diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cd88c96..30102cc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ version = "0.10.0"
 zeroize = "1.0.0"
 rand = "0.8.0"
 rustc-hex = "2.0.1"
-secp256k1 = { version = "0.27", optional = true, features = ["recovery"] }
+secp256k1 = { version = "0.28", optional = true, features = ["recovery"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"]}
 
 # Libraries for for pure-rust crypto