diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1947110d51..b9aa71de63 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ cortex-m = "0.6.2"
 cortex-m-rtic-macros = { path = "macros", version = "0.5.2" }
 rtic-core = "0.3.0"
 cortex-m-rt = "0.6.9"
-heapless = "0.5.0"
+heapless = "0.6.1"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 version_check = "0.9"