diff --git a/test/common/config/pkgdep/git b/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
index e5ab0b2eec..1b03eb5018 100644
--- a/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
+++ b/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function install_rocksdb() {
 function install_fio() {
 	# This version of fio is installed in /usr/src/fio to enable
 	# building the spdk fio plugin.
-	local fio_version="fio-3.27"
+	local fio_version="fio-3.28"
 
 	if [ ! -d /usr/src/fio ]; then
 		if [ ! -d fio ]; then