diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9765cbc5..128e67ad 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libpulse-binding",
  "libpulse-glib-binding",
  "logind-zbus",
- "nix 0.24.3",
+ "nix 0.26.1",
  "smithay-client-toolkit",
  "tokio",
  "zbus",
diff --git a/cosmic-applet-power/Cargo.toml b/cosmic-applet-power/Cargo.toml
index b10d0a91..80402eac 100644
--- a/cosmic-applet-power/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cosmic-applet-power/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ libpulse-glib-binding = "2.25.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.20.1", features=["full"] }
 libcosmic = { git = "https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic/", branch = "master", default-features = false, features = ["wayland", "applet"] }
 sctk = { package = "smithay-client-toolkit", git = "https://github.com/Smithay/client-toolkit", rev = "3776d4a" }
-nix = "0.24.1"
+nix = "0.26.1"
 
 # Until the 3.6.3 release, need the implementation of clone on zbus::Error
 [dependencies.zbus]