diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 50c6410..623aced 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 [submodule "cligen"]
 	path = cligen
 	url = https://github.com/c-blake/cligen
-	branch = tag/v1.2.0
+	branch = tag/v1.2.2
diff --git a/bump.nimble b/bump.nimble
index 601dbca..8f955c6 100644
--- a/bump.nimble
+++ b/bump.nimble
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-version = "1.8.23"
+version = "1.8.24"
 author = "disruptek"
 description = "a tiny tool to bump nimble versions"
 license = "MIT"
 
-requires "cligen >= 0.9.46 & < 2.0.0"
 requires "https://github.com/disruptek/cutelog >= 1.1.2 & < 2.0.0"
 
 bin = @["bump"]
 
+when (NimMajor, NimMinor) >= (1, 3):
+  requires "cligen >= 1.2.2 & < 2.0.0"
+else:
+  requires "cligen >= 0.9.46 & < 2.0.0"
+
 proc execCmd(cmd: string) =
   echo "execCmd:" & cmd
   exec cmd
diff --git a/cligen b/cligen
index a47c964..eb15f6d 160000
--- a/cligen
+++ b/cligen
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a47c964010b61c14b9d268ca7130d148ef404d48
+Subproject commit eb15f6dd9116fab137cd3e0a7909023b5a47d803