diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 34723fd857..5d031182ea 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ externals:
   virtiofsd:
     description: "vhost-user virtio-fs device backend written in Rust"
     url: "https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd"
-    version: "v1.2.0"
+    version: "v1.3.0"
     meta:
-      # From https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd/-/releases/v1.2.0,
-      # this is the link labelled virtiofsd-v1.2.0.zip
+      # From https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd/-/releases/v1.3.0,
+      # this is the link labelled virtiofsd-v1.3.0.zip
       #
       # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
-      binary: "https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd/uploads/b26d9891caac83209a3fdd24bcf2ae86/virtiofsd-v1.2.0.zip"
+      binary: "https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd/uploads/9a4f2261fcb1701f1e709694b5c5d980/virtiofsd-v1.3.0.zip"
 
 languages:
   description: |