diff --git a/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml b/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml
index e94123443cd..571abfc705f 100644
--- a/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ wasm-timer = "0.2"
 prost-build = "0.7"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-env_logger = "0.7.1"
+env_logger = "0.8.3"
 libp2p = { path = "../.." }
 libp2p-kad = { path = "../kad" }
 libp2p-ping = { path = "../ping" }