diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index a8709becc..06aa684d0 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // packages located on crates.io. For testing non-local build configs that are less
     // concerned about software supply chain and more focused on developer convenience.
     let base_pkgs_remote = [
-        "xous-log@0.1.11",         // "well known" service: debug logging
-        "xous-names@0.9.19",      // "well known" service: manage inter-server connection lookup
-        "xous-susres@0.1.15",     // ticktimer registers with susres to coordinate time continuity across sleeps
-        "xous-ticktimer@0.1.14",   // "well known" service: thread scheduling
+        "xous-log@0.1.12",         // "well known" service: debug logging
+        "xous-names@0.9.20",      // "well known" service: manage inter-server connection lookup
+        "xous-susres@0.1.16",     // ticktimer registers with susres to coordinate time continuity across sleeps
+        "xous-ticktimer@0.1.15",   // "well known" service: thread scheduling
     ].to_vec();
-    let xous_kernel_remote = "xous-kernel@0.9.13";
+    let xous_kernel_remote = "xous-kernel@0.9.14";
 
     // ---- extract position independent args ----
     let lkey = get_flag("--lkey")?;
diff --git a/xtask/src/verifier.rs b/xtask/src/verifier.rs
index f775cbb99..49c628479 100644
--- a/xtask/src/verifier.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/verifier.rs
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ use crate::DynError;
 pub fn check_project_consistency() -> Result<(), DynError> {
     let check_pkgs = [
         // this set updates with kernel API changes
-        "xous@0.9.20",
-        "xous-kernel@0.9.13",
-        "xous-ipc@0.9.20",
-        "xous-api-log@0.1.14",
-        "xous-api-names@0.9.15",
-        "xous-api-susres@0.9.13",
-        "xous-api-ticktimer@0.9.13",
-        "xous-log@0.1.11",
-        "xous-names@0.9.19",
-        "xous-susres@0.1.15",
-        "xous-ticktimer@0.1.14",
+        "xous@0.9.21",
+        "xous-kernel@0.9.14",
+        "xous-ipc@0.9.21",
+        "xous-api-log@0.1.15",
+        "xous-api-names@0.9.16",
+        "xous-api-susres@0.9.14",
+        "xous-api-ticktimer@0.9.14",
+        "xous-log@0.1.12",
+        "xous-names@0.9.20",
+        "xous-susres@0.1.16",
+        "xous-ticktimer@0.1.15",
         // this set is only updated if the utralib changes
-        "utralib@0.1.7",
-        "svd2utra@0.1.5",
+        "utralib@0.1.8",
+        "svd2utra@0.1.6",
     ];
     for pkg in check_pkgs {
         verify(pkg.into())?;