diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 88efa30..7099a4d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ssh-encoding"
-version = "0.3.0-pre.1"
+version = "0.3.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64ct",
  "bytes",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f3e59a4..f4a7594 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,5 +12,10 @@ members = [
 opt-level = 2
 
 [patch.crates-io]
+ssh-cipher = { path = "./ssh-cipher" }
+ssh-derive = { path = "./ssh-derive" }
+ssh-encoding = { path = "./ssh-encoding" }
+ssh-key = { path = "./ssh-key" }
+
 # https://github.com/dalek-cryptography/curve25519-dalek/pull/676
 ed25519-dalek = { git = "https://github.com/dalek-cryptography/curve25519-dalek.git", branch = "rustcrypto-new-releases" }
diff --git a/ssh-cipher/Cargo.toml b/ssh-cipher/Cargo.toml
index 191c340..6c31ddc 100644
--- a/ssh-cipher/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ssh-cipher/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
 cipher = "0.5.0-rc.0"
-encoding = { package = "ssh-encoding", version = "=0.3.0-pre.1", path = "../ssh-encoding" }
+encoding = { package = "ssh-encoding", version = "0.3.0-rc.0" }
 
 # optional dependencies
 aead = { version = "0.6.0-rc.1", optional = true, default-features = false }
diff --git a/ssh-encoding/Cargo.toml b/ssh-encoding/Cargo.toml
index f211baa..5ae1bed 100644
--- a/ssh-encoding/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ssh-encoding/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ssh-encoding"
-version = "0.3.0-pre.1"
+version = "0.3.0-rc.0"
 description = """
 Pure Rust implementation of SSH data type decoders/encoders as described
 in RFC4251
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ bigint = { package = "crypto-bigint", version = "=0.7.0-pre.4", optional = true,
 bytes = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 digest = { version = "0.11.0-rc.0", optional = true, default-features = false }
 pem-rfc7468 = { version = "1.0.0-rc.3", optional = true }
-ssh-derive = { version = "0.3.0-rc.0", optional = true, path = "../ssh-derive" }
+ssh-derive = { version = "0.3.0-rc.0", optional = true }
 subtle = { version = "2", optional = true, default-features = false }
 zeroize = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
diff --git a/ssh-key/Cargo.toml b/ssh-key/Cargo.toml
index bae7edb..cc05185 100644
--- a/ssh-key/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ssh-key/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-cipher = { package = "ssh-cipher", version = "=0.3.0-pre.2", features = ["zeroize"], path = "../ssh-cipher" }
-encoding = { package = "ssh-encoding", version = "=0.3.0-pre.1", features = ["base64", "digest", "pem", "subtle", "zeroize"], path = "../ssh-encoding" }
+cipher = { package = "ssh-cipher", version = "=0.3.0-pre.2", features = ["zeroize"] }
+encoding = { package = "ssh-encoding", version = "0.3.0-rc.0", features = ["base64", "digest", "pem", "subtle", "zeroize"] }
 sha2 = { version = "0.11.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
 signature = { version = "3.0.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
diff --git a/ssh-protocol/Cargo.toml b/ssh-protocol/Cargo.toml
index 8b30822..1cfdf15 100644
--- a/ssh-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ssh-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-cipher = { package = "ssh-cipher", version = "=0.3.0-pre.2", default-features = false, path = "../ssh-cipher" }
-encoding = { package = "ssh-encoding", version = "=0.3.0-pre.1", default-features = false, path = "../ssh-encoding" }
-key = { package = "ssh-key", version = "=0.7.0-pre.1", default-features = false, path = "../ssh-key" }
+cipher = { package = "ssh-cipher", version = "=0.3.0-pre.2", default-features = false }
+encoding = { package = "ssh-encoding", version = "0.3.0-rc.0", default-features = false }
+key = { package = "ssh-key", version = "=0.7.0-pre.1", default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 default = ["std"]