diff --git a/dune-project b/dune-project
index 27d55bb37f..37448f6218 100644
--- a/dune-project
+++ b/dune-project
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(lang dune 3.7)
+(lang dune 3.18)
 
 (name odoc)
 
diff --git a/odoc-bench.opam b/odoc-bench.opam
index 568143a8cf..6dc2d0df76 100644
--- a/odoc-bench.opam
+++ b/odoc-bench.opam
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ depends: [
   "astring"
   "cmdliner" {>= "1.3.0"}
   "cppo" {build & >= "1.1.0"}
-  "dune" {>= "3.7.0"}
+  "dune" {>= "3.18.0"}
   "fpath"
   "ocaml" {>= "4.02.0"}
   "result"
diff --git a/odoc-driver.opam b/odoc-driver.opam
index fe2b160ce1..88cf393f6c 100644
--- a/odoc-driver.opam
+++ b/odoc-driver.opam
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ documentation for installed packages.
 depends: [
   "ocaml" {>= "5.1.0"}
   "odoc" {= version}
-  "dune" {>= "3.7.0"}
+  "dune" {>= "3.18.0"}
   "odoc-md"
   "bos"
   "fpath"
diff --git a/odoc-md.opam b/odoc-md.opam
index d972810064..9711940046 100644
--- a/odoc-md.opam
+++ b/odoc-md.opam
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ This package provides support for generating documentation from Markdown files.
 depends: [
   "ocaml" {>= "4.14.0"}
   "odoc" {= version}
-  "dune" {>= "3.7.0"}
+  "dune" {>= "3.18.0"}
   "cmarkit"
 ]
 
diff --git a/odoc-parser.opam b/odoc-parser.opam
index 1458575222..6d95b9dc04 100644
--- a/odoc-parser.opam
+++ b/odoc-parser.opam
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dev-repo: "git+https://github.com/ocaml/odoc.git"
 doc: "https://ocaml.github.io/odoc/odoc_parser"
 flags: [ avoid-version ]
 depends: [
-  "dune" {>= "3.7"}
+  "dune" {>= "3.18"}
   "ocaml" {>= "4.08.0" & < "5.4"}
   "astring"
   "result"
diff --git a/odoc.opam b/odoc.opam
index b6425ce4ae..d2c278c10c 100644
--- a/odoc.opam
+++ b/odoc.opam
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ depends: [
   "astring"
   "cmdliner" {>= "1.3.0"}
   "cppo" {build & >= "1.1.0"}
-  "dune" {>= "3.7.0"}
+  "dune" {>= "3.18.0"}
   "fpath"
   "ocaml" {>= "4.08.0" & < "5.4"}
   "result"
diff --git a/test/generators/dune b/test/generators/dune
index 697a31775b..3dce227299 100644
--- a/test/generators/dune
+++ b/test/generators/dune
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
   (>= %{ocaml_version} 4.04))
  (action
   (with-stdout-to
-   link.dune.inc.gen
-   (pipe-stdout
-    (run gen_rules/gen_rules.exe)
-    (run dune format-dune-file)))))
+   link.dune.inc.gen.raw
+   (run gen_rules/gen_rules.exe))))
+
+(rule
+ (format-dune-file link.dune.inc.gen.raw link.dune.inc.gen))
 
 (rule
  (alias runtest)