diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 49b206b8b..4fdc97c09 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ docs/**/node_modules/
 pids
 *.pid
 *.seed
+yarn.lock
+package-lock.json
 
 # Typescript #
 ##############
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85d221143..398fa7241 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <section class="release" id="unreleased">
 
-## Unreleased (2024-07-28)
+## Unreleased (2024-07-29)
 
 <section class="packages">
 
@@ -2669,6 +2669,7 @@ A total of 35 people contributed to this release. Thank you to the following con
 
 <details>
 
+-   [`308005e`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/308005e8a9cf48917f0c68451bd05f7d6fb06ba4) - **bench:** adjust sample values to prevent overflow _(by Athan Reines)_
 -   [`272ae7a`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/272ae7ac5c576c68cfab1b6e304c86407faa20cd) - **docs:** remove comment _(by Athan Reines)_
 -   [`f53097a`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/f53097a6061a65547260d261ea425f3c2039c6f5) - **docs:** update comments _(by Athan Reines)_
 -   [`2777e4b`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/2777e4be161869d09406e3b17947d24c64b47af2) - **bench:** resolve lint errors in benchmarks _(by Athan Reines)_
diff --git a/base/cscal/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c b/base/cscal/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
index 3c8311bec..239d6f67c 100644
--- a/base/cscal/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
+++ b/base/cscal/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ static double benchmark( int iterations, int len ) {
 	double t;
 	int i;
 
-	ca = stdlib_complex64( rand_float()*5.0f, rand_float()*2.0f );
+	ca = stdlib_complex64( 1.0f, 0.0f );
 	for ( i = 0; i < len*2; i += 2 ) {
-		cx[ i ] = ( rand_float()*10000.0f ) - 5000.0f;
-		cx[ i+1 ] = ( rand_float()*10000.0f ) - 5000.0f;
+		cx[ i ] = ( rand_float()*2.0f ) - 1.0f;
+		cx[ i+1 ] = ( rand_float()*2.0f ) - 1.0f;
 	}
 	t = tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < iterations; i++ ) {
diff --git a/base/cscal/src/cscal.c b/base/cscal/src/cscal.c
index c708862d7..2dc84e61b 100644
--- a/base/cscal/src/cscal.c
+++ b/base/cscal/src/cscal.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ void API_SUFFIX(c_cscal)( const CBLAS_INT N, const stdlib_complex64_t ca, void *
 		return;
 	}
 	for ( i = 0; i < N; i++, ip1 += is1 ) {
-		z = *( (stdlib_complex64_t *)ip1 );
-		*( (stdlib_complex64_t *)ip1 ) = stdlib_base_complex64_mul( ca, z );
+		z = *(stdlib_complex64_t *)ip1;
+		*(stdlib_complex64_t *)ip1 = stdlib_base_complex64_mul( ca, z );
 	}
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/base/zscal/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c b/base/zscal/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
index 49dbb0019..71d0a8857 100644
--- a/base/zscal/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
+++ b/base/zscal/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ static double benchmark( int iterations, int len ) {
 	double t;
 	int i;
 
-	za = stdlib_complex128( rand_double()*1.0, rand_double()*0.0 );
+	za = stdlib_complex128( 1.0, 0.0 );
 	for ( i = 0; i < len*2; i+=2 ) {
-		zx[ i ] = ( rand_double()*10000.0 ) - 5000.0;
-		zx[ i+1 ] = ( rand_double()*10000.0 ) - 5000.0;
+		zx[ i ] = ( rand_double()*2.0 ) - 1.0;
+		zx[ i+1 ] = ( rand_double()*2.0 ) - 1.0;
 	}
 	t = tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < iterations; i++ ) {
diff --git a/base/zscal/src/zscal.c b/base/zscal/src/zscal.c
index affa48c8c..1e76ed849 100644
--- a/base/zscal/src/zscal.c
+++ b/base/zscal/src/zscal.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ void API_SUFFIX(c_zscal)( const CBLAS_INT N, const stdlib_complex128_t za, void
 		return;
 	}
 	for ( i = 0; i < N; i++, ip1 += is1 ) {
-		z = *( (stdlib_complex128_t *)ip1 );
-		*( (stdlib_complex128_t *)ip1 ) = stdlib_base_complex128_mul( za, z );
+		z = *(stdlib_complex128_t *)ip1;
+		*(stdlib_complex128_t *)ip1 = stdlib_base_complex128_mul( za, z );
 	}
 	return;
 }