diff --git a/tools/cc/eosio-cc.cpp.in b/tools/cc/eosio-cc.cpp.in
index b1ee3e152..81be71cb4 100644
--- a/tools/cc/eosio-cc.cpp.in
+++ b/tools/cc/eosio-cc.cpp.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
    // fix to show version info without having to have any other arguments
    for (int i=0; i < argc; i++) {
      if (argv[i] == std::string("-v")) {
-       eosio::cdt::environment::exec_subprogram("clang-7", {"-v"});
+       eosio::cdt::environment::exec_subprogram("clang-9", {"-v"});
        return 0;
      }
    }
diff --git a/tools/cc/eosio-cpp.cpp.in b/tools/cc/eosio-cpp.cpp.in
index 85f7b4c1d..2c7f7eaaf 100644
--- a/tools/cc/eosio-cpp.cpp.in
+++ b/tools/cc/eosio-cpp.cpp.in
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
    // fix to show version info without having to have any other arguments
    for (int i=0; i < argc; i++) {
      if (argv[i] == std::string("-v")) {
-       eosio::cdt::environment::exec_subprogram("clang-7", {"-v"});
+       eosio::cdt::environment::exec_subprogram("clang-9", {"-v"});
        return 0;
      }
    }