diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 198469c3c8..ebb5aa1d17 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ PATH
       metasploit-concern
       metasploit-credential
       metasploit-model
-      metasploit-payloads (= 1.2.20)
+      metasploit-payloads (= 1.2.21)
       metasploit_data_models
       metasploit_payloads-mettle (= 0.1.8)
       msgpack
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ GEM
       activemodel (~> 4.2.6)
       activesupport (~> 4.2.6)
       railties (~> 4.2.6)
-    metasploit-payloads (1.2.20)
+    metasploit-payloads (1.2.21)
     metasploit_data_models (2.0.14)
       activerecord (~> 4.2.6)
       activesupport (~> 4.2.6)
diff --git a/metasploit-framework.gemspec b/metasploit-framework.gemspec
index a841708f24..18cee7d6f5 100644
--- a/metasploit-framework.gemspec
+++ b/metasploit-framework.gemspec
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   # are needed when there's no database
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'metasploit-model'
   # Needed for Meterpreter
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'metasploit-payloads', '1.2.20'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'metasploit-payloads', '1.2.21'
   # Needed for the next-generation POSIX Meterpreter
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'metasploit_payloads-mettle', '0.1.8'
   # Needed by msfgui and other rpc components