diff --git a/derive-hex/Cargo.toml b/derive-hex/Cargo.toml
index 8047055..13a655c 100644
--- a/derive-hex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/derive-hex/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "derive-hex"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3-rc.0"
 authors = ["zer0 <matteo@dusk.network>"]
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
diff --git a/dusk-bytes/Cargo.toml b/dusk-bytes/Cargo.toml
index 2c166ef..f2f042c 100644
--- a/dusk-bytes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/dusk-bytes/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dusk-bytes"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8-rc.0"
 authors = ["zer0 <matteo@dusk.network>"]
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ license = "MPL-2.0"
 
 
 [dependencies]
-derive-hex = { path = "../derive-hex", version = "0.1" }
+derive-hex = { path = "../derive-hex", version = "0.1.3-rc.0" }