diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8208299..c1ae074 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@ ark-ec = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 ark-poly = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 ark-serialize = { version = "0.4", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 fflonk = { git = "https://github.com/w3f/fflonk", default-features = false }
-merlin = { version = "3.0", default-features = false }
 rayon = { version = "1", default-features = false }
diff --git a/common/Cargo.toml b/common/Cargo.toml
index 5658a32..c3d2006 100644
--- a/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ ark-ec.workspace = true
 ark-poly.workspace = true
 ark-serialize.workspace = true
 fflonk.workspace = true
-merlin.workspace = true
 rayon = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 getrandom_or_panic = { version = "0.0.3", default-features = false }
-rand_chacha = { version = "0.3.1", default-features = false }
+rand_core = "0.6"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 ark-ed-on-bls12-381-bandersnatch = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@ std = [
   "ark-poly/std",
   "ark-serialize/std",
   "fflonk/std",
-  "merlin/std",
-  "getrandom_or_panic/std"
+  "getrandom_or_panic/std",
+  "rand_core/std"
 ]
 parallel = [
   "std",
diff --git a/common/src/transcript.rs b/common/src/transcript.rs
index 04851d2..38a6b70 100644
--- a/common/src/transcript.rs
+++ b/common/src/transcript.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 use ark_ff::PrimeField;
 use ark_poly::GeneralEvaluationDomain;
 use ark_serialize::CanonicalSerialize;
-use ark_std::{vec, vec::Vec};
-use ark_std::rand::SeedableRng;
+use ark_std::vec::Vec;
 use fflonk::pcs::{PCS, PcsParams};
-use rand_chacha::ChaCha20Rng;
+use rand_core::RngCore;
 
 use crate::{ColumnsCommited, ColumnsEvaluated};
 
@@ -26,14 +25,6 @@ pub trait Transcript<F: PrimeField, CS: PCS<F>>: Clone {
         self._add_serializable(b"committed_cols", committed_cols);
     }
 
-    // fn get_bitmask_aggregation_challenge(&mut self) -> Fr {
-    //     self._get_128_bit_challenge(b"bitmask_aggregation")
-    // }
-
-    // fn append_2nd_round_register_commitments(&mut self, register_commitments: &impl RegisterCommitments) {
-    //     self._append_serializable(b"2nd_round_register_commitments", register_commitments);
-    // }
-
     fn get_constraints_aggregation_coeffs(&mut self, n: usize) -> Vec<F> {
         self._128_bit_coeffs(b"constraints_aggregation", n)
     }
@@ -63,25 +54,5 @@ pub trait Transcript<F: PrimeField, CS: PCS<F>>: Clone {
 
     fn _add_serializable(&mut self, label: &'static [u8], message: &impl CanonicalSerialize);
 
-    fn to_rng(self) -> ChaCha20Rng;
-}
-
-impl<F: PrimeField, CS: PCS<F>> Transcript<F, CS> for merlin::Transcript {
-    fn _128_bit_point(&mut self, label: &'static [u8]) -> F {
-        let mut buf = [0u8; 16];
-        self.challenge_bytes(label, &mut buf);
-        F::from_random_bytes(&buf).unwrap()
-    }
-
-    fn _add_serializable(&mut self, label: &'static [u8], message: &impl CanonicalSerialize) {
-        let mut buf = vec![0; message.uncompressed_size()];
-        message.serialize_uncompressed(&mut buf).unwrap();
-        self.append_message(label, &buf);
-    }
-
-    fn to_rng(mut self) -> ChaCha20Rng {
-        let mut buf = [0u8; 32];
-        self.challenge_bytes(b"transcript_rng", &mut buf);
-        ChaCha20Rng::from_seed(buf)
-    }
+    fn to_rng(self) -> impl RngCore;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/src/verifier.rs b/common/src/verifier.rs
index b0b8caa..25316b9 100644
--- a/common/src/verifier.rs
+++ b/common/src/verifier.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use ark_serialize::CanonicalSerialize;
 use ark_std::{vec, vec::Vec};
 use ark_std::rand::Rng;
 use fflonk::pcs::{Commitment, PCS, PcsParams};
-use rand_chacha::ChaCha20Rng;
+use rand_core::RngCore;
 
