diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0c9f4e1450..4718317de9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v12 v12.0.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20230525234035-dd9d682886f9 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20230525234030-28d5490b6b19 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7ac2f04560..d5844c0ad4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0 h1:Q92kusRqC1XV2MjkWETPvjJVqKetz1OzxZB7mHJLj
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
 github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v11 v11.0.0 h1:SwLgbjbFpQ1tf5vIbWexaZABezBSL8WmzP+foLyi0lE=
 github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v11 v11.0.0/go.mod h1:9btfEuCkOP7EDR9a7LqDXrfQ7dtWeGlDHt3buV5UyjY=
+github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v12 v12.0.0 h1:Wga02UaZXYF3p0LIeL5xFp09/RI7UhjfT2uB0mLrwlw=
+github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v12 v12.0.0/go.mod h1:a3PRoftJxxUzkQvgjC6sv7pKyJJK0ZsFVmH+eeEKQC4=
 github.com/cockroachdb/apd v1.1.0 h1:3LFP3629v+1aKXU5Q37mxmRxX/pIu1nijXydLShEq5I=
 github.com/cockroachdb/apd v1.1.0/go.mod h1:8Sl8LxpKi29FqWXR16WEFZRNSz3SoPzUzeMeY4+DwBQ=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd v0.0.0-20190321100706-95778dfbb74e/go.mod h1:F5haX7vjVVG0kc13fIWeqUViNPyEJxv/OmvnBo0Yme4=
diff --git a/internal/ext/wasm/wasm.go b/internal/ext/wasm/wasm.go
index 9a5dc690e9..9b10c08d52 100644
--- a/internal/ext/wasm/wasm.go
+++ b/internal/ext/wasm/wasm.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime/trace"
 	"strings"
 
-	wasmtime "github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v11"
+	wasmtime "github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v12"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/singleflight"
 
 	"github.com/sqlc-dev/sqlc/internal/info"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // This version must be updated whenever the wasmtime-go dependency is updated
-const wasmtimeVersion = `v11.0.0`
+const wasmtimeVersion = `v12.0.0`
 
 func cacheDir() (string, error) {
 	cache := os.Getenv("SQLCCACHE")