diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d6bceeb..b6459a7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ num_cpus = "1"
 crossbeam = "0.8"
 ff = { version = "0.2.1", package = "fff" }
 blake2b_simd = "0.5.8"
-bellperson = { version = "0.11", default-features = false }
+bellperson = { version = "0.12", default-features = false }
 groupy = "0.3.0"
 rand_chacha = "0.2.1"
 rayon = "1.2.1"