diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 28b4b9b..47cb9f3 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 xfsprogs_external(
     name = "xfsprogs",
-    version = "5.10.0",
+    version = "6.9.0",
 )
 
 load("//third_party/pixman:external.bzl", "pixman_external")