diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d0bc6dfb..d4adb24d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "mozim",
  "netlink-packet-core",
- "netlink-packet-route",
+ "netlink-packet-route 0.20.0",
  "netlink-packet-utils",
  "netlink-sys",
  "nftables",
@@ -1450,6 +1450,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "netlink-packet-utils",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "netlink-packet-route"
+version = "0.20.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a37142a3d25dff78c49e99c27244827409717366287ff229b16e36cfeee17cf1"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "bitflags 2.5.0",
+ "byteorder",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "netlink-packet-core",
+ "netlink-packet-utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "netlink-packet-utils"
 version = "0.5.2"
@@ -1515,7 +1530,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "log",
  "mptcp-pm",
- "netlink-packet-route",
+ "netlink-packet-route 0.19.0",
  "netlink-packet-utils",
  "netlink-sys",
  "rtnetlink",
@@ -1879,7 +1894,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "log",
  "netlink-packet-core",
- "netlink-packet-route",
+ "netlink-packet-route 0.19.0",
  "netlink-packet-utils",
  "netlink-proto",
  "netlink-sys",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 493c4b9f..440c876c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ nix = { version = "0.29.0", features = ["sched", "signal", "user"] }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 sha2 = "0.10.8"
 netlink-packet-utils = "0.5.2"
-netlink-packet-route = "0.19.0"
+netlink-packet-route = "0.20.0"
 netlink-packet-core = "0.7.0"
 nftables = "0.4"
 fs2 = "0.4.3"
diff --git a/src/network/core_utils.rs b/src/network/core_utils.rs
index 8638f98f..34f0caf3 100644
--- a/src/network/core_utils.rs
+++ b/src/network/core_utils.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::network::{constants, internal_types, types};
 use crate::wrap;
 use ipnet::IpNet;
 use log::debug;
+use netlink_packet_route::link::{IpVlanMode, MacVlanMode};
 use nix::sched;
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha512};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -19,18 +20,6 @@ use sysctl::{Sysctl, SysctlError};
 
 use super::netlink;
 
-pub const IPVLAN_MODE_L2: u16 = 0;
-pub const IPVLAN_MODE_L3: u16 = 1;
-pub const IPVLAN_MODE_L3S: u16 = 2;
-
-// const were removed upstream:
-// https://github.com/rust-netlink/netlink-packet-route/issues/88
-pub const MACVLAN_MODE_PRIVATE: u32 = 1;
-pub const MACVLAN_MODE_VEPA: u32 = 2;
-pub const MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE: u32 = 4;
-pub const MACVLAN_MODE_PASSTHRU: u32 = 8;
-pub const MACVLAN_MODE_SOURCE: u32 = 16;
-
 pub struct CoreUtils {
     pub networkns: String,
 }
@@ -229,14 +218,14 @@ impl CoreUtils {
         Ok(result)
     }
 
-    pub fn get_macvlan_mode_from_string(mode: Option<&str>) -> NetavarkResult<u32> {
+    pub fn get_macvlan_mode_from_string(mode: Option<&str>) -> NetavarkResult<MacVlanMode> {
         match mode {
             // default to bridge when unset
-            None | Some("") | Some("bridge") => Ok(MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE),
-            Some("private") => Ok(MACVLAN_MODE_PRIVATE),
-            Some("vepa") => Ok(MACVLAN_MODE_VEPA),
-            Some("passthru") => Ok(MACVLAN_MODE_PASSTHRU),
-            Some("source") => Ok(MACVLAN_MODE_SOURCE),
+            None | Some("") | Some("bridge") => Ok(MacVlanMode::Bridge),
+            Some("private") => Ok(MacVlanMode::Private),
+            Some("vepa") => Ok(MacVlanMode::Vepa),
+            Some("passthru") => Ok(MacVlanMode::Passthrough),
+            Some("source") => Ok(MacVlanMode::Source),
             // default to bridge
             Some(name) => Err(NetavarkError::msg(format!(
                 "invalid macvlan mode \"{name}\""
@@ -244,12 +233,12 @@ impl CoreUtils {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_ipvlan_mode_from_string(mode: Option<&str>) -> NetavarkResult<u16> {
+    pub fn get_ipvlan_mode_from_string(mode: Option<&str>) -> NetavarkResult<IpVlanMode> {
         match mode {
             // default to l2 when unset
-            None | Some("") | Some("l2") => Ok(IPVLAN_MODE_L2),
-            Some("l3") => Ok(IPVLAN_MODE_L3),
-            Some("l3s") => Ok(IPVLAN_MODE_L3S),
+            None | Some("") | Some("l2") => Ok(IpVlanMode::L2),
+            Some("l3") => Ok(IpVlanMode::L3),
+            Some("l3s") => Ok(IpVlanMode::L3S),
             Some(name) => Err(NetavarkError::msg(format!(
                 "invalid ipvlan mode \"{name}\""
             ))),
diff --git a/src/network/netlink.rs b/src/network/netlink.rs
index c95a67b4..0c0d6d08 100644
--- a/src/network/netlink.rs
+++ b/src/network/netlink.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ use netlink_packet_core::{
 };
 use netlink_packet_route::{
     address::AddressMessage,
-    link::{InfoData, InfoKind, LinkAttribute, LinkInfo},
-    link::{LinkFlag, LinkMessage},
+    link::{InfoData, InfoKind, LinkAttribute, LinkFlags, LinkInfo, LinkMessage},
     route::{RouteAddress, RouteMessage, RouteProtocol, RouteScope, RouteType},
     AddressFamily, RouteNetlinkMessage,
 };
@@ -395,8 +394,8 @@ impl Socket {
             LinkID::Name(name) => msg.attributes.push(LinkAttribute::IfName(name)),
         }
 
-        msg.header.flags = vec![LinkFlag::Up];
-        msg.header.change_mask = vec![LinkFlag::Up];
+        msg.header.flags = LinkFlags::Up;
+        msg.header.change_mask = LinkFlags::Up;
 
         let result = self.make_netlink_request(
             RouteNetlinkMessage::SetLink(msg),
diff --git a/src/network/vlan.rs b/src/network/vlan.rs
index 6434d942..f5b6b522 100644
--- a/src/network/vlan.rs
+++ b/src/network/vlan.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ use log::{debug, error};
 use std::os::fd::BorrowedFd;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, net::IpAddr};
 
-use netlink_packet_route::link::{InfoData, InfoIpVlan, InfoKind, InfoMacVlan, LinkAttribute};
+use netlink_packet_route::link::{
+    InfoData, InfoIpVlan, InfoKind, InfoMacVlan, IpVlanMode, LinkAttribute, MacVlanMode,
+};
 use rand::distributions::{Alphanumeric, DistString};
 
 use crate::network::macvlan_dhcp::{get_dhcp_lease, release_dhcp_lease};
@@ -30,14 +32,14 @@ enum KindData {
         /// static mac address
         mac_address: Option<Vec<u8>>,
         /// macvlan mode
-        mode: u32,
+        mode: MacVlanMode,
 
         // IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_CUTOFF option if set
         bclim: Option<i32>,
     },
     IpVlan {
         /// ipvlan mode
-        mode: u16,
+        mode: IpVlanMode,
     },
 }