diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2dece4244..0164f50ca 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -160,17 +160,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "slab",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "async-fs"
-version = "2.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ebcd09b382f40fcd159c2d695175b2ae620ffa5f3bd6f664131efff4e8b9e04a"
-dependencies = [
- "async-lock",
- "blocking",
- "futures-lite",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "async-io"
 version = "2.3.3"
@@ -337,15 +326,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "block-buffer"
-version = "0.10.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3078c7629b62d3f0439517fa394996acacc5cbc91c5a20d8c658e77abd503a71"
-dependencies = [
- "generic-array",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "blocking"
 version = "1.6.1"
@@ -476,15 +456,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-utils",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cpufeatures"
-version = "0.2.16"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "16b80225097f2e5ae4e7179dd2266824648f3e2f49d9134d584b76389d31c4c3"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "crc-any"
 version = "2.5.0"
@@ -509,16 +480,6 @@ version = "0.8.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d0a5c400df2834b80a4c3327b3aad3a4c4cd4de0629063962b03235697506a28"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crypto-common"
-version = "0.1.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1bfb12502f3fc46cca1bb51ac28df9d618d813cdc3d2f25b9fe775a34af26bb3"
-dependencies = [
- "generic-array",
- "typenum",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "darling"
 version = "0.20.10"
@@ -601,16 +562,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thousands",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "digest"
-version = "0.10.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9ed9a281f7bc9b7576e61468ba615a66a5c8cfdff42420a70aa82701a3b1e292"
-dependencies = [
- "block-buffer",
- "crypto-common",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs"
 version = "6.0.0"
@@ -820,9 +771,9 @@ checksum = "9e5c1b78ca4aae1ac06c48a526a655760685149f0d465d21f37abfe57ce075c6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-lite"
-version = "2.3.0"
+version = "2.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "52527eb5074e35e9339c6b4e8d12600c7128b68fb25dcb9fa9dec18f7c25f3a5"
+checksum = "f5edaec856126859abb19ed65f39e90fea3a9574b9707f13539acf4abf7eb532"
 dependencies = [
  "fastrand",
  "futures-core",
@@ -896,16 +847,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "generic-array"
-version = "0.14.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "85649ca51fd72272d7821adaf274ad91c288277713d9c18820d8499a7ff69e9a"
-dependencies = [
- "typenum",
- "version_check",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.2.15"
@@ -1142,9 +1083,9 @@ checksum = "bbd2bcb4c963f2ddae06a2efc7e9f3591312473c50c6685e1f298068316e66fe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.167"
+version = "0.2.172"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "09d6582e104315a817dff97f75133544b2e094ee22447d2acf4a74e189ba06fc"
+checksum = "d750af042f7ef4f724306de029d18836c26c1765a54a6a3f094cbd23a7267ffa"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libredox"
@@ -1325,9 +1266,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nix"
-version = "0.29.0"
+version = "0.30.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "71e2746dc3a24dd78b3cfcb7be93368c6de9963d30f43a6a73998a9cf4b17b46"
+checksum = "74523f3a35e05aba87a1d978330aef40f67b0304ac79c1c00b294c9830543db6"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.0",
  "cfg-if",
@@ -1948,17 +1889,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "serial_buffer"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "sha1"
-version = "0.10.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e3bf829a2d51ab4a5ddf1352d8470c140cadc8301b2ae1789db023f01cedd6ba"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
- "digest",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "shlex"
 version = "1.3.0"
@@ -2200,12 +2130,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "typenum"
-version = "1.17.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "42ff0bf0c66b8238c6f3b578df37d0b7848e55df8577b3f74f92a69acceeb825"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "uds_windows"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -2257,12 +2181,6 @@ version = "0.2.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "version_check"
-version = "0.9.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b928f33d975fc6ad9f86c8f283853ad26bdd5b10b7f1542aa2fa15e2289105a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "vfio-bindings"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -2819,25 +2737,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "xdg-home"
-version = "1.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ec1cdab258fb55c0da61328dc52c8764709b249011b2cad0454c72f0bf10a1f6"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.59.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "zbus"
-version = "4.4.0"
+version = "5.7.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bb97012beadd29e654708a0fdb4c84bc046f537aecfde2c3ee0a9e4b4d48c725"
+checksum = "d3a7c7cee313d044fca3f48fa782cb750c79e4ca76ba7bc7718cd4024cdf6f68"
 dependencies = [
  "async-broadcast",
  "async-executor",
- "async-fs",
  "async-io",
  "async-lock",
  "async-process",
@@ -2848,20 +2755,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "enumflags2",
  "event-listener",
  "futures-core",
- "futures-sink",
- "futures-util",
+ "futures-lite",
  "hex",
  "nix",
  "ordered-stream",
- "rand",
  "serde",
  "serde_repr",
- "sha1",
- "static_assertions",
  "tracing",
  "uds_windows",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
- "xdg-home",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+ "winnow",
  "zbus_macros",
  "zbus_names",
  "zvariant",
@@ -2869,25 +2772,28 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zbus_macros"
-version = "4.4.0"
+version = "5.7.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "267db9407081e90bbfa46d841d3cbc60f59c0351838c4bc65199ecd79ab1983e"
+checksum = "a17e7e5eec1550f747e71a058df81a9a83813ba0f6a95f39c4e218bdc7ba366a"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn",
+ "zbus_names",
+ "zvariant",
  "zvariant_utils",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zbus_names"
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "4.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4b9b1fef7d021261cc16cba64c351d291b715febe0fa10dc3a443ac5a5022e6c"
+checksum = "7be68e64bf6ce8db94f63e72f0c7eb9a60d733f7e0499e628dfab0f84d6bcb97"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "static_assertions",
+ "winnow",
  "zvariant",
 ]
 
