diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d284f9a1b..27d2be0bd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5159,7 +5159,6 @@ checksum = "57f6d249aad744e274e682777a50283a225a32705394ee6d5fcc01efa25e4055"
 dependencies = [
  "aws-lc-rs",
  "pem",
- "ring",
  "rustls-pki-types",
  "time",
  "x509-parser",
@@ -8331,7 +8330,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
  "nom",
  "oid-registry",
- "ring",
  "rusticata-macros",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "time",
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/Cargo.toml
index 859d6063a..66b8ad48c 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/Cargo.toml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ matrix-sdk-test.workspace = true
 matrix-sdk-test-utils.workspace = true
 proptest.workspace = true
 rmp-serde.workspace = true
-rcgen = { workspace = true, features = ["ring", "x509-parser"] }
+rcgen = { workspace = true, features = ["pem", "aws_lc_rs", "x509-parser"] }
 similar-asserts.workspace = true
 # required for async_test macro
 stream_assert.workspace = true