diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 92f9e2d898..67d1d455eb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2722,7 +2722,7 @@ name = "hotshot"
 version = "0.3.3"
 dependencies = [
  "async-compatibility-layer",
- "async-lock 2.8.0",
+ "async-lock 3.2.0",
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
  "bimap",
@@ -2779,7 +2779,7 @@ name = "hotshot-orchestrator"
 version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-compatibility-layer",
- "async-lock 2.8.0",
+ "async-lock 3.2.0",
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
  "bincode",
@@ -2906,7 +2906,7 @@ name = "hotshot-task"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-compatibility-layer",
- "async-lock 2.8.0",
+ "async-lock 3.2.0",
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
  "atomic_enum",
@@ -2924,7 +2924,7 @@ name = "hotshot-task-impls"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-compatibility-layer",
- "async-lock 2.8.0",
+ "async-lock 3.2.0",
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
  "atomic_enum",
@@ -2955,7 +2955,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ark-bls12-381",
  "ark-serialize 0.3.0",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
- "async-lock 2.8.0",
+ "async-lock 3.2.0",
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
  "bincode",
@@ -2997,7 +2997,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ark-serialize 0.4.2",
  "ark-std 0.4.0",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
- "async-lock 2.8.0",
+ "async-lock 3.2.0",
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
  "bincode",
@@ -3048,7 +3048,7 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-bls12-381",
  "async-compatibility-layer",
- "async-lock 2.8.0",
+ "async-lock 3.2.0",
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
  "bincode",
@@ -4019,7 +4019,7 @@ name = "libp2p-networking"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-compatibility-layer",
- "async-lock 2.8.0",
+ "async-lock 3.2.0",
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
  "bincode",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bb3e684f02..0741c2b04e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ark-std = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 async-compatibility-layer = { git = "https://github.com/EspressoSystems/async-compatibility-layer.git", tag = "1.4.1", default-features = false, features = [
         "logging-utils",
 ] }
-async-lock = "2.8"
+async-lock = "3.2"
 async-trait = "0.1.75"
 bincode = "1.3.3"
 bitvec = { version = "1.0.1", default-features = false, features = [