diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 8772e50efa..b350b487a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd $LibrariesPath
 
-          git clone -b 1.16 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland
+          git clone -b 1.18.0 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland
           cd wayland
           ./autogen.sh \
           --enable-static \
diff --git a/docs/building-cmake.md b/docs/building-cmake.md
index e78bcabf6d..ec28810ac1 100644
--- a/docs/building-cmake.md
+++ b/docs/building-cmake.md
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Go to ***BuildPath*** and run
     sudo make install_sw
     cd ..
 
-    git clone -b 1.16 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland
+    git clone -b 1.18.0 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland
     cd wayland
     ./autogen.sh \
     --enable-static \