diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b387833c9..7298259cb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ strip = true
 [dependencies]
 deltachat_derive = { path = "./deltachat_derive" }
 deltachat-time = { path = "./deltachat-time" }
-deltachat-contact-tools = { path = "./deltachat-contact-tools" }
+deltachat-contact-tools = { workspace = true }
 format-flowed = { path = "./format-flowed" }
 ratelimit = { path = "./deltachat-ratelimit" }
 
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ ansi_term = "0.12.1"
 async-channel = "2.3.1"
 base64 = "0.22"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.38", default-features = false }
+deltachat-contact-tools = { path = "deltachat-contact-tools" }
+deltachat-jsonrpc = { path = "deltachat-jsonrpc" }
+deltachat = { path = "." }
 futures = "0.3.30"
 futures-lite = "2.3.0"
 libc = "0.2"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 44cc89f2d..47e7d9a27 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ name = "deltachat"
 crate-type = ["cdylib", "staticlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
-deltachat = { path = "../", default-features = false }
-deltachat-jsonrpc = { path = "../deltachat-jsonrpc", optional = true }
+deltachat = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+deltachat-jsonrpc = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 libc = { workspace = true }
 human-panic = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 num-traits = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index c8be3018e..be450bd5c 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ required-features = ["webserver"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
-deltachat = { path = ".." }
-deltachat-contact-tools = { path = "../deltachat-contact-tools" }
+deltachat = { workspace = true }
+deltachat-contact-tools = { workspace = true }
 num-traits = { workspace = true }
 schemars = "0.8.21"
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
index 21d729eb7..0ea63c1c9 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust"
 [dependencies]
 ansi_term = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
-deltachat = { path = "..", features = ["internals"]}
+deltachat = { workspace = true, features = ["internals"]}
 dirs = "5"
 log = { workspace = true }
 rusqlite = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
index b55ff785e..80e15fd76 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ keywords = ["deltachat", "chat", "openpgp", "email", "encryption"]
 categories = ["cryptography", "std", "email"]
 
 [dependencies]
-deltachat-jsonrpc = { path = "../deltachat-jsonrpc", default-features = false }
-deltachat = { path = "..", default-features = false }
+deltachat-jsonrpc = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+deltachat = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
 
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 futures-lite = { workspace = true }