diff --git a/test/common/config/pkgdep/git b/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
index cee1b8ee2..098d18be8 100644
--- a/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
+++ b/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ ICE_VERSION=1.8.8
 BPFTRACE_VERSION=v0.15.0
 
 VFIO_QEMU_BRANCH=${VFIO_QEMU_BRANCH:-vfio-user-dbfix}
-VANILLA_QEMU_BRANCH=${VANILLA_QEMU_BRANCH:-v6.2.0}
+VANILLA_QEMU_BRANCH=${VANILLA_QEMU_BRANCH:-v7.0.0}
 BCC_BRANCH=${BCC_BRANCH:-6dac27d9}
 
 : ${GIT_REPO_SPDK=https://github.com/spdk/spdk.git}