diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 671d57e0c..14bbe9e12 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -919,9 +919,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.80"
+version = "1.0.81"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f972498cf015f7c0746cac89ebe1d6ef10c293b94175a243a2d9442c163d9944"
+checksum = "9b7ce2b32a1aed03c558dc61a5cd328f15aff2dbc17daad8fb8af04d2100e15c"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 84ae70249..dffd94b3a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ libc = "0.2.125"
 log = { version = "0.4.17", features = ["std"] }
 option_parser = { path = "option_parser" }
 seccompiler = "0.2.0"
-serde_json = "1.0.80"
+serde_json = "1.0.81"
 signal-hook = "0.3.13"
 thiserror = "1.0.31"
 vmm = { path = "vmm" }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ versionize_derive = { git = "https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/versionize_deri
 dirs = "4.0.0"
 lazy_static= "1.4.0"
 net_util = { path = "net_util" }
-serde_json = "1.0.80"
+serde_json = "1.0.81"
 test_infra = { path = "test_infra" }
 wait-timeout = "0.2.0"
 
diff --git a/event_monitor/Cargo.toml b/event_monitor/Cargo.toml
index d75bb8969..b15e9e4f5 100644
--- a/event_monitor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/event_monitor/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 libc = "0.2.125"
 serde = { version = "1.0.137", features = ["rc"] }
 serde_derive = "1.0.137"
-serde_json = "1.0.80"
+serde_json = "1.0.81"
diff --git a/hypervisor/Cargo.toml b/hypervisor/Cargo.toml
index 7f389ebd7..f6fe74dd8 100644
--- a/hypervisor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hypervisor/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ mshv-bindings = {git = "https://github.com/rust-vmm/mshv", branch = "main", feat
 mshv-ioctls = { git = "https://github.com/rust-vmm/mshv", branch = "main", optional  = true}
 serde = { version = "1.0.137", features = ["rc"] }
 serde_derive = "1.0.137"
-serde_json = "1.0.80"
+serde_json = "1.0.81"
 vm-memory = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
 vmm-sys-util = { version = "0.9.0", features = ["with-serde"] }
 
diff --git a/net_util/Cargo.toml b/net_util/Cargo.toml
index d18d9264b..a2b8a1202 100644
--- a/net_util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/net_util/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ vmm-sys-util = "0.9.0"
 [dev-dependencies]
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 pnet = "0.29.0"
-serde_json = "1.0.80"
+serde_json = "1.0.81"
diff --git a/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml b/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
index b530a3a40..1ca19b100 100644
--- a/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ clap = { version = "3.1.15", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 dirs = "4.0.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.137", features = ["rc"] }
 serde_derive = "1.0.137"
-serde_json = "1.0.80"
+serde_json = "1.0.81"
 test_infra = { path = "../test_infra" }
 thiserror = "1.0.31"
 wait-timeout = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/virtio-devices/Cargo.toml b/virtio-devices/Cargo.toml
index 68962ab87..c6a210987 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/Cargo.toml
+++ b/virtio-devices/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ rate_limiter = { path = "../rate_limiter" }
 seccompiler = "0.2.0"
 serde = "1.0.137"
 serde_derive = "1.0.137"
-serde_json = "1.0.80"
+serde_json = "1.0.81"
 thiserror = "1.0.31"
 versionize = "0.1.6"
 versionize_derive = "0.1.4"
diff --git a/vm-device/Cargo.toml b/vm-device/Cargo.toml
index 042156151..d115cb9cd 100644
--- a/vm-device/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm-device/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0.57"
 thiserror = "1.0.31"
 serde = { version = "1.0.137", features = ["rc"] }
 serde_derive = "1.0.137"
-serde_json = "1.0.80"
+serde_json = "1.0.81"
 vfio-ioctls = { git = "https://github.com/rust-vmm/vfio", branch = "main", default-features = false }
 vm-memory = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["backend-mmap"] }
 vmm-sys-util = "0.9.0"
diff --git a/vm-migration/Cargo.toml b/vm-migration/Cargo.toml
index 07d32075a..b62b2d8ad 100644
--- a/vm-migration/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm-migration/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0.57"
 thiserror = "1.0.31"
 serde = { version = "1.0.137", features = ["rc"] }
 serde_derive = "1.0.137"
-serde_json = "1.0.80"
+serde_json = "1.0.81"
 versionize = "0.1.6"
 versionize_derive = "0.1.4"
 vm-memory = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
diff --git a/vmm/Cargo.toml b/vmm/Cargo.toml
index c956914d9..bfd912edb 100644
--- a/vmm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vmm/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ qcow = { path = "../qcow" }
 seccompiler = "0.2.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.137", features = ["rc"] }
 serde_derive = "1.0.137"
-serde_json = "1.0.80"
+serde_json = "1.0.81"
 signal-hook = "0.3.13"
 thiserror = "1.0.31"
 uuid = "1.0.0"