diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 72d5bd4..03c168f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RUN wget -c -O lapack.tar.gz https://github.com/Reference-LAPACK/lapack/archive/
     cp *.a /usr/local/lapack/lib
 
 ARG LIBXC_VERSION
-RUN wget -c -O libxc.tar.gz https://gitlab.com/libxc/libxc/-/archive/4.3.4/libxc-4.3.4.tar.gz && \
+RUN wget -c -O libxc.tar.gz https://gitlab.com/libxc/libxc/-/archive/${LIBXC_VERSION}/libxc-${LIBXC_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
     mkdir -p libxc && \
     tar xf libxc.tar.gz -C libxc --strip-components=1 && \
     cd libxc && \
diff --git a/build.json b/build.json
index b418694..dc4e2e8 100644
--- a/build.json
+++ b/build.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
             "default": "ubuntu:focal"
         },
         "LIBXC_VERSION": {
-            "default": "4.3.4"
+            "default": "5.2.3"
         },
         "GNU_COMPILER_VERSION": {
             "default": "7"