diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 07e2ac2c0..c37bf4710 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "3.1.1"
+version = "3.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6d76c22c9b9b215eeb8d016ad3a90417bd13cb24cf8142756e6472445876cab7"
+checksum = "5177fac1ab67102d8989464efd043c6ff44191b1557ec1ddd489b4f7e1447e77"
 dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "bitflags",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 80d9c37c8..52d6b0b8a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ lto = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.55"
 api_client = { path = "api_client" }
-clap = { version = "3.1.1", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.2", 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 = "3.1.1", features = ["wrap_help"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.2", features = ["wrap_help"] }
 
 # List of patched crates
 [patch.crates-io]
diff --git a/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml b/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
index 24e157ab2..56df56f82 100644
--- a/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/performance-metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.1.1", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.2", features = ["wrap_help","cargo"] }
 dirs = "4.0.0"
 lazy_static= "1.4.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.136", features = ["rc"] }
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ thiserror = "1.0.30"
 wait-timeout = "0.2.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.1.1", features = ["wrap_help"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.2", features = ["wrap_help"] }
diff --git a/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml b/vhost_user_block/Cargo.toml
index 020f04983..d9250d8ec 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 = "3.1.1", features = ["wrap_help"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.2", features = ["wrap_help"] }
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 libc = "0.2.119"
diff --git a/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml b/vhost_user_net/Cargo.toml
index 96c13a5e0..e4ba2ca02 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 = "3.1.1", features = ["wrap_help"] }
+clap = { version = "3.1.2", features = ["wrap_help"] }
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 libc = "0.2.119"
diff --git a/vmm/Cargo.toml b/vmm/Cargo.toml
index 8954dcb22..15e2be07c 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 = "3.1.1"
+clap = "3.1.2"
 devices = { path = "../devices" }
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 event_monitor = { path = "../event_monitor" }