diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 340aea9..ba5cd5f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1237,9 +1237,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zeroize"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "525b4ec142c6b68a2d10f01f7bbf6755599ca3f81ea53b8431b7dd348f5fdb2d"
+checksum = "ced3678a2879b30306d323f4542626697a464a97c0a07c9aebf7ebca65cd4dde"
 dependencies = [
  "zeroize_derive",
 ]
diff --git a/dhkem/Cargo.toml b/dhkem/Cargo.toml
index c040cc0..0f9cd24 100644
--- a/dhkem/Cargo.toml
+++ b/dhkem/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ p256 = { version = "0.13.2", optional = true }
 p384 = { version = "0.13.0", optional = true }
 p521 = { version = "0.13.3", optional = true }
 sm2 = { version = "0.13.3", optional = true }
-zeroize = { version = "1.7.0", optional = true }
+zeroize = { version = "1.8.1", optional = true }
 
 [features]
 default = ["zeroize"]