diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 81bec711..84ca8de8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "n0-watcher",
  "nested_enum_utils",
  "netdev",
- "netlink-packet-core 0.7.0",
+ "netlink-packet-core 0.8.1",
  "netlink-packet-route 0.24.0",
  "netlink-proto",
  "netlink-sys",
diff --git a/netwatch/Cargo.toml b/netwatch/Cargo.toml
index b5f16165..6ab60212 100644
--- a/netwatch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/netwatch/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1", features = [
 
 [target.'cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android"))'.dependencies]
 netlink-packet-route = "0.24.0"
-netlink-packet-core = "0.7.0"
+netlink-packet-core = "0.8.1"
 netlink-proto = "0.11.5"
 netlink-sys = "0.8.7"