diff --git a/channels-serdes/Cargo.toml b/channels-serdes/Cargo.toml
index 2f6161f..39f245b 100644
--- a/channels-serdes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/channels-serdes/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ crc = ["dep:crc", "alloc"]
 bincode = { version = "1.3", optional = true }
 borsh = { version = "1.3", optional = true }
 ciborium = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
-crc = { version = "*", optional = true }
+crc = { version = "3.0", optional = true }
 serde = { version = "1.0", default_features = false, optional = true }
 
 [dependencies.serde_json]