diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a8bc1b1..cb61a22 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ else ()
 endif ()
 
 # find c++utilities
-find_package(c++utilities 4.13.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(c++utilities 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # include modules to apply configuration
diff --git a/paletteeditor/paletteeditor.h b/paletteeditor/paletteeditor.h
index 99d5579..81439b8 100644
--- a/paletteeditor/paletteeditor.h
+++ b/paletteeditor/paletteeditor.h
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "../global.h"
 
-#include <c++utilities/conversion/types.h>
-
 #include <QDialog>
 #include <QItemDelegate>