diff --git a/sile.rockspec.in b/sile.rockspec.in
index e82459dd0..e50c7e493 100644
--- a/sile.rockspec.in
+++ b/sile.rockspec.in
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dependencies = {
    "luarepl == 0.10-1",
    "luasec == 1.3.2-1",
    "luasocket == 3.1.0-1",
-   "luautf8 == 0.1.5-2",
+   "luautf8 == 0.1.6-1",
    "penlight == 1.14.0-2",
    "vstruct == 2.1.1-1",
 }