diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a5a31be..22eab52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Release Builds
 on: push
 
 env:
-  SME_DEPS_COMMON_VERSION: "2024.01.23"
+  SME_DEPS_COMMON_VERSION: "2024.03.28"
   DUNE_COPASI_VERSION: "master"
 
 jobs:
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ jobs:
       run:
         shell: bash
     steps:
-      - name: Add llvm repo for clang 17 & install
+      - name: Add llvm repo for clang 18 & install
         run: |
           sudo wget -O - https://apt.llvm.org/llvm-snapshot.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
-          sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://apt.llvm.org/focal/ llvm-toolchain-focal-17 main"
+          sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://apt.llvm.org/focal/ llvm-toolchain-focal-18 main"
           sudo apt update -yy
-          sudo apt install -yy clang-17
+          sudo apt install -yy clang-18
       - name: Set clang version
         run: |
           sudo update-alternatives --remove-all clang || echo "nothing to remove"
           sudo update-alternatives --remove-all clang++ || echo "nothing to remove"
-          sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang clang /usr/bin/clang-17 100
-          sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang++ clang++ /usr/bin/clang++-17 100
+          sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang clang /usr/bin/clang-18 100
+          sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang++ clang++ /usr/bin/clang++-18 100
       - name: Disable system blas/lapack
         run: |
           sudo rm /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libblas*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 776f2b8..0c61c4c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This contains all of the libraries from [sme_deps_common](https://github.com/spa
 
 Get the latest versions here:
 
-- linux (clang 17 / Ubuntu 20.04): [sme_deps_linux.tgz](https://github.com/spatial-model-editor/sme_deps/releases/latest/download/sme_deps_linux.tgz)
+- linux (clang 18 / Ubuntu 20.04): [sme_deps_linux.tgz](https://github.com/spatial-model-editor/sme_deps/releases/latest/download/sme_deps_linux.tgz)
 - osx (Xcode 14.3 / macOS 13): [sme_deps_osx.tgz](https://github.com/spatial-model-editor/sme_deps/releases/latest/download/sme_deps_osx.tgz)
 - win64-mingw (mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc 13): [sme_deps_win64-mingw.tgz](https://github.com/spatial-model-editor/sme_deps/releases/latest/download/sme_deps_win64-mingw.tgz)