chat-tcp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/websockets/chat-tcp/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ bytes = "1"
 env_logger.workspace = true
 futures-util = { workspace = true, features = ["sink"] }
 log.workspace = true
-rand = "0.8"
+rand.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/websockets/chat/Cargo.toml b/websockets/chat/Cargo.toml
index 61dd2043..b5032bbb 100644
--- a/websockets/chat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/websockets/chat/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ actix-web-actors.workspace = true
 
 env_logger.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
-rand = "0.8"
+rand.workspace = true
 serde = "1"
 serde_json.workspace = true