diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index af515cd..9d3833c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "aluvm"
 description = "AluVM rust implementation"
-version = "0.9.0-rc.1"
+version = "0.9.0-rc.2"
 authors = ["Dr Maxim Orlovsky <orlovsky@lnp-bp.org>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ name = "aluvm"
 [dependencies]
 amplify = { version = "3.13.0", default-features = false, features = ["apfloat", "derive", "hex"] }
 paste = "1"
-strict_encoding = { version = "0.9.0-rc.1", default-features = false, features = ["float", "derive"], optional = true }
+strict_encoding = { version = "0.9.0-rc.2", default-features = false, features = ["float", "derive"], optional = true }
 bitcoin_hashes = { version = "0.11.0", default-features = false } # this is most well-maintained generic hash implementation library
 bech32 = { version = "0.9.1", default-features = false }
 secp256k1 = { version = "0.24.2", optional = true, features = ["global-context"] }