diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5d8c5a13..edb7819c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ checksum = "aae1277d39aeec15cb388266ecc24b11c80469deae6067e17a1a7aa9e5c1f234"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "afterburn"
-version = "5.4.3"
+version = "5.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.21.5",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mailparse",
  "maplit",
  "mockito",
- "nix 0.27.1",
+ "nix 0.26.4",
  "openssh-keys",
  "openssl",
  "pnet_base",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cb6b94db..6d3b893c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ exclude = ["/.cci.jenkinsfile", "/.github", "/.gitignore"]
 authors = [ "Stephen Demos <stephen.demos@coreos.com>",
             "Luca Bruno <lucab@debian.org>" ]
 description = "A simple cloud provider agent"
-version = "5.4.3"
+version = "5.5.0"
 
 [package.metadata.release]
 sign-commit = true