diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 1d339c9dc7..f18f03d27a 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -297,14 +297,14 @@ externals:
   virtiofsd:
     description: "vhost-user virtio-fs device backend written in Rust"
     url: "https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd"
-    version: "v1.3.0"
-    toolchain: "1.62.0"
+    version: "v1.6.1"
+    toolchain: "1.66.0"
     meta:
-      # From https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd/-/releases/v1.3.0,
-      # this is the link labelled virtiofsd-v1.3.0.zip
+      # From https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd/-/releases/v1.6.1,
+      # this is the link labelled virtiofsd-v1.6.1.zip
       #
       # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
-      binary: "https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd/uploads/9a4f2261fcb1701f1e709694b5c5d980/virtiofsd-v1.3.0.zip"
+      binary: "https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd/uploads/14c1e8a7acc82d515cec6608727a1e4a/virtiofsd-v1.6.1.zip"
 
 languages:
   description: |