diff --git a/profiles/base/package.keywords/depends b/profiles/base/package.keywords/depends
index aac845a47..699fe8a8e 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.keywords/depends
+++ b/profiles/base/package.keywords/depends
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 ~app-emulation/open-vm-tools-kmod-10.0.0_p3000743 amd64 x86
 ~app-emulation/qemu-init-scripts-0.3.0 amd64 x86
 ~app-emulation/qtemu-1.0.5 amd64 x86
-~app-emulation/rkt-1.26.0 amd64 x86
+~app-emulation/rkt-1.28.1 amd64 x86
 ~app-emulation/runv-0.7.0 amd64 x86
 ~app-emulation/s6-overlay-1.18.1.3 amd64 x86
 ~app-emulation/ski-1.3.2 amd64 x86