diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d6594d9d9..8f58a2868 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "3.1.17"
+version = "3.1.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "47582c09be7c8b32c0ab3a6181825ababb713fde6fff20fc573a3870dd45c6a0"
+checksum = "d2dbdf4bdacb33466e854ce889eee8dfd5729abf7ccd7664d0a2d60cd384440b"
 dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "bitflags",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1efc41ef2..c3ed4ee2c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ lto = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.57"
 api_client = { path = "api_client" }
-clap = { version = "3.1.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.18", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 event_monitor = { path = "event_monitor" }
 hypervisor = { path = "hypervisor" }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ vmm-sys-util = "0.9.0"
 vm-memory = "0.7.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.1.17", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.18", features = ["cargo"] }
 
 # List of patched crates
 [patch.crates-io]
diff --git a/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml b/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
index e871f0de7..da8f36930 100644
--- a/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.1.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.18", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 dirs = "4.0.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.137", features = ["rc"] }
 serde_derive = "1.0.137"
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ thiserror = "1.0.31"
 wait-timeout = "0.2.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.1.17", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.18", features = ["cargo"] }
diff --git a/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml b/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml
index 5dd4736c3..d6ceb4e7d 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 = "3.1.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.18", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 libc = "0.2.125"
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ vm-memory = "0.7.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.9.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.1.17", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.18", features = ["cargo"] }
diff --git a/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml b/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml
index 2d2554da2..54eea0c98 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 = "3.1.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.18", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 libc = "0.2.125"
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ vm-memory = "0.7.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.9.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.1.17", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.18", features = ["cargo"] }
diff --git a/vmm/Cargo.toml b/vmm/Cargo.toml
index e9be63268..7da198dcb 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 = "3.1.17"
+clap = "3.1.18"
 devices = { path = "../devices" }
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 event_monitor = { path = "../event_monitor" }