diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6734e08dc..5db1612a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build Examples
       uses: espressif/esp-idf-ci-action@v1
       with:
-        esp_idf_version: release-v5.4
+        esp_idf_version: v5.5.1
         target: ${{ matrix.test.target }}
         path: ${{ matrix.test.path }}
         command: ${{ matrix.test.command || 'idf.py build' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
index 6ae590a73..521cce00f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,5 @@ jobs:
         # Do not build the project and do not use cmake to generate compile_commands.json
         use_cmake: false
 
-        # Use the 5.4 release version since it's what we build with
-        esp_idf_version: release/v5.4
-
         # (Optional) cppcheck args
         cppcheck_args: -i$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/lib -i$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/components/state_machine/example/main  -i$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/components/hid-rp/include/hid --check-level=exhaustive --force --enable=all --inline-suppr --inconclusive --platform=mips32 --suppressions-list=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/suppressions.txt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53091b0a3..fab6a80a8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This is the repository for some c++ components developed for the
 [ESP-IDF](https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf) framework. Specifically we are
-targeting `ESP-IDF 5.4` currently.
+targeting `ESP-IDF 5.5.1` currently.
 
 > NOTE: This repo attempts to stay up to date with ESP-IDF. This means that the
 > code within may not be supported on older ESP-IDF targets.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ If you have questions or would like to chat, feel free to hop over to our discor
 ## Getting Started
 
 The components in this repository are targeted towards ESP-IDF >=5.0, though
-they are mainly tested against 5.4 right now.
+they are mainly tested against 5.5.1 right now.
 
 To use the components in this repository, you have a few options: