diff --git a/scripts/environment/prepare.sh b/scripts/environment/prepare.sh
index 368e4287f4bce..fd66005c79b6a 100755
--- a/scripts/environment/prepare.sh
+++ b/scripts/environment/prepare.sh
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ if contains_module cargo-nextest; then
 fi
 
 if contains_module cargo-deny; then
-  if ! cargo-deny --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^cargo-deny 0.16.2'; then
-    cargo "${install[@]}" cargo-deny --version 0.16.2 --force --locked
+  if ! cargo-deny --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^cargo-deny 0.18.9'; then
+    cargo "${install[@]}" cargo-deny --version 0.18.9 --force --locked
   fi
 fi