diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38347fe..4bb5188 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ DEPS_CLJ_TOOLS_VERSION=1.11.1.1165 bb clojure
 ## Unreleased
 
 - Support older CPUs for native-image builds
+- [#120](https://github.com/borkdude/deps.clj/issues/120): Use `java.nio` for writeable check rather than `java.io.File/canWrite`
 
 ## 1.11.1.1429
 
diff --git a/src/borkdude/deps.clj b/src/borkdude/deps.clj
index 85609b5..d5381be 100755
--- a/src/borkdude/deps.clj
+++ b/src/borkdude/deps.clj
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ public class ClojureToolsDownloader {
               (.getPath (io/file xdg-config-home "clojure")))
             (.getPath (io/file config-dir ".cpcache")))]
     (if (.exists (io/file deps-edn))
-      (if (-> (io/file (or *dir* ".")) (.canWrite))
+      (if (-> (io/file (or *dir* ".")) (.toPath) (java.nio.file.Files/isWritable))
         {:cache-dir (.getPath (io/file *dir* ".cpcache"))
          :cache-dir-key *dir*}
         ;; can't write to *dir*/.cpcache