diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f2f6e02235ae2..7202247f43ac0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8942,12 +8942,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nix"
-version = "0.27.1"
+version = "0.28.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2eb04e9c688eff1c89d72b407f168cf79bb9e867a9d3323ed6c01519eb9cc053"
+checksum = "ab2156c4fce2f8df6c499cc1c763e4394b7482525bf2a9701c9d79d215f519e4"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.0",
  "cfg-if",
+ "cfg_aliases",
  "libc",
 ]
 
@@ -12603,7 +12604,7 @@ version = "6.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "color-eyre",
- "nix 0.27.1",
+ "nix 0.28.0",
  "polkadot-cli",
  "polkadot-core-primitives",
  "polkadot-node-core-pvf",
@@ -13287,7 +13288,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "landlock",
  "libc",
- "nix 0.27.1",
+ "nix 0.28.0",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "polkadot-parachain-primitives",
  "polkadot-primitives",
@@ -13312,7 +13313,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cpu-time",
  "libc",
- "nix 0.27.1",
+ "nix 0.28.0",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "polkadot-node-core-pvf-common",
  "polkadot-parachain-primitives",
@@ -13328,7 +13329,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "criterion",
  "libc",
- "nix 0.27.1",
+ "nix 0.28.0",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "polkadot-node-core-pvf-common",
  "polkadot-primitives",
@@ -13621,7 +13622,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex-literal",
  "jsonrpsee",
  "log",
- "nix 0.27.1",
+ "nix 0.28.0",
  "pallet-transaction-payment",
  "pallet-transaction-payment-rpc",
  "pallet-transaction-payment-rpc-runtime-api",
@@ -20227,7 +20228,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "kitchensink-runtime",
  "log",
  "mmr-gadget",
- "nix 0.27.1",
+ "nix 0.28.0",
  "node-primitives",
  "node-rpc",
  "node-testing",
@@ -20627,7 +20628,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "futures",
- "nix 0.27.1",
+ "nix 0.28.0",
  "node-primitives",
  "regex",
  "sc-cli",
diff --git a/cumulus/polkadot-parachain/Cargo.toml b/cumulus/polkadot-parachain/Cargo.toml
index 6f4d79ce2bd40..fa9cb056db861 100644
--- a/cumulus/polkadot-parachain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cumulus/polkadot-parachain/Cargo.toml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ substrate-build-script-utils = { path = "../../substrate/utils/build-script-util
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_cmd = "2.0"
-nix = { version = "0.27.1", features = ["signal"] }
+nix = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["signal"] }
 tempfile = "3.8.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = ["macros", "parking_lot", "time"] }
 wait-timeout = "0.2"
diff --git a/polkadot/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/Cargo.toml
index 7b5679e1084ef..3aeec8d5961e3 100644
--- a/polkadot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ tikv-jemallocator = { version = "0.5.0", features = ["unprefixed_malloc_on_suppo
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_cmd = "2.0.4"
-nix = { version = "0.27.1", features = ["signal"] }
+nix = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["signal"] }
 tempfile = "3.2.0"
 tokio = "1.37"
 substrate-rpc-client = { path = "../substrate/utils/frame/rpc/client" }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/Cargo.toml
index e1ce6e79cb990..adf353fe2e4f4 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cpu-time = "1.0.0"
 futures = "0.3.30"
 gum = { package = "tracing-gum", path = "../../../gum" }
 libc = "0.2.152"
-nix = { version = "0.27.1", features = ["resource", "sched"] }
+nix = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["resource", "sched"] }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 
 parity-scale-codec = { version = "3.6.1", default-features = false, features = [
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/Cargo.toml
index 04a620573b2ec..3480264d1daad 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ workspace = true
 cpu-time = "1.0.0"
 gum = { package = "tracing-gum", path = "../../../gum" }
 cfg-if = "1.0"
-nix = { version = "0.27.1", features = ["process", "resource", "sched"] }
+nix = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["process", "resource", "sched"] }
 libc = "0.2.152"
 
 parity-scale-codec = { version = "3.6.1", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/prepare-worker/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/prepare-worker/Cargo.toml
index 9ecf1c8af5011..12628565e3a2a 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/prepare-worker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/prepare-worker/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ rayon = "1.5.1"
 tracking-allocator = { package = "staging-tracking-allocator", path = "../../../tracking-allocator" }
 tikv-jemalloc-ctl = { version = "0.5.0", optional = true }
 tikv-jemallocator = { version = "0.5.0", optional = true }
-nix = { version = "0.27.1", features = ["process", "resource", "sched"] }
+nix = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["process", "resource", "sched"] }
 
 parity-scale-codec = { version = "3.6.1", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 
diff --git a/substrate/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml b/substrate/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml
index 349578b023e8f..05defe49893b3 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ sp-crypto-hashing = { path = "../../../primitives/crypto/hashing" }
 futures = "0.3.30"
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
 assert_cmd = "2.0.2"
-nix = { version = "0.27.1", features = ["signal"] }
+nix = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["signal"] }
 regex = "1.6.0"
 platforms = "3.0"
 soketto = "0.7.1"
diff --git a/substrate/test-utils/cli/Cargo.toml b/substrate/test-utils/cli/Cargo.toml
index c4f8767100055..87c595c66f348 100644
--- a/substrate/test-utils/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/test-utils/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 substrate-rpc-client = { path = "../../utils/frame/rpc/client" }
 sp-rpc = { path = "../../primitives/rpc" }
 assert_cmd = "2.0.10"
-nix = { version = "0.27.1", features = ["signal"] }
+nix = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["signal"] }
 regex = "1.7.3"
 tokio = { version = "1.22.0", features = ["full"] }
 node-primitives = { path = "../../bin/node/primitives" }