diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 25e97a711be..5d23d568d75 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "hickory-resolver",
  "pin-utils",
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ipnet",
  "once_cell",
  "rand 0.8.5",
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
  "thiserror",
  "tinyvec",
  "tokio",
@@ -2235,7 +2235,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "http-body 1.0.0",
  "hyper 1.1.0",
  "pin-project-lite",
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
 ]
@@ -2433,7 +2433,7 @@ version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b58db92f96b720de98181bbbe63c831e87005ab460c1bf306eb2622b4707997f"
 dependencies = [
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
  "widestring",
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
  "winreg",
@@ -2903,7 +2903,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libp2p-yamux",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "smallvec",
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
@@ -3120,7 +3120,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "ring 0.16.20",
  "rustls 0.21.9",
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
@@ -3324,7 +3324,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "libp2p-core",
  "libp2p-identity",
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
@@ -4598,7 +4598,7 @@ checksum = "6df19e284d93757a9fb91d63672f7741b129246a669db09d1c0063071debc0c0"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "libc",
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
  "tracing",
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
@@ -5525,12 +5525,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "socket2"
-version = "0.5.5"
+version = "0.5.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7b5fac59a5cb5dd637972e5fca70daf0523c9067fcdc4842f053dae04a18f8e9"
+checksum = "05ffd9c0a93b7543e062e759284fcf5f5e3b098501104bfbdde4d404db792871"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5870,7 +5870,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "parking_lot",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "signal-hook-registry",
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
  "tokio-macros",
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
@@ -6657,7 +6657,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "62bebbd40e7f8b630a0f1a74783dbfff1edfc0ccaae891c4689891156a8c4d8c"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "webrtc-util",
diff --git a/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml b/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml
index ef273781b78..311c479fe72 100644
--- a/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ libp2p-swarm = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true }
 rand = "0.8.3"
 smallvec = "1.12.0"
-socket2 = { version = "0.5.5", features = ["all"] }
+socket2 = { version = "0.5.6", features = ["all"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.36", default-features = false, features = ["net", "time"], optional = true}
 tracing = "0.1.37"
 hickory-proto = { version = "0.24.0", default-features = false, features = ["mdns"] }
diff --git a/transports/quic/Cargo.toml b/transports/quic/Cargo.toml
index bb472299a53..abfbf0742f4 100644
--- a/transports/quic/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/quic/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ rustls = { version = "0.21.9", default-features = false }
 thiserror = "1.0.57"
 tokio = { version = "1.36.0", default-features = false, features = ["net", "rt", "time"], optional = true }
 tracing = "0.1.37"
-socket2 = "0.5.5"
+socket2 = "0.5.6"
 ring = "0.16.20"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml b/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml
index 515d47d2a5a..26528eab840 100644
--- a/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if-watch = "3.2.0"
 libc = "0.2.153"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true }
-socket2 = { version = "0.5.5", features = ["all"] }
+socket2 = { version = "0.5.6", features = ["all"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.36.0", default-features = false, features = ["net"], optional = true }
 tracing = "0.1.37"