diff --git a/.github/workflows/essentials.yml b/.github/workflows/essentials.yml
index 0581b6e..a36dad0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/essentials.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/essentials.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Quality - cargo deny check
         run: |
-          curl -sSfL https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny/releases/download/0.12.2/cargo-deny-0.12.2-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz | tar zx --no-anchored cargo-deny --strip-components=1
+          curl -sSfL https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny/releases/download/0.16.1/cargo-deny-0.16.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz | tar zx --no-anchored cargo-deny --strip-components=1
           chmod +x cargo-deny
           mv cargo-deny ~/.cargo/bin/
           cargo deny check