diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 980eb0b9..63f4172c 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ usefulTasks := Seq(
   UsefulTask("", "testOnly *.YourSpec -- -t \"YourLabel\"", "Only runs tests with matching term")
 )
 
-val zioVersion = "2.0.0-RC4"
+val zioVersion = "2.0.0-RC5"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "dev.zio"                %% "zio"                     % zioVersion,