diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 13c6a6f5a..1d44b956f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
-version = "1.0.101"
+version = "1.0.102"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5f0e0fee31ef5ed1ba1316088939cea399010ed7731dba877ed44aeb407a75ea"
+checksum = "7f202df86484c868dbad7eaa557ef785d5c66295e41b460ef922eca0723b842c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayvec"
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ checksum = "89af0b093cc13baa4e51e64e65ec2422f7e73aea0e612e5ad3872986671622f1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "block-buffer"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "96eb4cdd6cf1b31d671e9efe75c5d1ec614776856cefbe109ca373554a6d514f"
+checksum = "cdd35008169921d80bc60d3d0ab416eecb028c4cd653352907921d95084790be"
 dependencies = [
  "hybrid-array",
  "zeroize",
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ checksum = "9330f8b2ff13f34540b44e946ef35111825727b38d33286ef986142615121801"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cipher"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 dependencies = [
  "blobby",
  "block-buffer",
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-common"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
  "hybrid-array",
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.1"
 dependencies = [
  "blobby",
  "block-buffer",
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "479ca8adacdd7ce8f1fb39ce9ecccbfe93a3f1344b3d0d97f20bc0196208f62b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "syn 2.0.114",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ checksum = "d540f220d3187173da220f885ab66608367b6574e925011a9353e4badda91d79"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.114",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -698,9 +698,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.114"
+version = "2.0.117"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d4d107df263a3013ef9b1879b0df87d706ff80f65a86ea879bd9c31f9b307c2a"
+checksum = "e665b8803e7b1d2a727f4023456bbbbe74da67099c585258af0ad9c5013b9b99"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "indexmap",
  "prettyplease",
- "syn 2.0.114",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
  "wasm-metadata",
  "wit-bindgen-core",
  "wit-component",
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "prettyplease",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.114",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
  "wit-bindgen-core",
  "wit-bindgen-rust",
 ]
diff --git a/cipher/CHANGELOG.md b/cipher/CHANGELOG.md
index a35d5aebb..2913ca7d1 100644
--- a/cipher/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cipher/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,12 +6,19 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## 0.5.1 (UNRELEASED)
+### Changed
+- Block sizes no longer bounded by `crypto_common::BlockSizes` ([#2309])
+- `StreamCipherCoreWrapper` is now bounded by `block_buffer::BlockSizes`
+  instead of `crypto_common::BlockSizes` ([#2309])
+- Bump `block-buffer` dependency to v0.12 ([#2309])
+
 ### Fixed
 - `Key:` option in the `stream_cipher_bench` macro ([#2290])
 
 [#2290]: https://github.com/RustCrypto/traits/pull/2290
+[#2309]: https://github.com/RustCrypto/traits/pull/2309
 
-## 0.5.0 (2026-02-04)
+## 0.5.0 (2026-02-04) [YANKED]
 ### Added
 - Traits for tweakable block ciphers ([#1721])
 - Methods for writing keystream ([#1907])
diff --git a/cipher/Cargo.toml b/cipher/Cargo.toml
index 1ef46175f..4399b4fb8 100644
--- a/cipher/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cipher/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cipher"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 authors = ["RustCrypto Developers"]
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ inout = "0.2.2"
 
 # optional dependencies
 blobby = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
-block-buffer = { version = "0.11", optional = true }
+block-buffer = { version = "0.12", optional = true }
 zeroize = { version = "1.8", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/cipher/src/block/ctx.rs b/cipher/src/block/ctx.rs
index fb51d601b..72b53a2a5 100644
--- a/cipher/src/block/ctx.rs
+++ b/cipher/src/block/ctx.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use common::{Block, BlockSizeUser, BlockSizes, typenum::Unsigned};
+use common::{Block, BlockSizeUser, array::ArraySize, typenum::Unsigned};
 use inout::{InOut, InOutBuf};
 
 use super::{
@@ -7,51 +7,51 @@ use super::{
 };
 
