diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 25cb2eb12..f288318e4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1196,9 +1196,9 @@ checksum = "f962df74c8c05a667b5ee8bcf162993134c104e96440b663c8daa176dc772d8c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uuid"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dd6469f4314d5f1ffec476e05f17cc9a78bc7a27a6a857842170bdf8d6f98d2f"
+checksum = "feb41e78f93363bb2df8b0e86a2ca30eed7806ea16ea0c790d757cf93f79be83"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
 ]
diff --git a/arch/Cargo.toml b/arch/Cargo.toml
index 348fbda75..50d6ae9b4 100644
--- a/arch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/arch/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ linux-loader = { version = "0.6.0", features = ["elf", "bzimage", "pe"] }
 log = "0.4.17"
 serde = { version = "1.0.145", features = ["rc", "derive"] }
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
-uuid = "1.1.2"
+uuid = "1.2.1"
 versionize = "0.1.6"
 versionize_derive = "0.1.4"
 vm-memory = { version = "0.9.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-bitmap"] }
diff --git a/vhdx/Cargo.toml b/vhdx/Cargo.toml
index 9d1c51f77..50076b279 100644
--- a/vhdx/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhdx/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ libc = "0.2.135"
 log = "0.4.17"
 remain = "0.2.4"
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
-uuid = { version = "1.1.2", features = ["v4"] }
+uuid = { version = "1.2.1", features = ["v4"] }
diff --git a/vmm/Cargo.toml b/vmm/Cargo.toml
index 9778f6637..e9572ef02 100644
--- a/vmm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vmm/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ serial_buffer = { path = "../serial_buffer" }
 signal-hook = "0.3.14"
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
 tracer = { path = "../tracer" }
-uuid = "1.1.2"
+uuid = "1.2.1"
 versionize = "0.1.6"
 versionize_derive = "0.1.4"
 vfio-ioctls = { git = "https://github.com/rust-vmm/vfio", branch = "main", default-features = false }