diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9b216f62..e8fe752c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ categories = ["hardware-support", "no-std"]
 [dependencies]
 log = "0.4"
 bitflags = "2.3.0"
-zerocopy = "0.6.1"
+zerocopy = { version = "0.7.5", features = ["derive"] }
 
 [features]
 default = ["alloc"]
 alloc = ["zerocopy/alloc"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-zerocopy = { version = "0.6.1", features = ["alloc"] }
+zerocopy = { version = "0.7.5", features = ["alloc"] }
diff --git a/src/device/blk.rs b/src/device/blk.rs
index a9ddfb29..bfdc5f89 100644
--- a/src/device/blk.rs
+++ b/src/device/blk.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::volatile::{volread, Volatile};
 use crate::{Error, Result};
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 use log::info;
-use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes};
+use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes, FromZeroes};
 
 const QUEUE: u16 = 0;
 const QUEUE_SIZE: u16 = 16;
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ impl Default for BlkReq {
 
 /// Response of a VirtIOBlk request.
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(AsBytes, Debug, FromBytes)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Debug, FromBytes, FromZeroes)]
 pub struct BlkResp {
     status: RespStatus,
 }
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ enum ReqType {
 
 /// Status of a VirtIOBlk request.
 #[repr(transparent)]
-#[derive(AsBytes, Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, FromBytes, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, FromBytes, FromZeroes, PartialEq)]
 pub struct RespStatus(u8);
 
 impl RespStatus {
diff --git a/src/device/gpu.rs b/src/device/gpu.rs
index e19b7807..6a492986 100644
--- a/src/device/gpu.rs
+++ b/src/device/gpu.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{pages, Error, Result, PAGE_SIZE};
 use alloc::boxed::Box;
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 use log::info;
-use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes};
+use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes, FromZeroes};
 
 const QUEUE_SIZE: u16 = 2;
 const SUPPORTED_FEATURES: Features = Features::RING_EVENT_IDX;
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ impl<H: Hal, T: Transport> VirtIOGpu<H, T> {
             negotiated_features.contains(Features::RING_EVENT_IDX),
         )?;
 
-        let queue_buf_send = FromBytes::new_box_slice_zeroed(PAGE_SIZE);
-        let queue_buf_recv = FromBytes::new_box_slice_zeroed(PAGE_SIZE);
+        let queue_buf_send = FromZeroes::new_box_slice_zeroed(PAGE_SIZE);
+        let queue_buf_recv = FromZeroes::new_box_slice_zeroed(PAGE_SIZE);
 
         transport.finish_init();
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ bitflags! {
 }
 
 #[repr(transparent)]
-#[derive(AsBytes, Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, FromBytes)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, FromBytes, FromZeroes)]
 struct Command(u32);
 
 impl Command {
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ impl Command {
 const GPU_FLAG_FENCE: u32 = 1 << 0;
 
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(AsBytes, Debug, Clone, Copy, FromBytes)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Debug, Clone, Copy, FromBytes, FromZeroes)]
 struct CtrlHeader {
     hdr_type: Command,
     flags: u32,
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ impl CtrlHeader {
 }
 
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(AsBytes, Debug, Copy, Clone, Default, FromBytes)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Debug, Copy, Clone, Default, FromBytes, FromZeroes)]
 struct Rect {
     x: u32,
     y: u32,
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ struct Rect {
 }
 
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Debug, FromBytes)]
+#[derive(Debug, FromBytes, FromZeroes)]
 struct RespDisplayInfo {
     header: CtrlHeader,
     rect: Rect,
diff --git a/src/device/input.rs b/src/device/input.rs
index c277b649..0d5799ee 100644
--- a/src/device/input.rs
+++ b/src/device/input.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::volatile::{volread, volwrite, ReadOnly, WriteOnly};
 use crate::Result;
 use alloc::boxed::Box;
 use core::ptr::NonNull;
-use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes};
+use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes, FromZeroes};
 