 /// Closure used in methods which operate over separate blocks.
-pub(super) struct BlockCtx<'inp, 'out, BS: BlockSizes> {
+pub(super) struct BlockCtx<'inp, 'out, BS: ArraySize> {
     pub block: InOut<'inp, 'out, Block<Self>>,
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockSizeUser for BlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockSizeUser for BlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     type BlockSize = BS;
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockCipherEncClosure for BlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockCipherEncClosure for BlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn call<B: BlockCipherEncBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &B) {
         backend.encrypt_block(self.block);
     }
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockCipherDecClosure for BlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockCipherDecClosure for BlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn call<B: BlockCipherDecBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &B) {
         backend.decrypt_block(self.block);
     }
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockModeEncClosure for BlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockModeEncClosure for BlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn call<B: BlockModeEncBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &mut B) {
         backend.encrypt_block(self.block);
     }
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockModeDecClosure for BlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockModeDecClosure for BlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn call<B: BlockModeDecBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &mut B) {
         backend.decrypt_block(self.block);
     }
 }
 /// Closure used in methods which operate over slice of blocks.
-pub(super) struct BlocksCtx<'inp, 'out, BS: BlockSizes> {
+pub(super) struct BlocksCtx<'inp, 'out, BS: ArraySize> {
     pub blocks: InOutBuf<'inp, 'out, Block<Self>>,
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockSizeUser for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockSizeUser for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     type BlockSize = BS;
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockCipherEncClosure for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockCipherEncClosure for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn call<B: BlockCipherEncBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &B) {
         if B::ParBlocksSize::USIZE > 1 {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockCipherEncClosure for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockCipherDecClosure for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockCipherDecClosure for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn call<B: BlockCipherDecBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &B) {
         if B::ParBlocksSize::USIZE > 1 {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockCipherDecClosure for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockModeEncClosure for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockModeEncClosure for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn call<B: BlockModeEncBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &mut B) {
         if B::ParBlocksSize::USIZE > 1 {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockModeEncClosure for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockModeDecClosure for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockModeDecClosure for BlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn call<B: BlockModeDecBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &mut B) {
         if B::ParBlocksSize::USIZE > 1 {
diff --git a/cipher/src/stream/core_api.rs b/cipher/src/stream/core_api.rs
index d9b447077..3ad926cbd 100644
--- a/cipher/src/stream/core_api.rs
+++ b/cipher/src/stream/core_api.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use super::StreamCipherError;
-use crate::{array::Array, typenum::Unsigned};
-use common::{Block, BlockSizeUser, BlockSizes, ParBlocks, ParBlocksSizeUser};
+use crate::{
+    array::{Array, ArraySize},
+    typenum::Unsigned,
+};
+use common::{Block, BlockSizeUser, ParBlocks, ParBlocksSizeUser};
 use inout::{InOut, InOutBuf};
 
 /// Trait implemented by stream cipher backends.
@@ -197,26 +200,28 @@ macro_rules! impl_counter {
 
 impl_counter! { u32 u64 u128 }
 
-struct WriteBlockCtx<'a, BS: BlockSizes> {
+struct WriteBlockCtx<'a, BS: ArraySize> {
     block: &'a mut Block<Self>,
 }
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockSizeUser for WriteBlockCtx<'_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockSizeUser for WriteBlockCtx<'_, BS> {
     type BlockSize = BS;
 }
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> StreamCipherClosure for WriteBlockCtx<'_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> StreamCipherClosure for WriteBlockCtx<'_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn call<B: StreamCipherBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &mut B) {
         backend.gen_ks_block(self.block);
     }
 }
 
-struct WriteBlocksCtx<'a, BS: BlockSizes> {
+struct WriteBlocksCtx<'a, BS: ArraySize> {
     blocks: &'a mut [Block<Self>],
 }
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockSizeUser for WriteBlocksCtx<'_, BS> {
+
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockSizeUser for WriteBlocksCtx<'_, BS> {
     type BlockSize = BS;
 }
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> StreamCipherClosure for WriteBlocksCtx<'_, BS> {
+
+impl<BS: ArraySize> StreamCipherClosure for WriteBlocksCtx<'_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn call<B: StreamCipherBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &mut B) {
         if B::ParBlocksSize::USIZE > 1 {
@@ -233,15 +238,15 @@ impl<BS: BlockSizes> StreamCipherClosure for WriteBlocksCtx<'_, BS> {
     }
 }
 
