diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d1d3974..bb5dca5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2809,9 +2809,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zeroize"
-version = "1.8.2"
+version = "1.9.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b97154e67e32c85465826e8bcc1c59429aaaf107c1e4a9e53c8d8ccd5eff88d0"
+checksum = "e13084392c5e4bc371903e2935a5eaeed24905a7511356b883835e18a78f6879"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zlib-rs"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 044ec9c..cb24ea0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 subtle = { version = "=2.6.1", default-features = false }
-zeroize = "=1.8.2"
+zeroize = "=1.9.1"
 png = "=0.18.0"
 # QR codes from the webcam in Add contact (src/qr_scan.rs); (MIT OR Apache-2.0) AND ISC (quirc port).
 rqrr = { version = "=0.11.0", default-features = false }