diff --git a/tools/freebayes/freebayes.xml b/tools/freebayes/freebayes.xml
index 9f8de0180ad..a83c583c167 100644
--- a/tools/freebayes/freebayes.xml
+++ b/tools/freebayes/freebayes.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
         <import>macros.xml</import>
     </macros>
     <expand macro="requirements">
-        <requirement type="package" version="5.1.0">gawk</requirement>
-        <requirement type="package" version="20211222">parallel</requirement>
+        <requirement type="package" version="5.3.1">gawk</requirement>
+        <requirement type="package" version="20240922">parallel</requirement>
     </expand>
     <expand macro="version_command" />
     <command detect_errors="exit_code"><![CDATA[
diff --git a/tools/freebayes/macros.xml b/tools/freebayes/macros.xml
index 59a38b4dd04..5bca638d9c8 100644
--- a/tools/freebayes/macros.xml
+++ b/tools/freebayes/macros.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <macros>
-    <token name="@TOOL_VERSION@">1.3.6</token>
+    <token name="@TOOL_VERSION@">1.3.8</token>
     <xml name="requirements">
         <requirements>
             <requirement type="package" version="@TOOL_VERSION@">freebayes</requirement>
-            <requirement type="package" version="1.14">samtools</requirement>
+            <requirement type="package" version="1.21">samtools</requirement>
             <yield />
         </requirements>
     </xml>