diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 81a39766..b5b2da7c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ futures = "0.3"
 io-extras = "0.18.0"
 
 # For DDS Security:
-serde-xml-rs = { version = "0.6" , optional = true } # for reading spec-mandated XML config files
+serde-xml-rs = { version = "0.7" , optional = true } # for reading spec-mandated XML config files
 glob = { version = "0.3" , optional = true } # for reading spec-mandated XML config files
 mailparse = { version = "0.15" , optional = true } # for reading S/MIME-encoded (XML) config files
 x509-certificate = { version = "0.24" , optional = true } # for configuration certificates