diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dc60308de..accb74510 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ checksum = "b25655df2c3cdd83c5e5b293b88acd880332b2ddadd7c30ac43144fdc0033da9"
 [[package]]
 name = "bcvk-qemu"
 version = "0.20.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/bootc-dev/bcvk?tag=v0.20.0#aaa917ae82086a68941fbb84678b03fe13526093"
+source = "git+https://github.com/bootc-dev/bcvk?tag=v0.21.0#3292e7a9836a3bd5f04e5912e846d1198c6c9b25"
 dependencies = [
  "camino",
  "cap-std-ext",
diff --git a/crates/tests-integration/Cargo.toml b/crates/tests-integration/Cargo.toml
index 8b186be5c..3dd373255 100644
--- a/crates/tests-integration/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tests-integration/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ linux-kernel-cmdline = { workspace = true }
 # This is a git dependency — not published to crates.io.
 # When updating, also check the bcvk-qemu Cargo.toml for its own
 # dependency versions (cap-std-ext, etc.) to avoid conflicts.
-bcvk-qemu = { git = "https://github.com/bootc-dev/bcvk", tag = "v0.20.0" }
+bcvk-qemu = { git = "https://github.com/bootc-dev/bcvk", tag = "v0.21.0" }
 data-encoding = "2.9"
 indicatif = { workspace = true }
 libtest-mimic = "0.8.0"