diff --git a/examples/aobench/Cargo.toml b/examples/aobench/Cargo.toml
index bcde8795d..293fec58d 100644
--- a/examples/aobench/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/aobench/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 image = "0.25"
-rand = "0.8"
+rand = "0.9"
 ispc = { path = "../../" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/examples/ddvol/Cargo.toml b/examples/ddvol/Cargo.toml
index a9bc0b9d7..c74703fd1 100644
--- a/examples/ddvol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/ddvol/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 image = "0.25"
-rand = "0.8"
+rand = "0.9"
 num = "0.4"
 serde_json = "1.0.41"
 serde_derive = "1.0.102"
diff --git a/examples/rt/Cargo.toml b/examples/rt/Cargo.toml
index 9b325c9b1..bf1eb8a21 100644
--- a/examples/rt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rt/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 image = "0.25"
-rand = "0.8"
+rand = "0.9"
 num = "0.4"
 serde_json = "1.0.41"
 serde_derive = "1.0.102"