@@ -2934,22 +2840,23 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zvariant"
-version = "4.2.0"
+version = "5.5.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2084290ab9a1c471c38fc524945837734fbf124487e105daec2bb57fd48c81fe"
+checksum = "9d30786f75e393ee63a21de4f9074d4c038d52c5b1bb4471f955db249f9dffb1"
 dependencies = [
  "endi",
  "enumflags2",
  "serde",
- "static_assertions",
+ "winnow",
  "zvariant_derive",
+ "zvariant_utils",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zvariant_derive"
-version = "4.2.0"
+version = "5.5.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "73e2ba546bda683a90652bac4a279bc146adad1386f25379cf73200d2002c449"
+checksum = "75fda702cd42d735ccd48117b1630432219c0e9616bf6cb0f8350844ee4d9580"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -2960,11 +2867,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zvariant_utils"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "3.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c51bcff7cc3dbb5055396bcf774748c3dab426b4b8659046963523cee4808340"
+checksum = "e16edfee43e5d7b553b77872d99bc36afdda75c223ca7ad5e3fbecd82ca5fc34"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
+ "serde",
+ "static_assertions",
  "syn",
+ "winnow",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d5c8261e4..04b94ea9a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ tracer = { path = "tracer" }
 vm-memory = { workspace = true }
 vmm = { path = "vmm" }
 vmm-sys-util = { workspace = true }
-zbus = { version = "4.4.0", optional = true }
+zbus = { version = "5.7.1", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 dirs = "6.0.0"
diff --git a/vmm/Cargo.toml b/vmm/Cargo.toml
index 147941530..55d104d62 100644
--- a/vmm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vmm/Cargo.toml
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ vm-memory = { workspace = true, features = [
 vm-migration = { path = "../vm-migration" }
 vm-virtio = { path = "../vm-virtio" }
 vmm-sys-util = { workspace = true, features = ["with-serde"] }
-zbus = { version = "4.4.0", optional = true }
+zbus = { version = "5.7.1", optional = true }
 zerocopy = { workspace = true, features = ["alloc", "derive"] }
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/dbus/mod.rs b/vmm/src/api/dbus/mod.rs
index 8230a4f17..85bd9d54f 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/dbus/mod.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/dbus/mod.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ use futures::{executor, FutureExt};
 use hypervisor::HypervisorType;
 use seccompiler::{apply_filter, SeccompAction};
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
+use zbus::connection::Builder;
 use zbus::fdo::{self, Result};
+use zbus::interface;
 use zbus::zvariant::Optional;
-use zbus::{interface, ConnectionBuilder};
 
 use super::{ApiAction, ApiRequest};
 #[cfg(all(target_arch = "x86_64", feature = "guest_debug"))]
@@ -302,7 +303,10 @@ impl DBusApi {
 
     // implementation of this function is provided by the `#[zbus(signal)]` macro call
     #[zbus(signal)]
-    async fn event(ctxt: &zbus::SignalContext<'_>, event: Arc<String>) -> zbus::Result<()>;
+    async fn event(
+        ctxt: &zbus::object_server::SignalEmitter<'_>,
+        event: Arc<String>,
+    ) -> zbus::Result<()>;
 }
 
 pub fn start_dbus_thread(
@@ -316,9 +320,9 @@ pub fn start_dbus_thread(
     let dbus_iface = DBusApi::new(api_notifier, api_sender);
     let (connection, iface_ref) = executor::block_on(async move {
         let conn_builder = if dbus_options.system_bus {
-            ConnectionBuilder::system()?
+            Builder::system()?
         } else {
-            ConnectionBuilder::session()?
+            Builder::session()?
         };
 
         let conn = conn_builder
@@ -374,7 +378,7 @@ pub fn start_dbus_thread(
                             },
                             ret = dbus_options.event_monitor_rx.recv_async() => {
                                 if let Ok(event) = ret {
-                                    DBusApi::event(iface_ref.signal_context(), event).await.ok();
+                                    DBusApi::event(iface_ref.signal_emitter(), event).await.ok();
                                 }
                             }
                         }