diff --git a/fuzz/Cargo.lock b/fuzz/Cargo.lock
index 0693d5fa..edeaa693 100644
--- a/fuzz/Cargo.lock
+++ b/fuzz/Cargo.lock
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "aead"
+version = "0.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ef60ac202874e574ce7a7158cc8bca7313dd344322482e4fadee288bf4a306b8"
+dependencies = [
+ "crypto-common 0.2.2",
+ "inout 0.2.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "aegis"
 version = "0.9.12"
@@ -39,7 +49,7 @@ version = "0.10.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "831010a0f742e1209b3bcea8fab6a8e149051ba6099432c8cb2cc117dec3ead1"
 dependencies = [
- "aead",
+ "aead 0.5.2",
  "aes",
  "cipher 0.4.4",
  "ctr",
@@ -53,7 +63,7 @@ version = "0.11.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ae0784134ba9375416d469ec31e7c5f9fa94405049cf08c5ce5b4698be673e0d"
 dependencies = [
- "aead",
+ "aead 0.5.2",
  "aes",
  "cipher 0.4.4",
  "ctr",
@@ -94,12 +104,13 @@ checksum = "7c02d123df017efcdfbd739ef81735b36c5ba83ec3c59c80a9d7ecc718f92e50"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ascon-aead"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "591bc0af38c82c526874bd78ae5c0fedc540530973ec68b32e80e9c0ce86e46f"
+checksum = "6cba922132fed390c20be89a16fa713999c46b2ce84ac4b0ecee0f3586a39d88"
 dependencies = [
- "aead",
+ "aead 0.6.0",
  "ascon-core",
+ "inout 0.2.2",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
@@ -207,7 +218,7 @@ version = "0.10.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "10cd79432192d1c0f4e1a0fef9527696cc039165d729fb41b3f4f4f354c2dc35"
 dependencies = [
- "aead",
+ "aead 0.5.2",
  "chacha20",
  "cipher 0.4.4",
  "poly1305",
diff --git a/fuzz/Cargo.toml b/fuzz/Cargo.toml
index 2e840188..cb7346d0 100644
--- a/fuzz/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fuzz/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ rscrypto = { path = "..", features = ["std", "checksums", "hashes", "auth", "aea
 
 # ── Oracle crates for differential testing ────────────────────────────────────
 # AEAD
-ascon-aead = { version = "0.5", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
+ascon-aead = { version = "0.6", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 aes-gcm = { version = "0.10", default-features = false, features = ["alloc", "aes"] }
 aes-gcm-siv = { version = "0.11", default-features = false, features = ["alloc", "aes"] }
 aegis = "0.9"