diff --git a/deny.toml b/deny.toml
index 34b62bd7..6dc48b4e 100644
--- a/deny.toml
+++ b/deny.toml
@@ -256,6 +256,11 @@ version = "0.21"
 name = "tungstenite"
 version = "0.21"
 
+# various crates depend on an older version of system-deps
+[[bans.skip]]
+name = "system-deps"
+version = "6"
+
 [sources]
 unknown-registry = "deny"
 unknown-git = "deny"