diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 822516b..8249231 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ steps:
         - latest
         - linux-amd64
         - ${DRONE_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}
-        - hugo-v0.108.0
+        - hugo-v0.109.0
       repo: immawanderer/${DRONE_REPO_NAME}
       username: immawanderer
       password:
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ trigger:
 
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 6bf216438f0cee5fa14d5a4dbbde1bacc6fe692efed7d65cf1140daea0a83f2a
+hmac: d77c6933e0b8562d8a0059f019fe64b80c3e998b2c987feb1d02a1a35ad30c7e
 
 ...
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
index 1e91355..12311c3 100644
--- a/Containerfile
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile-upstream:master-labs
 FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.18.9-alpine3.17 AS hugobuild
 
-ENV HUGO_VERSION 0.108.0
+ENV HUGO_VERSION 0.109.0
 
 # this could be so much simpler..
 # ref: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#adding-a-git-repository-add-git-ref-dir