diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d6c5e3b..0dbcaf8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ members = ["examples/*"]
 exit_safely = { path = "." }
 
 autocfg = "1.5.1"
-ninja-build_rs = "0.2.1"
+ninja-build_rs = "0.5.3"
 try_v2 = "0.9.2"