diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 66752330f..486f5b0da 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3314,11 +3314,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rayon"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1e060280438193c554f654141c9ea9417886713b7acd75974c85b18a69a88e0b"
+checksum = "6db3a213adf02b3bcfd2d3846bb41cb22857d131789e01df434fb7e7bc0759b7"
 dependencies = [
- "crossbeam-deque",
  "either",
  "rayon-core",
 ]
diff --git a/tower-batch/Cargo.toml b/tower-batch/Cargo.toml
index 3cb033975..951a429c6 100644
--- a/tower-batch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tower-batch/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 futures = "0.3.25"
 futures-core = "0.3.25"
 pin-project = "1.0.12"
-rayon = "1.6.0"
+rayon = "1.6.1"
 tokio = { version = "1.23.0", features = ["time", "sync", "tracing", "macros"] }
 tokio-util = "0.7.4"
 tower = { version = "0.4.13", features = ["util", "buffer"] }
diff --git a/zebra-chain/Cargo.toml b/zebra-chain/Cargo.toml
index fe57d6287..adb3fe75d 100644
--- a/zebra-chain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-chain/Cargo.toml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ serde-big-array = "0.4.1"
 # Processing
 futures = "0.3.25"
 itertools = "0.10.5"
-rayon = "1.6.0"
+rayon = "1.6.1"
 
 # ZF deps
 ed25519-zebra = "3.1.0"
diff --git a/zebra-consensus/Cargo.toml b/zebra-consensus/Cargo.toml
index b61e1ee48..fc38cc793 100644
--- a/zebra-consensus/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-consensus/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ bls12_381 = "0.7.0"
 halo2 = { package = "halo2_proofs", version = "0.2.0" }
 jubjub = "0.9.0"
 rand = { version = "0.8.5", package = "rand" }
-rayon = "1.6.0"
+rayon = "1.6.1"
 
 chrono = { version = "0.4.23", default-features = false, features = ["clock", "std"] }
 dirs = "4.0.0"
diff --git a/zebra-network/Cargo.toml b/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
index 6afb06ad7..5b310ea74 100644
--- a/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 ordered-map = "0.4.2"
 pin-project = "1.0.12"
 rand = { version = "0.8.5", package = "rand" }
-rayon = "1.6.0"
+rayon = "1.6.1"
 regex = "1.7.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.149", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
diff --git a/zebra-state/Cargo.toml b/zebra-state/Cargo.toml
index ce5591de7..d82a9867b 100644
--- a/zebra-state/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-state/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0.149", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 tempfile = "3.3.0"
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
 
-rayon = "1.6.0"
+rayon = "1.6.1"
 tokio = { version = "1.23.0", features = ["sync", "tracing"] }
 tower = { version = "0.4.13", features = ["buffer", "util"] }
 tracing = "0.1.37"
diff --git a/zebrad/Cargo.toml b/zebrad/Cargo.toml
index 879ade7c2..e7fb96755 100644
--- a/zebrad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebrad/Cargo.toml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0.149", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 toml = "0.5.9"
 
 futures = "0.3.25"
-rayon = "1.6.0"
+rayon = "1.6.1"
 tokio = { version = "1.23.0", features = ["time", "rt-multi-thread", "macros", "tracing", "signal"] }
 tower = { version = "0.4.13", features = ["hedge", "limit"] }
 pin-project = "1.0.12"