diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0e071f5e93f..9ccf2749a4f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -989,16 +989,6 @@ version = "1.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f3b7eb4404b8195a9abb6356f4ac07d8ba267045c8d6d220ac4dc992e6cc75df"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ctor"
-version = "0.1.26"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6d2301688392eb071b0bf1a37be05c469d3cc4dbbd95df672fe28ab021e6a096"
-dependencies = [
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ctr"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -2938,11 +2928,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
-version = "0.4.17"
+version = "0.4.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "abb12e687cfb44aa40f41fc3978ef76448f9b6038cad6aef4259d3c095a2382e"
+checksum = "518ef76f2f87365916b142844c16d8fefd85039bc5699050210a7778ee1cd1de"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
  "value-bag",
 ]
 
@@ -4957,13 +4946,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "value-bag"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.9"
+version = "1.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2209b78d1249f7e6f3293657c9779fe31ced465df091bbd433a1cf88e916ec55"
-dependencies = [
- "ctor",
- "version_check",
-]
+checksum = "a4d330786735ea358f3bc09eea4caa098569c1c93f342d9aca0514915022fe7e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vcpkg"
diff --git a/misc/metrics/Cargo.toml b/misc/metrics/Cargo.toml
index e51dd368cf5..a61f3c8096a 100644
--- a/misc/metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/misc/metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ libp2p-ping = { path = "../../protocols/ping" }
 libp2p-swarm = { path = "../../swarm", features = ["macros"] }
 libp2p-tcp = { path = "../../transports/tcp", features = ["async-io"] }
 libp2p-yamux = { path = "../../muxers/yamux" }
-log = "0.4.0"
+log = "0.4.18"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 # Passing arguments to the docsrs builder in order to properly document cfg's.
diff --git a/protocols/gossipsub/Cargo.toml b/protocols/gossipsub/Cargo.toml
index 103142f8c25..708f916bfef 100644
--- a/protocols/gossipsub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/gossipsub/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ futures = "0.3.26"
 rand = "0.8"
 asynchronous-codec = "0.6"
 unsigned-varint = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["asynchronous_codec"] }
-log = "0.4.11"
+log = "0.4.18"
 sha2 = "0.10.0"
 base64 = "0.21.0"
 smallvec = "1.6.1"
diff --git a/protocols/identify/Cargo.toml b/protocols/identify/Cargo.toml
index 9f9a5fa2fe0..d7c4b7ac28b 100644
--- a/protocols/identify/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/identify/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ futures = "0.3.26"
 futures-timer = "3.0.2"
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../../core" }
 libp2p-swarm = { version = "0.42.0", path = "../../swarm" }
-log = "0.4.1"
+log = "0.4.18"
 lru = "0.9.0"
 prost-codec = { version = "0.3", path = "../../misc/prost-codec" }
 prost = "0.11"
diff --git a/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml b/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml
index 21562d906d8..8326a07c093 100644
--- a/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ futures = "0.3.26"
 if-watch = "3.0.0"
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../../core" }
 libp2p-swarm = { version = "0.42.0", path = "../../swarm" }
-log = "0.4.14"
+log = "0.4.18"
 rand = "0.8.3"
 smallvec = "1.6.1"
 socket2 = { version = "0.4.0", features = ["all"] }
diff --git a/protocols/ping/Cargo.toml b/protocols/ping/Cargo.toml
index 57fa5932a4b..7b3931edc04 100644
--- a/protocols/ping/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/ping/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ futures-timer = "3.0.2"
 instant = "0.1.11"
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../../core" }
 libp2p-swarm = { version = "0.42.0", path = "../../swarm" }
-log = "0.4.1"
+log = "0.4.18"
 rand = "0.8"
 void = "1.0"
 
diff --git a/transports/dns/Cargo.toml b/transports/dns/Cargo.toml
index a53fa2d5e15..cd6d91354bd 100644
--- a/transports/dns/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/dns/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../../core" }
-log = "0.4.1"
+log = "0.4.18"
 futures = "0.3.26"
 async-std-resolver = { version = "0.22", optional = true }
 parking_lot = "0.12.0"
diff --git a/transports/plaintext/Cargo.toml b/transports/plaintext/Cargo.toml
index 722bf1dae9f..06e8730ce02 100644
--- a/transports/plaintext/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/plaintext/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ asynchronous-codec = "0.6"
 bytes = "1"
 futures = "0.3.26"
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../../core" }
-log = "0.4.8"
+log = "0.4.18"
 prost = "0.11"
 unsigned-varint = { version = "0.7", features = ["asynchronous_codec"] }
 void = "1.0.2"
diff --git a/transports/pnet/Cargo.toml b/transports/pnet/Cargo.toml
index 7c7c70f3754..1fb873529b1 100644
--- a/transports/pnet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/pnet/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.26"
-log = "0.4.8"
+log = "0.4.18"
 salsa20 = "0.10"
 sha3 = "0.10"
 rand = "0.8"
diff --git a/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml b/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml
index 43f512e759f..070a0b578bb 100644
--- a/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ futures-timer = "3.0"
 if-watch = "3.0.0"
 libc = "0.2.80"
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../../core" }
-log = "0.4.11"
+log = "0.4.18"
 socket2 = { version = "0.4.0", features = ["all"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.19.0", default-features = false, features = ["net"], optional = true }
 
diff --git a/transports/uds/Cargo.toml b/transports/uds/Cargo.toml
index 32948c6d5eb..e7adfc72daa 100644
--- a/transports/uds/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/uds/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [target.'cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "emscripten")))'.dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1.6.2", optional = true }
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../../core" }
-log = "0.4.1"
+log = "0.4.18"
 futures = "0.3.26"
 tokio = { version = "1.15", default-features = false, features = ["net"], optional = true }
 
diff --git a/transports/websocket/Cargo.toml b/transports/websocket/Cargo.toml
index 1dc18733dc2..00d25009ab0 100644
--- a/transports/websocket/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/websocket/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ futures-rustls = "0.22"
 either = "1.5.3"
 futures = "0.3.26"
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../../core" }
-log = "0.4.8"
+log = "0.4.18"
 parking_lot = "0.12.0"
 quicksink = "0.1"
 rw-stream-sink = { version = "0.3.0", path = "../../misc/rw-stream-sink" }