diff --git a/deny.toml b/deny.toml
index 94dab561e..80400941c 100644
--- a/deny.toml
+++ b/deny.toml
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ skip-tree = [
 
     # ECC crates
 
-    # (no duplicate dependencies)
+    # wait for hdwallet to upgrade
+    { name = "ring", version = "=0.16.20" },
 
     # zebra-utils dependencies