diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index edf7d4f..f6b8746 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ jobs:
           CFLAGS: ${{ matrix.env.CFLAGS != '' && matrix.env.CFLAGS || null }}
           LDFLAGS: ${{ matrix.env.LDFLAGS != '' && matrix.env.LDFLAGS || null }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          LUA_VER: 5.4
-          LUA_RELEASE: 5.4.8
+          LUA_VER: 5.5
+          LUA_RELEASE: 5.5.0
           LUAJIT_VER: 2.1
           LUAJIT_RELEASE: 2.1-20250826
           LUAJIT_LUAVER: 5.1
diff --git a/nfq2/BSDmakefile b/nfq2/BSDmakefile
index 2f8b32c..7da09ab 100644
--- a/nfq2/BSDmakefile
+++ b/nfq2/BSDmakefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LUA_PKG:=luajit
 
 .else
 
-LUA_VER ?= 5.4
+LUA_VER ?= 5.5
 LUA_VER_UNDOTTED!= echo $(LUA_VER) | sed 's/\.//g'
 
 OSNAME!=uname
diff --git a/nfq2/Makefile b/nfq2/Makefile
index b00f641..4cc2c8c 100644
--- a/nfq2/Makefile
+++ b/nfq2/Makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ifeq ($(LUA_LIB),)
 
 # no success with luajit
 
-LUA_VER?=5.4
+LUA_VER?=5.5
 LUA_VER_UNDOTTED:=$(shell echo $(LUA_VER) | sed 's/\.//g')
 
 LUA_CFL :=
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(LUA_CFLAGS),)
  LUA_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags $(LUA_PKG) 2>/dev/null)
  ifeq ($(LUA_CFLAGS),)
-  LUA_CFLAGS := -I/usr/local/include/lua$(LUA_VER) -I/usr/local/include/lua-$(LUA_VER) -I/usr/include/lua$(LUA_VER) -I/usr/include/lua-$(LUA_VER)
+  LUA_CFLAGS := -I/usr/local/include/lua$(LUA_VER) -I/usr/local/include/lua-$(LUA_VER) -I/usr/include/lua$(LUA_VER) -I/usr/include/lua-$(LUA_VER) -I/usr/local/include/lua -I/usr/local/include
  endif
 endif
 ifeq ($(LUA_LIB),)