diff --git a/embassy-boot/boot/Cargo.toml b/embassy-boot/boot/Cargo.toml
index e47776d6..3c84ffcd 100644
--- a/embassy-boot/boot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/embassy-boot/boot/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,20 +32,16 @@ embassy-sync = { version = "0.5.0", path = "../../embassy-sync" }
 embedded-storage = "0.3.1"
 embedded-storage-async = { version = "0.4.1" }
 salty = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
-signature = { version = "2.2", default-features = false }
+signature = { version = "2.0", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 log = "0.4"
 env_logger = "0.9"
-rand = "0.7" # ed25519-dalek v1.0.1 depends on this exact version
+rand = "0.8"
 futures = { version = "0.3", features = ["executor"] }
 sha1 = "0.10.5"
 critical-section = { version = "1.1.1", features = ["std"] }
-
-[dev-dependencies.ed25519-dalek]
-version = "1.0.1"
-default_features = false
-features = ["rand", "std", "u32_backend"]
+ed25519-dalek = { version = "2", default_features = false, features = ["std", "rand_core", "digest"]  }
 
 [features]
 ed25519-dalek = ["dep:ed25519-dalek", "_verify"]
diff --git a/embassy-boot/boot/src/lib.rs b/embassy-boot/boot/src/lib.rs
index 15b69f69..b4f03e01 100644
--- a/embassy-boot/boot/src/lib.rs
+++ b/embassy-boot/boot/src/lib.rs
@@ -275,21 +275,19 @@ mod tests {
         // The following key setup is based on:
         // https://docs.rs/ed25519-dalek/latest/ed25519_dalek/#example
 
-        use ed25519_dalek::Keypair;
+        use ed25519_dalek::{Digest, Sha512, Signature, Signer, SigningKey, VerifyingKey};
         use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 
         let mut csprng = OsRng {};
-        let keypair: Keypair = Keypair::generate(&mut csprng);
+        let keypair = SigningKey::generate(&mut csprng);
 
-        use ed25519_dalek::{Digest, Sha512, Signature, Signer};
         let firmware: &[u8] = b"This are bytes that would otherwise be firmware bytes for DFU.";
         let mut digest = Sha512::new();
         digest.update(&firmware);
         let message = digest.finalize();
         let signature: Signature = keypair.sign(&message);
 
-        use ed25519_dalek::PublicKey;
-        let public_key: PublicKey = keypair.public;
+        let public_key = keypair.verifying_key();
 
         // Setup flash
         let flash = BlockingTestFlash::new(BootLoaderConfig {