-struct ApplyBlockCtx<'inp, 'out, BS: BlockSizes> {
+struct ApplyBlockCtx<'inp, 'out, BS: ArraySize> {
     block: InOut<'inp, 'out, Block<Self>>,
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockSizeUser for ApplyBlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockSizeUser for ApplyBlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     type BlockSize = BS;
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> StreamCipherClosure for ApplyBlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> StreamCipherClosure for ApplyBlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn call<B: StreamCipherBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(mut self, backend: &mut B) {
         let mut t = Default::default();
@@ -250,15 +255,15 @@ impl<BS: BlockSizes> StreamCipherClosure for ApplyBlockCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     }
 }
 
-struct ApplyBlocksCtx<'inp, 'out, BS: BlockSizes> {
+struct ApplyBlocksCtx<'inp, 'out, BS: ArraySize> {
     blocks: InOutBuf<'inp, 'out, Block<Self>>,
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockSizeUser for ApplyBlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockSizeUser for ApplyBlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     type BlockSize = BS;
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes> StreamCipherClosure for ApplyBlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize> StreamCipherClosure for ApplyBlocksCtx<'_, '_, BS> {
     #[inline(always)]
     #[allow(clippy::needless_range_loop)]
     fn call<B: StreamCipherBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &mut B) {
diff --git a/cipher/src/stream/wrapper.rs b/cipher/src/stream/wrapper.rs
index 282d7cb82..63a13034f 100644
--- a/cipher/src/stream/wrapper.rs
+++ b/cipher/src/stream/wrapper.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::{
     OverflowError, SeekNum, StreamCipher, StreamCipherCore, StreamCipherSeek, StreamCipherSeekCore,
     errors::StreamCipherError,
 };
-use block_buffer::ReadBuffer;
+use block_buffer::{BlockSizes, ReadBuffer};
 use common::{
     Iv, IvSizeUser, Key, KeyInit, KeyIvInit, KeySizeUser, array::Array, typenum::Unsigned,
 };
@@ -16,12 +16,20 @@ use zeroize::ZeroizeOnDrop;
 /// Buffering wrapper around a [`StreamCipherCore`] implementation.
 ///
 /// It handles data buffering and implements the slice-based traits.
-pub struct StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T: StreamCipherCore> {
+pub struct StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T>
+where
+    T: StreamCipherCore,
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
     core: T,
     buffer: ReadBuffer<T::BlockSize>,
 }
 
-impl<T: StreamCipherCore + Clone> Clone for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
+impl<T> Clone for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T>
+where
+    T: StreamCipherCore + Clone,
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
     #[inline]
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -31,14 +39,22 @@ impl<T: StreamCipherCore + Clone> Clone for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: StreamCipherCore + fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
+impl<T> fmt::Debug for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T>
+where
+    T: StreamCipherCore + fmt::Debug,
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         f.debug_struct("StreamCipherCoreWrapper")
             .finish_non_exhaustive()
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: StreamCipherCore> StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
+impl<T> StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T>
+where
+    T: StreamCipherCore,
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
     /// Initialize from a [`StreamCipherCore`] instance.
     pub fn from_core(core: T) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -53,7 +69,11 @@ impl<T: StreamCipherCore> StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: StreamCipherCore> StreamCipher for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
+impl<T> StreamCipher for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T>
+where
+    T: StreamCipherCore,
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
     #[inline]
     fn check_remaining(&self, data_len: usize) -> Result<(), StreamCipherError> {
         let Some(rem_blocks) = self.core.remaining_blocks() else {
@@ -107,7 +127,11 @@ impl<T: StreamCipherCore> StreamCipher for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: StreamCipherSeekCore> StreamCipherSeek for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
+impl<T> StreamCipherSeek for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T>
+where
+    T: StreamCipherSeekCore,
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
     #[allow(clippy::unwrap_in_result)]
     fn try_current_pos<SN: SeekNum>(&self) -> Result<SN, OverflowError> {
         let pos = u8::try_from(self.buffer.get_pos())
@@ -142,15 +166,27 @@ impl<T: StreamCipherSeekCore> StreamCipherSeek for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
 // not work properly without mutually exclusive traits, see:
 // https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/issues/1053
 