 /// Virtual human interface devices such as keyboards, mice and tablets.
 ///
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct DevIDs {
 /// Both queues use the same `virtio_input_event` struct. `type`, `code` and `value`
 /// are filled according to the Linux input layer (evdev) interface.
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(AsBytes, Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, FromBytes)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, FromBytes, FromZeroes)]
 pub struct InputEvent {
     /// Event type.
     pub event_type: u16,
diff --git a/src/device/net.rs b/src/device/net.rs
index 522997e4..b32cd725 100644
--- a/src/device/net.rs
+++ b/src/device/net.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use alloc::{vec, vec::Vec};
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 use core::{convert::TryInto, mem::size_of};
 use log::{debug, warn};
-use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes};
+use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes, FromZeroes};
 
 const MAX_BUFFER_LEN: usize = 65535;
 const MIN_BUFFER_LEN: usize = 1526;
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ type EthernetAddress = [u8; 6];
 /// and buffers for incoming packets are placed in the receiveq1. . .receiveqN.
 /// In each case, the packet itself is preceded by a header.
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(AsBytes, Debug, Default, FromBytes)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Debug, Default, FromBytes, FromZeroes)]
 pub struct VirtioNetHdr {
     flags: Flags,
     gso_type: GsoType,
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ pub struct VirtioNetHdr {
     // payload starts from here
 }
 
-#[derive(AsBytes, Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, FromBytes, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, FromBytes, FromZeroes, PartialEq)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
 struct Flags(u8);
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ bitflags! {
 }
 
 #[repr(transparent)]
-#[derive(AsBytes, Debug, Copy, Clone, Default, Eq, FromBytes, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Debug, Copy, Clone, Default, Eq, FromBytes, FromZeroes, PartialEq)]
 struct GsoType(u8);
 
 impl GsoType {
diff --git a/src/device/socket/connectionmanager.rs b/src/device/socket/connectionmanager.rs
index 1a6915f6..f873cdca 100644
--- a/src/device/socket/connectionmanager.rs
+++ b/src/device/socket/connectionmanager.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use core::cmp::min;
 use core::convert::TryInto;
 use core::hint::spin_loop;
 use log::debug;
-use zerocopy::FromBytes;
+use zerocopy::FromZeroes;
 
 const PER_CONNECTION_BUFFER_CAPACITY: usize = 1024;
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ struct RingBuffer {
 impl RingBuffer {
     pub fn new(capacity: usize) -> Self {
         Self {
-            buffer: FromBytes::new_box_slice_zeroed(capacity),
+            buffer: FromZeroes::new_box_slice_zeroed(capacity),
             used: 0,
             start: 0,
         }
diff --git a/src/device/socket/protocol.rs b/src/device/socket/protocol.rs
index ab0650b0..00ca7c06 100644
--- a/src/device/socket/protocol.rs
+++ b/src/device/socket/protocol.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use core::{
 };
 use zerocopy::{
     byteorder::{LittleEndian, U16, U32, U64},
-    AsBytes, FromBytes,
+    AsBytes, FromBytes, FromZeroes,
 };
 
 /// Well-known CID for the host.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub struct VirtioVsockConfig {
 
 /// The message header for data packets sent on the tx/rx queues
 #[repr(packed)]
-#[derive(AsBytes, Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, FromBytes, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, FromBytes, FromZeroes, PartialEq)]
 pub struct VirtioVsockHdr {
     pub src_cid: U64<LittleEndian>,
     pub dst_cid: U64<LittleEndian>,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pub struct VsockAddr {
 }
 
