diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d72673ac..a6d7838c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [submodule "lib/i3ipcpp"]
 	path = lib/i3ipcpp
 	url = https://github.com/jaagr/i3ipcpp
-	branch = v0.4.1
+	branch = v0.5.0
 [submodule "lib/xpp"]
 	path = lib/xpp
 	url = https://github.com/jaagr/xpp
-	branch = 1.2.2
+	branch = 1.3.0
diff --git a/lib/i3ipcpp b/lib/i3ipcpp
index 0541b461..f0a38bb6 160000
--- a/lib/i3ipcpp
+++ b/lib/i3ipcpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0541b461b4a02177103248e175c05978bd552a72
+Subproject commit f0a38bb6da974562874eadeada162aa03e3760dc
diff --git a/lib/xpp b/lib/xpp
index 58d0fe30..bf55ef91 160000
--- a/lib/xpp
+++ b/lib/xpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 58d0fe30b41c4ad4aad215868e7f265ba07b50ca
+Subproject commit bf55ef910846851d9b98084f7e82da5860951b87