-impl<T: KeySizeUser + StreamCipherCore> KeySizeUser for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
+impl<T> KeySizeUser for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T>
+where
+    T: KeySizeUser + StreamCipherCore,
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
     type KeySize = T::KeySize;
 }
 
-impl<T: IvSizeUser + StreamCipherCore> IvSizeUser for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
+impl<T> IvSizeUser for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T>
+where
+    T: IvSizeUser + StreamCipherCore,
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
     type IvSize = T::IvSize;
 }
 
-impl<T: KeyIvInit + StreamCipherCore> KeyIvInit for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
+impl<T> KeyIvInit for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T>
+where
+    T: KeyIvInit + StreamCipherCore,
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
     #[inline]
     fn new(key: &Key<Self>, iv: &Iv<Self>) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -160,7 +196,11 @@ impl<T: KeyIvInit + StreamCipherCore> KeyIvInit for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: KeyInit + StreamCipherCore> KeyInit for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
+impl<T> KeyInit for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T>
+where
+    T: KeyInit + StreamCipherCore,
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
     #[inline]
     fn new(key: &Key<Self>) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -171,13 +211,18 @@ impl<T: KeyInit + StreamCipherCore> KeyInit for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "zeroize")]
-impl<T: StreamCipherCore + ZeroizeOnDrop> ZeroizeOnDrop for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T> {}
+impl<T> ZeroizeOnDrop for StreamCipherCoreWrapper<T>
+where
+    T: StreamCipherCore + ZeroizeOnDrop,
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
+}
 
 // Assert that `ReadBuffer` implements `ZeroizeOnDrop`
 #[cfg(feature = "zeroize")]
 const _: () = {
     #[allow(dead_code, trivial_casts)]
-    fn check_buffer<BS: crate::array::ArraySize>(v: &ReadBuffer<BS>) {
+    fn check_buffer<BS: BlockSizes>(v: &ReadBuffer<BS>) {
         let _ = v as &dyn ZeroizeOnDrop;
     }
 };
diff --git a/cipher/src/tweak/ctx.rs b/cipher/src/tweak/ctx.rs
index b0b60792c..cbab8ee92 100644
--- a/cipher/src/tweak/ctx.rs
+++ b/cipher/src/tweak/ctx.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use common::{Block, BlockSizeUser, BlockSizes, array::ArraySize};
+use common::{Block, BlockSizeUser, array::ArraySize};
 use inout::InOut;
 
 use super::{
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@ use super::{
 };
 
 /// Closure used in methods which operate over separate blocks.
-pub(super) struct BlockCtx<'a, TS: ArraySize, BS: BlockSizes> {
+pub(super) struct BlockCtx<'a, TS: ArraySize, BS: ArraySize> {
     pub tweak: &'a Tweak<Self>,
     pub block: InOut<'a, 'a, Block<Self>>,
 }
 
-impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: BlockSizes> BlockSizeUser for BlockCtx<'_, TS, BS> {
+impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: ArraySize> BlockSizeUser for BlockCtx<'_, TS, BS> {
     type BlockSize = BS;
 }
 
-impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: BlockSizes> TweakSizeUser for BlockCtx<'_, TS, BS> {
+impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: ArraySize> TweakSizeUser for BlockCtx<'_, TS, BS> {
     type TweakSize = TS;
 }
 
-impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: BlockSizes> TweakBlockCipherEncClosure for BlockCtx<'_, TS, BS> {
+impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: ArraySize> TweakBlockCipherEncClosure for BlockCtx<'_, TS, BS> {
     #[inline]
     fn call<B>(self, backend: &B)
     where
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: BlockSizes> TweakBlockCipherEncClosure for BlockCtx<'_,
     }
 }
 
-impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: BlockSizes> TweakBlockCipherDecClosure for BlockCtx<'_, TS, BS> {
+impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: ArraySize> TweakBlockCipherDecClosure for BlockCtx<'_, TS, BS> {
     #[inline]
     fn call<B>(self, backend: &B)
     where
diff --git a/cipher/src/tweak/zero.rs b/cipher/src/tweak/zero.rs
index fb0a1f761..f360fe949 100644
--- a/cipher/src/tweak/zero.rs
+++ b/cipher/src/tweak/zero.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use common::{Block, BlockSizes, ParBlocksSizeUser, array::ArraySize};
+use common::{Block, ParBlocksSizeUser, array::ArraySize};
 
 use super::{
     TweakBlockCipherDecBackend, TweakBlockCipherDecClosure, TweakBlockCipherDecrypt,
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ impl<C: TweakBlockCipherDecrypt> BlockCipherDecrypt for ZeroTweak<C> {
 
