diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 44c620a1c..c167855ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.0.15"
+version = "4.0.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6bf8832993da70a4c6d13c581f4463c2bdda27b9bf1c5498dc4365543abe6d6f"
+checksum = "06badb543e734a2d6568e19a40af66ed5364360b9226184926f89d229b4b4267"
 dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "bitflags",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3a9d38cc1..15d70da07 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ opt-level = "s"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.65"
 api_client = { path = "api_client" }
-clap = { version = "4.0.15", features = ["wrap_help","cargo","string"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo","string"] }
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 event_monitor = { path = "event_monitor" }
 hypervisor = { path = "hypervisor" }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ vmm-sys-util = "0.10.0"
 vm-memory = "0.9.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.0.15", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0.17", features = ["cargo"] }
 
 # List of patched crates
 [patch.crates-io]
diff --git a/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml b/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
index 1261e8303..cf30bed1b 100644
--- a/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.0.15", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 dirs = "4.0.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.145", features = ["rc", "derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.86"
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ thiserror = "1.0.37"
 wait-timeout = "0.2.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.0.15", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0.17", features = ["cargo"] }
diff --git a/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml b/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml
index 39a85e663..cc9a1fe68 100644
--- a/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 block_util = { path = "../block_util" }
-clap = { version = "4.0.15", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 env_logger = "0.9.1"
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 libc = "0.2.135"
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ vm-memory = "0.9.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.10.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.0.15", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0.17", features = ["cargo"] }
diff --git a/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml b/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml
index cc3fee7f1..26766e011 100644
--- a/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors = ["The Cloud Hypervisor Authors"]
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.0.15", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 env_logger = "0.9.1"
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 libc = "0.2.135"
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ vm-memory = "0.9.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.10.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.0.15", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0.17", features = ["cargo"] }
diff --git a/vmm/Cargo.toml b/vmm/Cargo.toml
index 6e0b08bb5..8b3452959 100644
--- a/vmm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vmm/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ arc-swap = "1.5.1"
 arch = { path = "../arch" }
 bitflags = "1.3.2"
 block_util = { path = "../block_util" }
-clap = "4.0.15"
+clap = "4.0.17"
 devices = { path = "../devices" }
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 event_monitor = { path = "../event_monitor" }