diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1ef9b46..705496a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -242,30 +242,24 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ctor"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ec09e802f5081de6157da9a75701d6c713d8dc3ba52571fd4bd25f412644e8a6"
+checksum = "352d39c2f7bef1d6ad73db6f5160efcaed66d94ef8c6c573a8410c00bf909a98"
 dependencies = [
- "ctor-proc-macro 0.0.6",
- "dtor 0.0.6",
+ "ctor-proc-macro",
+ "dtor",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ctor"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "352d39c2f7bef1d6ad73db6f5160efcaed66d94ef8c6c573a8410c00bf909a98"
+checksum = "5c24d2b2b7c12a2fffb7c5c8fd0dcda7ca14b4600fa2d3701b6079aefb6fa180"
 dependencies = [
- "ctor-proc-macro 0.0.7",
- "dtor 0.3.0",
+ "link-section",
+ "linktime-proc-macro",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ctor-proc-macro"
-version = "0.0.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e2931af7e13dc045d8e9d26afccc6fa115d64e115c9c84b1166288b46f6782c2"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ctor-proc-macro"
 version = "0.0.7"
@@ -310,30 +304,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.60.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dtor"
-version = "0.0.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "97cbdf2ad6846025e8e25df05171abfb30e3ababa12ee0a0e44b9bbe570633a8"
-dependencies = [
- "dtor-proc-macro 0.0.5",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dtor"
 version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f1057d6c64987086ff8ed0fd3fbf377a6b7d205cc7715868cd401705f715cbe4"
 dependencies = [
- "dtor-proc-macro 0.0.6",
+ "dtor-proc-macro",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dtor-proc-macro"
-version = "0.0.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7454e41ff9012c00d53cf7f475c5e3afa3b91b7c90568495495e8d9bf47a1055"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dtor-proc-macro"
 version = "0.0.6"
@@ -629,6 +608,18 @@ version = "0.2.186"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "68ab91017fe16c622486840e4c83c9a37afeff978bd239b5293d61ece587de66"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "link-section"
+version = "0.15.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4641b91711debb59c61b07eb5e30521ed6d9e2bdd9fd04f934e7da3a5bc386d4"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "linktime-proc-macro"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a44cd706ff0d503ee32b2071166510ca27e281228de10cd3aa8d35ff94560f81"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "linux-raw-sys"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -1258,7 +1249,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bumpalo",
  "clap",
  "color-eyre",
- "ctor 0.4.3",
+ "ctor 1.0.3",
  "either",
  "interpreter",
  "memchr",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cec0bb2..ff19895 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ tracing-error = "0.2.1"
 clap = { version = "4.6.1", features = ["derive"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-ctor = "0.4"
+ctor = "1.0"
 uutests = "0.8"
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/tests/awk.rs b/tests/awk.rs
index e216261..c3adb70 100644
--- a/tests/awk.rs
+++ b/tests/awk.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use uutests::util::TestScenario;
 
 pub const TESTS_BINARY: &str = env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_awk");
 
-#[ctor::ctor]
+#[ctor::ctor(unsafe)]
 fn init() {
     unsafe {
         env::set_var("UUTESTS_BINARY_PATH", TESTS_BINARY);