 /// Wrapper around non-tweakble block cipher closures which implements the tweakable
 /// block cipher closure traits using zero tweak.
-struct ClosureWrapper<TS: ArraySize, BS: BlockSizes, F> {
+struct ClosureWrapper<TS: ArraySize, BS: ArraySize, F> {
     f: F,
     _pd: PhantomData<(TS, BS)>,
 }
 
-impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: BlockSizes, F> BlockSizeUser for ClosureWrapper<TS, BS, F> {
+impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: ArraySize, F> BlockSizeUser for ClosureWrapper<TS, BS, F> {
     type BlockSize = BS;
 }
 
-impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: BlockSizes, F> TweakSizeUser for ClosureWrapper<TS, BS, F> {
+impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: ArraySize, F> TweakSizeUser for ClosureWrapper<TS, BS, F> {
     type TweakSize = TS;
 }
 
-impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: BlockSizes, F> TweakBlockCipherEncClosure for ClosureWrapper<TS, BS, F>
+impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: ArraySize, F> TweakBlockCipherEncClosure for ClosureWrapper<TS, BS, F>
 where
     F: BlockCipherEncClosure<BlockSize = BS>,
 {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: BlockSizes, F> TweakBlockCipherDecClosure for ClosureWrapper<TS, BS, F>
+impl<TS: ArraySize, BS: ArraySize, F> TweakBlockCipherDecClosure for ClosureWrapper<TS, BS, F>
 where
     F: BlockCipherDecClosure<BlockSize = BS>,
 {
@@ -84,20 +84,20 @@ where
 
 /// Wrapper around tweakable block cipher backend which implements non-tweakable
 /// block cipher backend traits using zero tweak.
-struct BackendWrapper<'a, BS: BlockSizes, B> {
+struct BackendWrapper<'a, BS: ArraySize, B> {
     backend: &'a B,
     _pd: PhantomData<BS>,
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes, B> BlockSizeUser for BackendWrapper<'_, BS, B> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize, B> BlockSizeUser for BackendWrapper<'_, BS, B> {
     type BlockSize = BS;
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes, B> ParBlocksSizeUser for BackendWrapper<'_, BS, B> {
+impl<BS: ArraySize, B> ParBlocksSizeUser for BackendWrapper<'_, BS, B> {
     type ParBlocksSize = U1;
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes, B> BlockCipherEncBackend for BackendWrapper<'_, BS, B>
+impl<BS: ArraySize, B> BlockCipherEncBackend for BackendWrapper<'_, BS, B>
 where
     B: TweakBlockCipherEncBackend<BlockSize = BS>,
 {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<BS: BlockSizes, B> BlockCipherDecBackend for BackendWrapper<'_, BS, B>
+impl<BS: ArraySize, B> BlockCipherDecBackend for BackendWrapper<'_, BS, B>
 where
     B: TweakBlockCipherDecBackend<BlockSize = BS>,
 {
diff --git a/crypto-common/CHANGELOG.md b/crypto-common/CHANGELOG.md
index d3dff9395..d9aa66404 100644
--- a/crypto-common/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crypto-common/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 0.2.1 (UNRELEASED)
+### Changed
+- `BlockSizeUser::BlockSize` is no longer bounded by `BlockSizes` ([#2309])
+
+### Removed
+- `BlockSizes` trait ([#2309])
+
+[#2309]: https://github.com/RustCrypto/traits/pull/2309
+
 ## 0.2.0 (2026-02-04)
 ### Added
 - Sealed `BlockSizes` trait implemented for types from `U1` to `U255` ([#1172])
diff --git a/crypto-common/Cargo.toml b/crypto-common/Cargo.toml
index 59056086f..d9f324bef 100644
--- a/crypto-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crypto-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "crypto-common"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 authors = ["RustCrypto Developers"]
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
diff --git a/crypto-common/src/lib.rs b/crypto-common/src/lib.rs
index 5751575d5..faa39e3d2 100644
--- a/crypto-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub type SubBlockSize<T, B> = Diff<T, <B as BlockSizeUser>::BlockSize>;
 /// Types which process data in blocks.
 pub trait BlockSizeUser {
     /// Size of the block in bytes.
-    type BlockSize: BlockSizes;
+    type BlockSize: ArraySize;
 
