diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d048eea..a1df4e1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,24 +12,25 @@ readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["machine-learning", "statistical", "ai", "optimization", "linear-algebra"]
 categories = ["science"]
 
-[features]
-default = ["datasets", "serde"]
-ndarray-bindings = ["ndarray"]
-datasets = ["rand_distr", "std"]
-std = ["rand/std", "rand/std_rng"]
-# wasm32 only
-js = ["getrandom/js"]
-
 [dependencies]
 approx = "0.5.1"
 cfg-if = "1.0.0"
 ndarray = { version = "0.15", optional = true }
 num-traits = "0.2.12"
 num = "0.4"
-rand = { version = "0.8", default-features = false, features = ["small_rng"] }
+rand = { version = "0.8.5", default-features = false, features = ["small_rng"] }
 rand_distr = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 
+[features]
+default = ["serde", "datasets"]
+serde = ["dep:serde"]
+ndarray-bindings = ["dep:ndarray"]
+datasets = ["dep:rand_distr", "std"]
+std = ["rand/std_rng", "rand/std"]
+# wasm32 only
+js = ["getrandom/js"]
+
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
 getrandom = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
 
diff --git a/src/numbers/floatnum.rs b/src/numbers/floatnum.rs
index 15966cf..034f4fd 100644
--- a/src/numbers/floatnum.rs
+++ b/src/numbers/floatnum.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use rand::Rng;
-
 use num_traits::{Float, Signed};
 
 use crate::numbers::basenum::Number;
@@ -58,6 +56,7 @@ impl FloatNumber for f64 {
     }
 
     fn rand() -> f64 {
+        use rand::Rng;
         let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
         rng.gen()
     }
@@ -99,6 +98,7 @@ impl FloatNumber for f32 {
     }
 
     fn rand() -> f32 {
+        use rand::Rng;
         let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
         rng.gen()
     }
diff --git a/src/numbers/realnum.rs b/src/numbers/realnum.rs
index 6855e4b..8c60e47 100644
--- a/src/numbers/realnum.rs
+++ b/src/numbers/realnum.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ impl RealNumber for f64 {
     }
 
     fn rand() -> f64 {
+        // TODO: to be implemented, see issue smartcore#214
         1.0
     }