diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 974e2d5..ef6063a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ elf = []
 vm-memory = "0.18"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-criterion = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["html_reports"] }
+criterion = { version = "0.8.2", features = ["html_reports"] }
 vm-memory = { version = "0.18", features = ["backend-mmap"] }
 
 [[bench]]