diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index facb8958e..1efc6dc0d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ checksum = "8c3c1a368f70d6cf7302d78f8f7093da241fb8e8807c05cc9e51a125895a6d5b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "base64ct"
-version = "1.7.0-pre"
+version = "1.7.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "proptest",
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "pem-rfc7468"
 version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
 dependencies = [
- "base64ct 1.6.0",
+ "base64ct 1.7.0-rc.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/base64ct/Cargo.toml b/base64ct/Cargo.toml
index 97ee583c2..5416a3f7b 100644
--- a/base64ct/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base64ct/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "base64ct"
-version = "1.7.0-pre"
+version = "1.7.0-rc.0"
 description = """
 Pure Rust implementation of Base64 (RFC 4648) which avoids any usages of
 data-dependent branches/LUTs and thereby provides portable "best effort"
diff --git a/pem-rfc7468/Cargo.toml b/pem-rfc7468/Cargo.toml
index b0b8393bf..e3fe9bd84 100644
--- a/pem-rfc7468/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pem-rfc7468/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
-base64ct = { version = "1.4" }
+base64ct = { version = "1.7.0-rc.0" }
 
 [features]
 alloc = ["base64ct/alloc"]