diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml.in b/rust/Cargo.toml.in
index cdd4fd93ef..d9a6708921 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml.in
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml.in
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.85.0"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
+base64 = "~0.22.1"
 brotli = "~8.0.1"
 # clap 4.5.58 requires clap_lex 1 which requires edition2024
 clap = { version = "=4.5.57", default-features = false, features = ["std", "derive", "help", "usage"] }
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ sha1 = "~0.10.6"
 md-5 = "~0.10.6"
 regex.workspace = true
 lazy_static = "~1.5.0"
-base64 = "~0.22.1"
+base64.workspace = true
 bendy = { version = "~0.3.3", default-features = false }
 asn1-rs = { version = "~0.6.2" }
 humantime = "~2.3.0"
diff --git a/rust/htp/Cargo.toml.in b/rust/htp/Cargo.toml.in
index 1e655bb455..0e261237ba 100644
--- a/rust/htp/Cargo.toml.in
+++ b/rust/htp/Cargo.toml.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ include = [
 crate-type = ["staticlib", "rlib", "cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
-base64 = "0.22.1"
+base64.workspace = true
 bstr = "1.12.0"
 libc = "0.2"
 nom = "8.0.0"