 /// An event sent to the event queue
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, AsBytes, FromBytes)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, AsBytes, FromBytes, FromZeroes)]
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct VirtioVsockEvent {
     // ID from the virtio_vsock_event_id struct in the virtio spec
diff --git a/src/device/socket/vsock.rs b/src/device/socket/vsock.rs
index 2e9978a7..4578056e 100644
--- a/src/device/socket/vsock.rs
+++ b/src/device/socket/vsock.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use alloc::boxed::Box;
 use core::mem::size_of;
 use core::ptr::{null_mut, NonNull};
 use log::debug;
-use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes};
+use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes, FromZeroes};
 
 pub(crate) const RX_QUEUE_IDX: u16 = 0;
 pub(crate) const TX_QUEUE_IDX: u16 = 1;
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ impl<H: Hal, T: Transport> VirtIOSocket<H, T> {
         // Allocate and add buffers for the RX queue.
         let mut rx_queue_buffers = [null_mut(); QUEUE_SIZE];
         for (i, rx_queue_buffer) in rx_queue_buffers.iter_mut().enumerate() {
-            let mut buffer: Box<[u8; RX_BUFFER_SIZE]> = FromBytes::new_box_zeroed();
+            let mut buffer: Box<[u8; RX_BUFFER_SIZE]> = FromZeroes::new_box_zeroed();
             // Safe because the buffer lives as long as the queue, as specified in the function
             // safety requirement, and we don't access it until it is popped.
             let token = unsafe { rx.add(&[], &mut [buffer.as_mut_slice()]) }?;
diff --git a/src/hal/fake.rs b/src/hal/fake.rs
index fde129f1..f3737e2a 100644
--- a/src/hal/fake.rs
+++ b/src/hal/fake.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use core::{
     alloc::Layout,
     ptr::{self, NonNull},
 };
-use zerocopy::FromBytes;
+use zerocopy::FromZeroes;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct FakeHal;
diff --git a/src/queue.rs b/src/queue.rs
index 3257b359..cc103256 100644
--- a/src/queue.rs
+++ b/src/queue.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use core::mem::{size_of, take};
 use core::ptr;
 use core::ptr::NonNull;
 use core::sync::atomic::{fence, Ordering};
-use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes};
+use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes, FromZeroes};
 
 /// The mechanism for bulk data transport on virtio devices.
 ///
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl<H: Hal, const SIZE: usize> VirtQueue<H, SIZE> {
         let avail = layout.avail_vaddr().cast();
         let used = layout.used_vaddr().cast();
 
-        let mut desc_shadow: [Descriptor; SIZE] = FromBytes::new_zeroed();
+        let mut desc_shadow: [Descriptor; SIZE] = FromZeroes::new_zeroed();
         // Link descriptors together.
         for i in 0..(size - 1) {
             desc_shadow[i as usize].next = i + 1;
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ fn queue_part_sizes(queue_size: u16) -> (usize, usize, usize) {
 }
 
 #[repr(C, align(16))]
-#[derive(AsBytes, Clone, Debug, FromBytes)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Clone, Debug, FromBytes, FromZeroes)]
 pub(crate) struct Descriptor {
     addr: u64,
     len: u32,
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ impl Descriptor {
 }
 
 /// Descriptor flags
-#[derive(AsBytes, Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, FromBytes, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(AsBytes, Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, FromBytes, FromZeroes, PartialEq)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
 struct DescFlags(u16);
 
@@ -818,7 +818,6 @@ pub(crate) fn fake_read_write_queue<const QUEUE_SIZE: usize>(
     handler: impl FnOnce(Vec<u8>) -> Vec<u8>,
 ) {
     use core::{ops::Deref, slice};
-    use zerocopy::LayoutVerified;
 
     let available_ring = queue_driver_area as *const AvailRing<QUEUE_SIZE>;
     let used_ring = queue_device_area as *mut UsedRing<QUEUE_SIZE>;
@@ -842,7 +841,7 @@ pub(crate) fn fake_read_write_queue<const QUEUE_SIZE: usize>(
 
             // Loop through all input descriptors in the indirect descriptor list, reading data from
             // them.
-            let indirect_descriptor_list: &[Descriptor] = LayoutVerified::new_slice(
+            let indirect_descriptor_list: &[Descriptor] = zerocopy::Ref::new_slice(
                 slice::from_raw_parts(descriptor.addr as *const u8, descriptor.len as usize),
             )
             .unwrap()