diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index a73166e1..c136a28b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Test
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
-      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 6.1.0
+      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 7.0.0
     strategy:
       matrix:
         build: [ubuntu, ubuntu-18.04, i686-linux, aarch64-linux, powerpc64le-linux, riscv64-linux, s390x-linux, arm-linux, ubuntu-stable, i686-linux-stable, aarch64-linux-stable, riscv64-linux-stable, s390x-linux-stable, mipsel-linux-stable, mips64el-linux-stable, powerpc64le-linux-stable, arm-linux-stable, macos-latest, macos-10.15, windows, windows-2019]
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       # -D warnings is commented out in our install-rust action; re-add it here.
       RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings
-      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 6.1.0
+      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 7.0.0
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ jobs:
       CARGO_TARGET_POWERPC64LE_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_RUSTFLAGS: --cfg rustix_use_experimental_asm
       CARGO_TARGET_MIPSEL_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_RUSTFLAGS: --cfg rustix_use_experimental_asm
       CARGO_TARGET_MIPS64EL_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNUABI64_RUSTFLAGS: --cfg rustix_use_experimental_asm
-      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 6.1.0
+      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 7.0.0
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-users.yml b/.github/workflows/test-users.yml
index f67a99ad..be0e077c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-users.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-users.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     name: listenfd ported to rustix
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
-      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 6.1.0
+      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 7.0.0
     strategy:
       matrix:
         build: [ubuntu, i686-linux, aarch64-linux, powerpc64le-linux, riscv64-linux, mipsel-linux, mips64el-linux, arm-linux, macos-latest]
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
     name: async-io ported to rustix
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
-      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 6.1.0
+      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 7.0.0
     strategy:
       matrix:
         build: [ubuntu, i686-linux, aarch64-linux, powerpc64le-linux, riscv64-linux, mipsel-linux, mips64el-linux, arm-linux, macos-latest]
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ jobs:
     name: cap-std
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
-      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 6.1.0
+      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 7.0.0
     strategy:
       matrix:
         build: [ubuntu, i686-linux, aarch64-linux, powerpc64le-linux, riscv64-linux, mipsel-linux, mips64el-linux, arm-linux, macos-latest]
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ jobs:
     name: memfd-rs ported to rustix
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
-      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 6.1.0
+      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 7.0.0
     strategy:
       matrix:
         build: [ubuntu, i686-linux, aarch64-linux, powerpc64le-linux, riscv64-linux, mipsel-linux, mips64el-linux, arm-linux]
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ jobs:
     name: tempfile ported to rustix
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
-      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 6.1.0
+      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 7.0.0
     strategy:
       matrix:
         build: [ubuntu, i686-linux, aarch64-linux, powerpc64le-linux, riscv64-linux, mipsel-linux, mips64el-linux, arm-linux, macos-latest]
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ jobs:
     name: fd-lock
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
-      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 6.1.0
+      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 7.0.0
     strategy:
       matrix:
         build: [ubuntu, i686-linux, aarch64-linux, powerpc64le-linux, riscv64-linux, mipsel-linux, mips64el-linux, arm-linux, macos-latest]
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ jobs:
     name: cap-std-ext
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
-      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 6.1.0
+      QEMU_BUILD_VERSION: 7.0.0
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # cap-std-ext only builds on Linux at the moment.