diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2e9607b..838340d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ jobs:
       # Building from source cause the provided debian package is for Debian Bookworm
       - name: Download, build and install xgenext2fs
         run: |
-          wget https://github.com/cartesi/genext2fs/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.3.tar.gz
-          echo "af62ec69916ffc15fa5921b19630c9935e69a0d8b1bf529d7f26cefdc23a5120  v1.5.3.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c -
-          tar -xzf v1.5.3.tar.gz
-          cd genext2fs-1.5.3
+          wget https://github.com/cartesi/genext2fs/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.6.tar.gz
+          echo "34bfc26a037def23b85b676912462a3d126a87ef15c66c212b3500650da44f9e  v1.5.6.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c -
+          tar -xzf v1.5.6.tar.gz
+          cd genext2fs-1.5.6
           ./autogen.sh
           ./configure
           make
           sudo make install
-          rm -rf genext2fs-1.5.3 v1.5.3.tar.gz
+          rm -rf genext2fs-1.5.6 v1.5.6.tar.gz
 
       - name: Login to GHCR
         uses: docker/login-action@v2
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5281775..1aa25c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- Updated xgenext2fs to v1.5.6
 
 ## [0.14.1] - 2023-12-18
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 96fbc75..983d934 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@ ENV PATH="/home/developer/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
 USER developer
 
 RUN cd  && \
-    wget https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup/archive/refs/tags/1.26.0.tar.gz && \
-    echo "6f20ff98f2f1dbde6886f8d133fe0d7aed24bc76c670ea1fca18eb33baadd808  1.26.0.tar.gz" | sha256sum --check && \
-    tar -xzf 1.26.0.tar.gz && \
-    bash rustup-1.26.0/rustup-init.sh \
+    wget https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup/archive/refs/tags/1.27.0.tar.gz && \
+    echo "3d331ab97d75b03a1cc2b36b2f26cd0a16d681b79677512603f2262991950ad1  1.27.0.tar.gz" | sha256sum --check && \
+    tar -xzf 1.27.0.tar.gz && \
+    bash rustup-1.27.0/rustup-init.sh \
         -y \
-        --default-toolchain 1.74.0 \
+        --default-toolchain 1.77.2 \
         --profile minimal \
         --target riscv64gc-unknown-linux-gnu && \
-    rm -rf rustup-1.26.0 1.26.0.tar.gz
+    rm -rf rustup-1.27.0 1.27.0.tar.gz
 
 FROM rust-env as rust-builder
 COPY --chown=developer:developer rollup-http/rollup-init ${BUILD_BASE}/tools/rollup-http/rollup-init
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7b1ea40..b600fac 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ $(TOOLS_ROOTFS) fs: $(TOOLS_DEB)
 	  --output type=tar,dest=rootfs.tar \
 	  --file fs/Dockerfile \
 	  . && \
-	bsdtar -cf rootfs.gnutar --format=gnutar @rootfs.tar && \
-	xgenext2fs -fzB 4096 -b 25600 -i 4096 -a rootfs.gnutar -L rootfs $(TOOLS_ROOTFS) && \
-	rm -f rootfs.gnutar rootfs.tar
+	xgenext2fs -fzB 4096 -b 25600 -i 4096 -a rootfs.tar -L rootfs $(TOOLS_ROOTFS) && \
+	rm -f rootfs.tar
 
 env:
 	@echo TOOLS_DEB=$(TOOLS_DEB)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f94d996..2e28e02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ Users looking to create cartesi-machine applications can use the provided Debian
 
 - Docker >= 18.x
 - GNU Make >= 3.81
-- bsdtar >= 3.7.2
-- xgenext2fs >= 1.5.3
+- xgenext2fs >= 1.5.6
 
 ### Docker buildx setup