diff --git a/packages/vm/Cargo.toml b/packages/vm/Cargo.toml
index cd6c160930..0fd60a3a27 100644
--- a/packages/vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ serde = { version = "1.0.103", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "
 serde_json = "1.0"
 sha2 = "0.9.1"
 thiserror = "1.0"
-wasmer = { version = "2.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["cranelift", "universal", "singlepass"] }
-wasmer-middlewares = "2.0.0"
+wasmer = { version = "2.2.0-rc1", default-features = false, features = ["cranelift", "universal", "singlepass"] }
+wasmer-middlewares = "2.2.0-rc1"
 loupe = "0.1.3"
 
 # Wasmer git/local (used for quick local debugging or patching)