diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d1ea889a2e..f86e6ff347 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ unstable = []
 use-serde = ["serde", "bitcoin_hashes/serde"]
 
 [dependencies]
-bitcoin-bech32 = "0.8.0"
+bitcoin-bech32 = "0.9.0"
 byteorder = "1.2"
 rand = "0.3"
 bitcoin_hashes = "0.3"