diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f860ac6..8db7a4c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ url = "2"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dev-dependencies]
 inotify = { version = "0.10", default-features = false }
-nix = "0.26"
+nix = "0.27"
 timerfd = "1"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dev-dependencies]