diff --git a/tools/asdf-tools.asd b/tools/asdf-tools.asd
index d764ff685fbad9c01748e29973b3014821b7b861..e440e6fc55144be8fb1b4e5195a538bcf6e9f2d1 100644
--- a/tools/asdf-tools.asd
+++ b/tools/asdf-tools.asd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (defsystem "asdf-tools"
   :description "tools to build, test, maintain and release ASDF itself"
   :depends-on ((:version "asdf" "3.1.2")
-               (:version "inferior-shell" "2.0.0")
+               (:version "inferior-shell" "2.0.2")
                (:version "cl-ppcre" "2.0.4")
                (:version "lisp-invocation" "1.0.2")
                (:feature :sbcl "sb-introspect")