diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/Cargo.toml b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/Cargo.toml
index 0a863b95fa2..38a0b14893b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ oo7 = "=0.4.3"
 oslog = "=0.2.0"
 pin-project = "=1.1.10"
 pkcs8 =  "=0.10.2" 
-rand = "=0.8.5"
+rand = "=0.9.1"
 rsa = "=0.9.8"
 russh-cryptovec = "=0.7.3"
 scopeguard = "=1.2.0"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/biometric/unix.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/biometric/unix.rs
index e57b77515e3..60392adc9d7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/biometric/unix.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/biometric/unix.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ impl super::BiometricTrait for Biometric {
 
 fn random_challenge() -> [u8; 16] {
     let mut challenge = [0u8; 16];
-    rand::thread_rng().fill_bytes(&mut challenge);
+    rand::rng().fill_bytes(&mut challenge);
     challenge
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/biometric/windows.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/biometric/windows.rs
index b9fea345c16..4c2e2c8ae25 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/biometric/windows.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/biometric/windows.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ impl super::BiometricTrait for Biometric {
 
 fn random_challenge() -> [u8; 16] {
     let mut challenge = [0u8; 16];
-    rand::thread_rng().fill_bytes(&mut challenge);
+    rand::rng().fill_bytes(&mut challenge);
     challenge
 }