diff --git a/rp2040-hal/Cargo.toml b/rp2040-hal/Cargo.toml
index 9e0c9905b..bae64a811 100644
--- a/rp2040-hal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rp2040-hal/Cargo.toml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ futures = { version = "0.3.30", default-features = false, features = [
 defmt-rtt = "0.4.0"
 panic-probe = { version = "0.3.1", features = ["print-defmt"] }
 defmt = "0.3"
-alloc-cortex-m = "0.4.4"
+embedded-alloc = "0.5.1"
 
 [features]
 # Minimal startup / runtime for Cortex-M microcontrollers
diff --git a/rp2040-hal/examples/alloc.rs b/rp2040-hal/examples/alloc.rs
index db61639b0..c7b151323 100644
--- a/rp2040-hal/examples/alloc.rs
+++ b/rp2040-hal/examples/alloc.rs
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 extern crate alloc;
 
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
-use alloc_cortex_m::CortexMHeap;
+use embedded_alloc::Heap;
 
 // The macro for our start-up function
 use cortex_m_rt::entry;
 
 #[global_allocator]
-static ALLOCATOR: CortexMHeap = CortexMHeap::empty();
+static ALLOCATOR: Heap = Heap::empty();
 
 // Ensure we halt the program on panic (if we don't mention this crate it won't
 // be linked)