diff --git a/firewood/Cargo.toml b/firewood/Cargo.toml
index f3a9042f7..78a90252e 100644
--- a/firewood/Cargo.toml
+++ b/firewood/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ rand = "0.8.5"
 triehash = "0.8.4"
 assert_cmd = "2.0.7"
 predicates = "3.0.1"
-serial_test = "2.0.0"
 clap = { version = "4.3.1", features = ['derive'] }
 test-case = "3.1.0"
 pprof = { version = "0.13.0", features = ["flamegraph"] }
diff --git a/fwdctl/Cargo.toml b/fwdctl/Cargo.toml
index e91ccf120..fc4d8e762 100644
--- a/fwdctl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fwdctl/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ futures-util = "0.3.29"
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_cmd = "2.0.7"
 predicates = "3.0.1"
-serial_test = "2.0.0"
+serial_test = "3.0.0"
 
 [lints.rust]
 unsafe_code = "deny"