diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 62bd3b2..2d03406 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 # (jolt.fibers/kill!) and fiber pools (jolt.fibers/pool).  The dispatch input
 # overrides it for one run, to try the nightly or another release
 env:
-  JOLT_VERSION: ${{ inputs.jolt-version || 'v0.8.21' }}
+  JOLT_VERSION: ${{ inputs.jolt-version || 'v0.8.24' }}
 
 jobs:
   test:
diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index 10f01b1..b0ec627 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  {:test {:extra-paths ["test"]
          :extra-deps  {io.github.jlt-commons/writ
                        {:git/url "https://github.com/jlt-commons/writ"
-                        :git/sha "4055b495575e5ddd806b155e25a6678b31153761"}}
+                        :git/sha "aab0997d23d532951b0a201c22ebe2138cdf4104"}}
          :main-opts   ["-m" "ensemble.runner"]}
   :bench {:extra-paths ["bench"]
           :main-opts   ["-m" "ensemble.bench"]}}}