 use crate::{ColumnsCommited, ColumnsEvaluated, Proof};
 use crate::piop::VerifierPiop;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl<F: PrimeField, CS: PCS<F>, T: Transcript<F, CS>> PlonkVerifier<F, CS, T> {
         proof: &Proof<F, CS, Commitments, Evaluations>,
         n_polys: usize,
         n_constraints: usize,
-    ) -> (Challenges<F>, ChaCha20Rng)
+    ) -> (Challenges<F>, impl RngCore)
         where
             Commitments: ColumnsCommited<F, CS::C>,
             Evaluations: ColumnsEvaluated<F>,
diff --git a/ring/Cargo.toml b/ring/Cargo.toml
index 10639ed..8479c0d 100644
--- a/ring/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ring/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ ark-ec.workspace = true
 ark-poly.workspace = true
 ark-serialize.workspace = true
 fflonk.workspace = true
-merlin.workspace = true
 rayon = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 common = { path = "../common", default-features = false }
 blake2 = { version = "0.10", default-features = false }
 arrayvec = { version = "0.7", default-features = false }
+ark-transcript = { git = "https://github.com/w3f/ring-vrf", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 ark-bls12-381 = { version = "0.4", default-features = false, features = ["curve"] }
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ std = [
   "ark-ec/std",
   "ark-poly/std",
   "ark-serialize/std",
-  "merlin/std",
   "fflonk/std",
   "common/std"
 ]
diff --git a/ring/src/lib.rs b/ring/src/lib.rs
index ba4a385..48d995b 100644
--- a/ring/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ring/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 use ark_ec::AffineRepr;
 use ark_ec::short_weierstrass::{Affine, SWCurveConfig};
-use ark_ff::{One, Zero};
+use ark_ff::{One, PrimeField, Zero};
+use ark_serialize::CanonicalSerialize;
 use ark_std::rand;
+use ark_std::rand::RngCore;
 use fflonk::pcs::PCS;
 
 pub use common::domain::Domain;
@@ -23,9 +25,6 @@ pub type RingProof<F, CS> = Proof<F, CS, RingCommitments<F, <CS as PCS<F>>::C>,
 /// Polynomial Commitment Schemes.
 pub use fflonk::pcs;
 
-/// Transcript for `RingProver` and `RingVerifier` construction.
-pub use merlin::Transcript;
-
 // Calling the method for a prime-order curve results in an infinite loop.
 pub fn find_complement_point<Curve: SWCurveConfig>() -> Affine<Curve> {
     let mut x = Curve::BaseField::zero();
@@ -48,6 +47,30 @@ pub fn hash_to_curve<A: AffineRepr>(message: &[u8]) -> A {
     A::rand(rng)
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct FS(ark_transcript::Transcript);
+
+impl<F: PrimeField, CS: PCS<F>> common::transcript::Transcript<F, CS> for FS {
+    fn _128_bit_point(&mut self, label: &'static [u8]) -> F {
+        self.0.challenge(label).read_reduce()
+    }
+
+    fn _add_serializable(&mut self, label: &'static [u8], message: &impl CanonicalSerialize) {
+        self.0.label(label);
+        self.0.append(message);
+    }
+
+    fn to_rng(mut self) -> impl RngCore {
+        self.0.challenge(b"transcript_rng")
+    }
+}
+
+impl FS {
+    pub fn new(label: &'static [u8]) -> Self {
+        Self(ark_transcript::Transcript::new_labeled(label))
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use ark_bls12_381::Bls12_381;
@@ -58,7 +81,6 @@ mod tests {
     use ark_std::ops::Mul;
     use ark_std::rand::Rng;
     use fflonk::pcs::kzg::KZG;
-    use merlin::Transcript;
 
     use common::test_helpers::random_vec;
 
