diff --git a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/barretenberg.code-workspace b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/barretenberg.code-workspace
index d3709dc0976..0995a1c0c9f 100644
--- a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/barretenberg.code-workspace
+++ b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/barretenberg.code-workspace
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
             "editor.defaultFormatter": "llvm-vs-code-extensions.vscode-clangd"
         },
         "cmake.configureArgs": [
-            "--preset clang15",
+            "--preset clang16",
             "-G Ninja",
             "-g"
         ],
diff --git a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/bootstrap.sh b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/bootstrap.sh
index 869bbc9c885..4cc41dfb740 100755
--- a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/bootstrap.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if [ "$OS" == "macos" ]; then
   PRESET=default
 else
   if [ "$(which clang++-15)" != "" ]; then
-    PRESET=clang15
+    PRESET=clang16
   else
     PRESET=default
   fi
diff --git a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/sol/bootstrap.sh b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/sol/bootstrap.sh
index fa9a85bbf06..03f5d31909c 100755
--- a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/sol/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/sol/bootstrap.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ cd ../../sol
 
 echo "Building c++ binaries..."
 cd ../cpp
-cmake --preset clang15
-cmake --build --preset clang15 --target solidity_key_gen solidity_proof_gen
+cmake --preset clang16
+cmake --build --preset clang16 --target solidity_key_gen solidity_proof_gen
 cd ../sol
 
 echo "Generating keys..."