diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index febc67d48..d24046849 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module(
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.9")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.6.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.36.0")
-bazel_dep(name = "picotool", version = "2.0.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "picotool", version = "2.1.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.10")
 
 http_archive = use_repo_rule("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 5eef0f154..aa7dbcb00 100644
--- a/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 # Check picotool is installed, or download and build it if not installed
 function(pico_init_picotool)
-    set(picotool_VERSION_REQUIRED 2.0.0)
+    set(picotool_VERSION_REQUIRED 2.1.0)
     if (NOT TARGET picotool AND NOT DEFINED picotool_FOUND)
         # Build path of local install dir
         if (DEFINED ENV{PICOTOOL_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH} AND (NOT PICOTOOL_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH))