diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b98321f..6d3d02e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           - kernel: 'LATEST'
             runs_on: ubuntu-24.04
             arch: 'x86_64'
-            llvm-version: '17'
+            llvm-version: '18'
             pahole: 'master'
     name: ${{ matrix.kernel }} kernel llvm-${{ matrix.llvm-version }} pahole@${{ matrix.pahole }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/vmtest.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vmtest.yml b/.github/workflows/vmtest.yml
index d9b2ed5..d6ea86d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vmtest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vmtest.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ on:
       llvm-version:
         description: 'llvm version'
         required: false
-        default: '17'
+        default: '18'
         type: string
 jobs:
   vmtest: