diff --git a/circuits/cpp/bootstrap.sh b/circuits/cpp/bootstrap.sh
index 74347c5412b..0462e0085f6 100755
--- a/circuits/cpp/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/circuits/cpp/bootstrap.sh
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ if [ "$OS" == "macos" ]; then
     PRESET=default
   fi
 else
-  if [ "$(which clang++-15)" != "" ]; then
-    PRESET=clang15
+  if [ "$(which clang++-16)" != "" ]; then
+    PRESET=clang16
   else
     PRESET=default
   fi