diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8b6801d98..8ce8491de 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "3.2.17"
+version = "3.2.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "29e724a68d9319343bb3328c9cc2dfde263f4b3142ee1059a9980580171c954b"
+checksum = "b15f2ea93df33549dbe2e8eecd1ca55269d63ae0b3ba1f55db030817d1c2867f"
 dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "bitflags",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7f2348ae0..c4fede0cd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ lto = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.62"
 api_client = { path = "api_client" }
-clap = { version = "3.2.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.2.18", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 event_monitor = { path = "event_monitor" }
 hypervisor = { path = "hypervisor" }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ vmm-sys-util = "0.10.0"
 vm-memory = "0.8.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.2.17", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.2.18", features = ["cargo"] }
 
 # List of patched crates
 [patch.crates-io]
diff --git a/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml b/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
index 76e551f72..67ce00c45 100644
--- a/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.2.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.2.18", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 dirs = "4.0.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.144", features = ["rc", "derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.85"
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ thiserror = "1.0.32"
 wait-timeout = "0.2.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.2.17", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.2.18", features = ["cargo"] }
diff --git a/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml b/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml
index cda44c6b7..5f88e15c2 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 = "3.2.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.2.18", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 libc = "0.2.132"
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ vm-memory = "0.8.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.10.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.2.17", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.2.18", features = ["cargo"] }
diff --git a/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml b/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml
index d74303b73..d2502c2ed 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 = "3.2.17", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.2.18", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 libc = "0.2.132"
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ vm-memory = "0.8.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.10.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.2.17", features = ["cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.2.18", features = ["cargo"] }
diff --git a/vmm/Cargo.toml b/vmm/Cargo.toml
index 83efacb83..068e70da7 100644
--- a/vmm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vmm/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ arc-swap = "1.5.1"
 arch = { path = "../arch" }
 bitflags = "1.3.2"
 block_util = { path = "../block_util" }
-clap = "3.2.17"
+clap = "3.2.18"
 devices = { path = "../devices" }
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 event_monitor = { path = "../event_monitor" }