diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index f31dbe6c64..f3db4f8a13 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -94110,14 +94110,15 @@ crate.")
 (define-public rust-zeroize-1
   (package
     (name "rust-zeroize")
-    (version "1.7.0")
+    (version "1.8.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (crate-uri "zeroize" version))
        (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "0bfvby7k9pdp6623p98yz2irqnamcyzpn7zh20nqmdn68b0lwnsj"))))
+        (base32
+          "1pjdrmjwmszpxfd7r860jx54cyk94qk59x13sc307cvr5256glyf"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:cargo-inputs