diff --git a/contrib/pkginstaller/Makefile b/contrib/pkginstaller/Makefile
index b1d3e36c33..ac3ab872d5 100644
--- a/contrib/pkginstaller/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/pkginstaller/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ else
 	GOARCH:=$(ARCH)
 endif
 GVPROXY_VERSION ?= 0.7.2
-QEMU_VERSION ?= 8.0.0-1
+QEMU_VERSION ?= 8.2.1-1
 GVPROXY_RELEASE_URL ?= https://github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock/releases/download/v$(GVPROXY_VERSION)/gvproxy-darwin
 QEMU_RELEASE_URL ?= https://github.com/containers/podman-machine-qemu/releases/download/v$(QEMU_VERSION)/podman-machine-qemu-$(ARCH)-$(QEMU_VERSION).tar.xz
 PACKAGE_DIR ?= out/packaging