diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bfbbde3..e5e9226 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ name = "typed-wasm-codegen"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "typed-wasm-verify",
- "wasm-encoder 0.253.0",
+ "wasm-encoder",
  "wasmi",
  "wasmparser 0.253.0",
  "wasmprinter",
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ name = "typed-wasm-verify"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
- "wasm-encoder 0.253.0",
+ "wasm-encoder",
  "wasmparser 0.253.0",
 ]
 
@@ -239,16 +239,6 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b4ac048d71ede7ee76d585517add45da530660ef4390e49b098733c6e897f254"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "wasm-encoder"
-version = "0.253.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "59972d6cd272259de647b7c1f1912e45e289c75ffd4be04e10695507cd7e1b59"
-dependencies = [
- "leb128fmt",
- "wasmparser 0.253.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-encoder"
 version = "0.254.0"
@@ -355,7 +345,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "leb128fmt",
  "memchr",
  "unicode-width",
- "wasm-encoder 0.254.0",
+ "wasm-encoder",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/typed-wasm-codegen/Cargo.toml b/crates/typed-wasm-codegen/Cargo.toml
index c96fcfd..df8bbbc 100644
--- a/crates/typed-wasm-codegen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/typed-wasm-codegen/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ path = "src/bin/tw.rs"
 # Pinned to match typed-wasm-verify's wasmparser line exactly; the wasm
 # tooling 0.x series ships API breaks on minor bumps, so keep producer
 # and verifier on the same locked version.
-wasm-encoder = "=0.253.0"
+wasm-encoder = "=0.254.0"
 # WAT (text wasm) rendering for `tw build --emit wat` (Phase 1 deliverable 4, #125).
 wasmprinter = "=0.254.0"
 # The producer reuses the verifier's own carrier encoders so the emitted
diff --git a/crates/typed-wasm-verify/Cargo.toml b/crates/typed-wasm-verify/Cargo.toml
index 6d432d3..ff694b2 100644
--- a/crates/typed-wasm-verify/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/typed-wasm-verify/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ wasmparser = "=0.253.0"
 thiserror = "2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-wasm-encoder = "=0.253.0"
+wasm-encoder = "=0.254.0"