diff --git a/hugr-llvm/Cargo.toml b/hugr-llvm/Cargo.toml
index ce5cd278df..fd80354572 100644
--- a/hugr-llvm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hugr-llvm/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ llvm14-0 = ["inkwell/llvm14-0"]
 
 
 [dependencies]
-inkwell = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false }
+inkwell = { version = "0.5.0", default-features = false }
 hugr-core = { path = "../hugr-core", version = "0.13.3" }
 anyhow = "1.0.83"
 itertools.workspace = true