@@ -85,12 +107,12 @@ mod tests {
         // PROOF generation
         let secret = Fr::rand(rng); // prover's secret scalar
         let result = piop_params.h.mul(secret) + pk;
-        let ring_prover = RingProver::init(prover_key, piop_params.clone(), k, Transcript::new(b"ring-vrf-test"));
+        let ring_prover = RingProver::init(prover_key, piop_params.clone(), k, FS::new(b"ring-vrf-test"));
         let t_prove = start_timer!(|| "Prove");
         let proof = ring_prover.prove(secret);
         end_timer!(t_prove);
 
-        let ring_verifier = RingVerifier::init(verifier_key, piop_params, Transcript::new(b"ring-vrf-test"));
+        let ring_verifier = RingVerifier::init(verifier_key, piop_params, FS::new(b"ring-vrf-test"));
         let t_verify = start_timer!(|| "Verify");
         let res = ring_verifier.verify_ring_proof(proof, result.into_affine());
         end_timer!(t_verify);
diff --git a/ring/src/ring_prover.rs b/ring/src/ring_prover.rs
index 07159e7..0762749 100644
--- a/ring/src/ring_prover.rs
+++ b/ring/src/ring_prover.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ use common::prover::PlonkProver;
 
 use crate::piop::{FixedColumns, PiopProver, ProverKey};
 use crate::piop::params::PiopParams;
-use crate::RingProof;
+use crate::{FS, RingProof};
 
 pub struct RingProver<F: PrimeField, CS: PCS<F>, Curve: SWCurveConfig<BaseField=F>> {
     piop_params: PiopParams<F, Curve>,
     fixed_columns: FixedColumns<F, Affine<Curve>>,
     k: usize,
-    plonk_prover: PlonkProver<F, CS, merlin::Transcript>,
+    plonk_prover: PlonkProver<F, CS, FS>,
 }
 
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl<F: PrimeField, CS: PCS<F>, Curve: SWCurveConfig<BaseField=F>> RingProver<F,
     pub fn init(prover_key: ProverKey<F, CS, Affine<Curve>>,
                 piop_params: PiopParams<F, Curve>,
                 k: usize,
-                empty_transcript: merlin::Transcript,
+                empty_transcript: FS,
     ) -> Self {
         let ProverKey { pcs_ck, fixed_columns, verifier_key } = prover_key;
 
diff --git a/ring/src/ring_verifier.rs b/ring/src/ring_verifier.rs
index 2268580..35497ce 100644
--- a/ring/src/ring_verifier.rs
+++ b/ring/src/ring_verifier.rs
@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ use common::verifier::PlonkVerifier;
 
 use crate::piop::{FixedColumnsCommitted, PiopVerifier, VerifierKey};
 use crate::piop::params::PiopParams;
-use crate::RingProof;
+use crate::{FS, RingProof};
 
 pub struct RingVerifier<F: PrimeField, CS: PCS<F>, Curve: SWCurveConfig<BaseField=F>> {
     piop_params: PiopParams<F, Curve>,
     fixed_columns_committed: FixedColumnsCommitted<F, CS::C>,
-    plonk_verifier: PlonkVerifier<F, CS, merlin::Transcript>,
+    plonk_verifier: PlonkVerifier<F, CS, FS>,
 }
 
 impl<F: PrimeField, CS: PCS<F>, Curve: SWCurveConfig<BaseField=F>> RingVerifier<F, CS, Curve> {
     pub fn init(verifier_key: VerifierKey<F, CS>,
                 piop_params: PiopParams<F, Curve>,
-                empty_transcript: merlin::Transcript,
+                empty_transcript: FS,
     ) -> Self {
         let pcs_vk = verifier_key.pcs_raw_vk.prepare();
         let plonk_verifier = PlonkVerifier::init(pcs_vk, &verifier_key, empty_transcript);