     /// Return block size in bytes.
     #[inline(always)]
@@ -76,19 +76,6 @@ impl<T: BlockSizeUser> BlockSizeUser for &mut T {
     type BlockSize = T::BlockSize;
 }
 
-/// Trait implemented for supported block sizes, i.e. for types from `U1` to `U255`.
-pub trait BlockSizes: ArraySize + sealed::BlockSizes {}
-
-impl<T: ArraySize + sealed::BlockSizes> BlockSizes for T {}
-
-mod sealed {
-    use crate::typenum::{IsLess, NonZero, True, U256, Unsigned};
-
-    pub trait BlockSizes {}
-
-    impl<T: Unsigned> BlockSizes for T where Self: IsLess<U256, Output = True> + NonZero {}
-}
-
 /// Types which can process blocks in parallel.
 pub trait ParBlocksSizeUser: BlockSizeUser {
     /// Number of blocks which can be processed in parallel.
diff --git a/digest/CHANGELOG.md b/digest/CHANGELOG.md
index ec8bc20c4..420c54d71 100644
--- a/digest/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/digest/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,17 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## 0.11.0 (2026-02-13)
+## 0.11.1 (UNRELEASED)
+### Added
+- `SmallBlockSizeUser` helper trait. The trait is a sub-trait of `BlockSizeUser`
+  with `BlockSize` bounded by `block_buffer::BlockSizes`. ([#2309])
+
+### Changed
+- `BufferKindUser` is now a sub-trait of `SmallBlockSizeUser` ([#2309])
+
+[#2309]: https://github.com/RustCrypto/traits/pull/2309
+
+## 0.11.0 (2026-02-13) [YANKED]
 ### Added
 - `CustomizedInit` trait ([#1334])
 - `SerializableState` support ([#1369])
diff --git a/digest/Cargo.toml b/digest/Cargo.toml
index 305918d9e..bc08a55c7 100644
--- a/digest/Cargo.toml
+++ b/digest/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "digest"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.1"
 authors = ["RustCrypto Developers"]
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ description = "Traits for cryptographic hash functions and message authenticatio
 common = { version = "0.2", package = "crypto-common" }
 
 # optional dependencies
-block-buffer = { version = "0.11", optional = true }
+block-buffer = { version = "0.12", optional = true }
 blobby = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 const-oid = { version = "0.10", optional = true }
 ctutils = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
diff --git a/digest/src/block_api.rs b/digest/src/block_api.rs
index 771f89a83..7edf8fce6 100644
--- a/digest/src/block_api.rs
+++ b/digest/src/block_api.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{Digest, HashMarker, InvalidOutputSize};
 pub use block_buffer::{Eager, Lazy};
 pub use common::{AlgorithmName, Block, BlockSizeUser, OutputSizeUser, Reset};
 
-use block_buffer::{BlockBuffer, BufferKind};
+use block_buffer::{BlockBuffer, BlockSizes, BufferKind};
 use common::Output;
 
 mod ct_variable;
@@ -24,19 +24,40 @@ pub trait UpdateCore: BlockSizeUser {
     fn update_blocks(&mut self, blocks: &[Block<Self>]);
 }
 
+/// Sub-trait of [`BlockSizeUser`] implemented if `BlockSize` is
+/// bigger than `U0` and smaller than `U256`.
+///
+/// This trait relies on the hack suggested [here][0] to work around
+/// the long standing Rust issue regarding non-propagation of `where` bounds.
+///
+/// [0]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/20671#issuecomment-1905186183
+pub trait SmallBlockSizeUser:
+    BlockSizeUser<BlockSize = <Self as SmallBlockSizeUser>::_BlockSize>
+{
+    /// Helper associated type equal to `<Self as BlockSizeUser>::BlockSize`.
+    type _BlockSize: BlockSizes;
+}
+
+impl<T: BlockSizeUser> SmallBlockSizeUser for T
+where
+    T::BlockSize: BlockSizes,
+{
+    type _BlockSize = T::BlockSize;
+}
+
 /// Types which use [`BlockBuffer`] functionality.
-pub trait BufferKindUser: BlockSizeUser {
+pub trait BufferKindUser: SmallBlockSizeUser {
     /// Block buffer kind over which type operates.
     type BufferKind: BufferKind;
 }
 
