diff --git a/sdk/cpp/Dockerfile b/sdk/cpp/Dockerfile
index c732243..b1d4d67 100644
--- a/sdk/cpp/Dockerfile
+++ b/sdk/cpp/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RUN apt-get -y install ninja-build
 RUN apt-get -y install cmake
 RUN apt-get -y install python3-dev
 RUN apt-get -y install python3-pip
-RUN pip3 install conan==1.43.0  # Match the version defined in Makefile deps:
+RUN pip3 install conan==1.56.0  # Match the version defined in Makefile deps:
 
 COPY . /opt
 WORKDIR /opt
diff --git a/sdk/cpp/makefile b/sdk/cpp/makefile
index 01fe824..17b83ac 100644
--- a/sdk/cpp/makefile
+++ b/sdk/cpp/makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ install: brew
 # installs all deps required for building the project
 deps:
 ifeq ($(shell uname),Darwin)
-	sudo port install ninja
+	sudo brew install ninja
 endif
-	python3 -m pip install conan==1.43.0
+	python3 -m pip install conan==1.56.0   # Match the version defined in Dockerfile
 	type conan && echo "done" || echo "\n\n\tcould not find 'conan'. Ensure python's bin/ directory is in your path\n\n"
 	type conan
 	conan remote clean