diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ab79e6aeb..6480b3b46 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ansi_term"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.12.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ee49baf6cb617b853aa8d93bf420db2383fab46d314482ca2803b40d5fde979b"
+checksum = "d52a9bb7ec0cf484c551830a7ce27bd20d67eac647e1befb56b0be4ee39a55d2"
 dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "2.33.3"
+version = "2.34.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "37e58ac78573c40708d45522f0d80fa2f01cc4f9b4e2bf749807255454312002"
+checksum = "a0610544180c38b88101fecf2dd634b174a62eef6946f84dfc6a7127512b381c"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "atty",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ea0daf274..aeae623a4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ lto = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.51"
 api_client = { path = "api_client" }
-clap = { version = "2.33.3", features = ["wrap_help"] }
+clap = { version = "2.34.0", features = ["wrap_help"] }
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 event_monitor = { path = "event_monitor" }
 hypervisor = { path = "hypervisor" }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ vmm-sys-util = "0.9.0"
 vm-memory = "0.6.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "2.33.3", features = ["wrap_help"] }
+clap = { version = "2.34.0", features = ["wrap_help"] }
 
 # List of patched crates
 [patch.crates-io]
diff --git a/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml b/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml
index 83f6ee6d4..907015cb8 100644
--- a/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 block_util = { path = "../block_util" }
-clap = { version = "2.33.3", features = ["wrap_help"] }
+clap = { version = "2.34.0", features = ["wrap_help"] }
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 libc = "0.2.108"
diff --git a/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml b/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml
index 7d0711dce..65572ef84 100644
--- a/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors = ["The Cloud Hypervisor Authors"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "2.33.3", features = ["wrap_help"] }
+clap = { version = "2.34.0", features = ["wrap_help"] }
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 libc = "0.2.108"
diff --git a/vmm/Cargo.toml b/vmm/Cargo.toml
index d64a2f953..494c24759 100644
--- a/vmm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vmm/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ arc-swap = "1.5.0"
 arch = { path = "../arch" }
 bitflags = "1.3.2"
 block_util = { path = "../block_util" }
-clap = "2.33.3"
+clap = "2.34.0"
 devices = { path = "../devices" }
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 event_monitor = { path = "../event_monitor" }