diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dfdc0250e..a120dc5f9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ rand_distr     = { version = "0.4", default-features = false, optional = true }
 matrixmultiply = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 serde          = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = [ "derive" ], optional = true }
 rkyv           = { version = "0.7", default-features = false, optional = true }
-bytecheck      = { version = "~0.6.1", optional = true }
+bytecheck      = { version = "0.7", optional = true }
 mint           = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
 quickcheck     = { version = "1", optional = true }
 pest           = { version = "2", optional = true }