diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bb11a37895..ca204952ed 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr/v4 v4.0.0-20230321174746-8dcc6526cfb1
-	github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v5 v5.0.0
+	github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v8 v8.0.0
 	github.com/cubicdaiya/gonp v1.0.4
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.7.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 278b325e99..d5c7c60d10 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr/v4 v4.0.0-20230321174746-8dcc6526cfb1 h
 github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr/v4 v4.0.0-20230321174746-8dcc6526cfb1/go.mod h1:pSwJ0fSY5KhvocuWSx4fz3BA8OrA1bQn+K1Eli3BRwM=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0 h1:Q92kusRqC1XV2MjkWETPvjJVqKetz1OzxZB7mHJLju8=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
-github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v5 v5.0.0 h1:Ue3eBDElMrdzWoUtr7uPr7NeDZriuR5oIivp5EHknQU=
-github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v5 v5.0.0/go.mod h1:KcecyOqumZrvLnlaEIMFRbBaQeUYNvsbPjAEVho1Fcs=
+github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v8 v8.0.0 h1:jP4sqm2PHgm3+eQ50zCoCdIyQFkIL/Rtkw6TT8OYPFI=
+github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v8 v8.0.0/go.mod h1:tgazNLU7xSC2gfRAM8L4WyE+dgs5yp9FF5/tGebEQyM=
 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 fe607a3326..1d04ea176a 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/v5"
+	wasmtime "github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v8"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/singleflight"
 
 	"github.com/kyleconroy/sqlc/internal/info"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // This version must be updated whenever the wasmtime-go dependency is updated
-const wasmtimeVersion = `v5.0.0`
+const wasmtimeVersion = `v8.0.0`
 
 func cacheDir() (string, error) {
 	cache := os.Getenv("SQLCCACHE")