 /// Trait implemented by eager hashes which expose their block-level core.
-pub trait EagerHash: BlockSizeUser + Digest {
+pub trait EagerHash: SmallBlockSizeUser + Digest {
     /// Block-level core type of the hash.
     type Core: HashMarker
         + UpdateCore
         + FixedOutputCore
-        + BlockSizeUser<BlockSize = <Self as BlockSizeUser>::BlockSize>
+        + SmallBlockSizeUser<_BlockSize = <Self as SmallBlockSizeUser>::_BlockSize>
         + BufferKindUser<BufferKind = Eager>
         + Default
         + Clone;
@@ -44,11 +65,11 @@ pub trait EagerHash: BlockSizeUser + Digest {
 
 impl<T> EagerHash for T
 where
-    T: CoreProxy + BlockSizeUser + Digest,
+    T: CoreProxy + SmallBlockSizeUser + Digest,
     <T as CoreProxy>::Core: HashMarker
         + UpdateCore
         + FixedOutputCore
-        + BlockSizeUser<BlockSize = <Self as BlockSizeUser>::BlockSize>
+        + SmallBlockSizeUser<_BlockSize = <T as SmallBlockSizeUser>::_BlockSize>
         + BufferKindUser<BufferKind = Eager>
         + Default
         + Clone,
diff --git a/digest/src/block_api/ct_variable.rs b/digest/src/block_api/ct_variable.rs
index dbfc9fa2f..8c8dba038 100644
--- a/digest/src/block_api/ct_variable.rs
+++ b/digest/src/block_api/ct_variable.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ use common::{
 use core::{fmt, marker::PhantomData};
 
 /// Wrapper around [`VariableOutputCore`] which selects output size at compile time.
-#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct CtOutWrapper<T, OutSize>
 where
     T: VariableOutputCore,
@@ -24,6 +23,19 @@ where
     _out: PhantomData<OutSize>,
 }
 
+impl<T, OutSize> Clone for CtOutWrapper<T, OutSize>
+where
+    T: VariableOutputCore + Clone,
+    OutSize: ArraySize + IsLessOrEqual<T::OutputSize, Output = True>,
+{
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: self.inner.clone(),
+            _out: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T, OutSize> HashMarker for CtOutWrapper<T, OutSize>
 where
     T: VariableOutputCore + HashMarker,
diff --git a/universal-hash/src/lib.rs b/universal-hash/src/lib.rs
index 0948e2c93..54ea65309 100644
--- a/universal-hash/src/lib.rs
+++ b/universal-hash/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ pub use common::{
     typenum::{self, consts},
 };
 
-use common::{BlockSizeUser, BlockSizes, ParBlocksSizeUser, array::Array};
+use common::{
+    BlockSizeUser, ParBlocksSizeUser,
+    array::{Array, ArraySize},
+};
 use core::slice;
 use subtle::ConstantTimeEq;
 use typenum::Unsigned;
@@ -56,15 +59,15 @@ pub trait UniversalHash: BlockSizeUser + Sized {
     /// Update hash function state with the provided block.
     #[inline]
     fn update(&mut self, blocks: &[Block<Self>]) {
-        struct Ctx<'a, BS: BlockSizes> {
+        struct Ctx<'a, BS: ArraySize> {
             blocks: &'a [Block<Self>],
         }
 
-        impl<BS: BlockSizes> BlockSizeUser for Ctx<'_, BS> {
+        impl<BS: ArraySize> BlockSizeUser for Ctx<'_, BS> {
             type BlockSize = BS;
         }
 
-        impl<BS: BlockSizes> UhfClosure for Ctx<'_, BS> {
+        impl<BS: ArraySize> UhfClosure for Ctx<'_, BS> {
             #[inline(always)]
             fn call<B: UhfBackend<BlockSize = BS>>(self, backend: &mut B) {
                 let pb = B::ParBlocksSize::USIZE;