diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6eac6b3c1..eb69fcf69 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -88,21 +88,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "nodrop 0.1.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "async-macros"
-version = "2.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "futures-core 0.3.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "pin-utils 0.1.0-alpha.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "async-std"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
- "async-macros 2.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "async-task 1.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "crossbeam-channel 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "crossbeam-deque 0.7.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -386,7 +376,7 @@ name = "create-comit-app"
 version = "0.5.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow 1.0.25 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "async-std 1.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "async-std 1.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "bitcoin 0.19.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "derive_more 0.99.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "dirs 2.0.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -2922,8 +2912,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum arc-swap 0.4.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "f1a1eca3195b729bbd64e292ef2f5fff6b1c28504fed762ce2b1013dde4d8e92"
 "checksum arrayref 0.3.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "0d382e583f07208808f6b1249e60848879ba3543f57c32277bf52d69c2f0f0ee"
 "checksum arrayvec 0.4.12 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "cd9fd44efafa8690358b7408d253adf110036b88f55672a933f01d616ad9b1b9"
-"checksum async-macros 2.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "644a5a8de80f2085a1e7e57cd1544a2a7438f6e003c0790999bd43b92a77cdb2"
-"checksum async-std 1.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "513ee3c49800679a319912340f5601afda9e72848d7dea3a48bab489e8c1a46f"
+"checksum async-std 1.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "94ef4b71b2f56d7f8793c2a353fa0aa254833c55ab611dc6f3e0bd63db487e2d"
 "checksum async-task 1.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "de6bd58f7b9cc49032559422595c81cbfcf04db2f2133592f70af19e258a1ced"
 "checksum atty 0.2.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "1803c647a3ec87095e7ae7acfca019e98de5ec9a7d01343f611cf3152ed71a90"
 "checksum autocfg 0.1.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "b671c8fb71b457dd4ae18c4ba1e59aa81793daacc361d82fcd410cef0d491875"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bff2f7183..a3f49f4ca 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.25"
-async-std = "1.2.0"
+async-std = "1.3.0"
 derive_more = "0.99.2"
 dirs = "2"
 emerald-vault-core = { git = "http://github.com/thomaseizinger/emerald-vault.git", branch = "create-comit-app-compatible", default-features = false }