diff --git a/.vscode/cmake-kits.json b/.vscode/cmake-kits.json
index 8e3bae6d6..7eb6ec0a4 100644
--- a/.vscode/cmake-kits.json
+++ b/.vscode/cmake-kits.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "name": "avr-gcc",
         "toolchainFile": "${workspaceFolder}/cmake/AvrGcc.cmake",
         "cmakeSettings": {
-            "CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM": "${workspaceFolder}/.dependencies/ninja-1.10.2/ninja",
+            "CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM": "${workspaceFolder}/.dependencies/ninja-1.12.1/ninja",
             "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release"
         }
     }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b766a776a..26b333d6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ The workflow should be pretty straightforward for anyone with development experi
 Building with cmake requires:
 
 - cmake >= 3.22.5
-- ninja >= 1.10.2 (optional, but recommended)
+- ninja >= 1.12.1 (optional, but recommended)
 
 Python >= 3.6 is also required with the following modules:
 
diff --git a/utils/bootstrap.py b/utils/bootstrap.py
index fb4c36b0a..45e2a4658 100755
--- a/utils/bootstrap.py
+++ b/utils/bootstrap.py
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ dependencies_dir = project_root_dir / '.dependencies'
 # yapf: disable
 dependencies = {
     'ninja': {
-        'version': '1.10.2',
+        'version': '1.12.1',
         'url': {
-            'Linux': 'https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.10.2/ninja-linux.zip',
-            'Windows': 'https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.10.2/ninja-win.zip',
-            'Darwin': 'https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.10.2/ninja-mac.zip',
+            'Linux': 'https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.12.1/ninja-linux.zip',
+            'Windows': 'https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.12.1/ninja-win.zip',
+            'Darwin': 'https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.12.1/ninja-mac.zip',
         },
     },
     'cmake': {