diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8f7588c..7fd269a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ bitmask = "0.5.0"
 serde_with = { version = "3.14.0", features = ["hex"] }
 jsonwebtoken = "9.1.0"
 cose-rust = "0.1.7"
-ear = "0.3.0"
+ear = "0.4.0"
 clap = { version = "4.4.10", features = ["derive"] }
 openssl = "0.10.34"