diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6ac6c1c7f..0e73a2331 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
-version = "1.0.39"
+version = "1.0.40"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "81cddc5f91628367664cc7c69714ff08deee8a3efc54623011c772544d7b2767"
+checksum = "28b2cd92db5cbd74e8e5028f7e27dd7aa3090e89e4f2a197cc7c8dfb69c7063b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "api_client"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 83c8420de..60531e87f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ homepage = "https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/cloud-hypervisor"
 lto = true
 
 [dependencies]
-anyhow = "1.0.39"
+anyhow = "1.0.40"
 api_client = { path = "api_client" }
 clap = { version = "2.33.3", features = ["wrap_help"] }
 epoll = "4.3.1"