diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 90f70795be..a7a923210c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ jobs:
         ARCH="$(uname -m)"
         release_url="https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases"
         latest=$(basename $(curl -fsSLI -o /dev/null -w  %{url_effective} ${release_url}/latest))
+        # TODO: use the latest release once fixed:
+        # https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/issues/4176
+        latest="v1.4.1"
         curl -L ${release_url}/download/${latest}/firecracker-${latest}-${ARCH}.tgz \
         | tar -xz
         
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6789791804..89866cf3b3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ahash"
-version = "0.8.3"
+version = "0.8.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2c99f64d1e06488f620f932677e24bc6e2897582980441ae90a671415bd7ec2f"
+checksum = "cd7d5a2cecb58716e47d67d5703a249964b14c7be1ec3cad3affc295b2d1c35d"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "once_cell",
  "version_check",
+ "zerocopy",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d16805d71f41d1714a51ee34f40633c42980a2afaf8ae237bcba09d6e15494ef"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.4.0",
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -142,9 +143,9 @@ checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b4682ae6287fcf752ecaabbfcc7b6f9b72aa33933dc23a554d853aea8eea8635"
+checksum = "327762f6e5a765692301e5bb513e0d9fef63be86bbc14528052b1cd3e6f03e07"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bumpalo"
@@ -397,9 +398,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
-version = "0.14.1"
+version = "0.14.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7dfda62a12f55daeae5015f81b0baea145391cb4520f86c248fc615d72640d12"
+checksum = "f93e7192158dbcda357bdec5fb5788eebf8bbac027f3f33e719d29135ae84156"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "heapless"
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arm-gic",
  "bit_field",
- "bitflags 2.4.0",
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "cfg-if",
  "crossbeam-utils",
  "dyn-clone",
@@ -1437,7 +1438,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3b835097a84e4457323331ec5d6eb23d096066cbfb215d54096dcb4b2e85f500"
 dependencies = [
  "bit_field",
- "bitflags 2.4.0",
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "rustversion",
  "volatile",
 ]
@@ -1473,9 +1474,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy"
-version = "0.7.11"
+version = "0.7.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4c19fae0c8a9efc6a8281f2e623db8af1db9e57852e04cde3e754dd2dc29340f"
+checksum = "69c48d63854f77746c68a5fbb4aa17f3997ece1cb301689a257af8cb80610d21"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "zerocopy-derive",
@@ -1483,9 +1484,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy-derive"
-version = "0.7.11"
+version = "0.7.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fc56589e9ddd1f1c28d4b4b5c773ce232910a6bb67a70133d61c9e347585efe9"
+checksum = "c258c1040279e4f88763a113de72ce32dde2d50e2a94573f15dd534cea36a16d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",