diff --git a/crates/rrg/Cargo.toml b/crates/rrg/Cargo.toml
index 56f7131a..a867f9ba 100644
--- a/crates/rrg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rrg/Cargo.toml
@@ -202,6 +202,6 @@ features = [
 ]
 
 [dependencies.yara-x]
-version = "1.8.1"
+version = "1.16.0"
 optional = true
 default-features = false
diff --git a/fuzz/Cargo.toml b/fuzz/Cargo.toml
index db36e5d6..b6294d48 100644
--- a/fuzz/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fuzz/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ log = { version = "0.4.22", features = ["std"] }
 rrg-proto = { path = "../crates/rrg-proto" }
 regex = "1"
 tempfile = "3.2"
-yara-x = { version = "1.8.1", default-features = false }
+yara-x = { version = "1.16.0", default-features = false }
 
 [dependencies.rrg]
 path = "../crates/rrg"