diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 864ac2e..4d5c8ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/embassy-rs/static-cell"
 
 [dependencies]
-portable-atomic = { version = "1.5.1" }
+portable-atomic = "1.6.0"
 
 [features]
 nightly = []