diff --git a/features/src/ninja/devcontainer-feature.json b/features/src/ninja/devcontainer-feature.json
index 4b66c65a..4565e8fc 100644
--- a/features/src/ninja/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/features/src/ninja/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
 {
   "name": "Ninja build",
   "id": "ninja",
-  "version": "24.6.0",
+  "version": "24.6.1",
   "description": "A feature to install ninja-build",
   "options": {
     "version": {
       "type": "string",
       "proposals": [
         "latest",
-        "1.11.1",
-        "1.11.0",
-        "1.10.2",
-        "1.10.1",
-        "1.10.0",
-        "1.9.0",
-        "1.8.2"
+        "1.12.0"
       ],
       "default": "latest",
       "description": "ninja-build version to install."
diff --git a/features/src/ninja/install.sh b/features/src/ninja/install.sh
index 81690ad7..0ca02088 100644
--- a/features/src/ninja/install.sh
+++ b/features/src/ninja/install.sh
@@ -9,81 +9,28 @@ cd "$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )";
 # install global/common scripts
 . ./common/install.sh;
 
-PKG=();
-PKG+=("jq");
-PKG+=("git");
-PKG+=("make");
-PKG+=("wget");
-PKG+=("file");
-PKG+=("unzip");
-PKG+=("ca-certificates");
-PKG+=("bash-completion");
-PKG_TO_REMOVE=();
-
-if ! type gcc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    PKG+=("gcc");
-    PKG_TO_REMOVE+=("gcc");
-fi
-if ! type g++ >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    PKG+=("g++");
-    PKG_TO_REMOVE+=("g++");
-fi
-
-check_packages ${PKG[@]};
-
-if ! type cmake >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    CMAKE_VERSION=latest;
-    find_version_from_git_tags CMAKE_VERSION https://github.com/Kitware/CMake;
-
-    while ! wget --no-hsts -q -O /tmp/cmake_${CMAKE_VERSION}.sh https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -p).sh; do
-        echo "(!) cmake version ${CMAKE_VERSION} failed to download. Attempting to fall back one version to retry...";
-        find_prev_version_from_git_tags CMAKE_VERSION https://github.com/Kitware/CMake;
-    done
-
-    echo "Installing CMake...";
-
-    # Install CMake
-    mkdir -p /tmp/cmake
-    bash /tmp/cmake_${CMAKE_VERSION}.sh --skip-license --exclude-subdir --prefix=/tmp/cmake;
-    cmake="/tmp/cmake/bin/cmake";
-else
-    cmake="$(which cmake)";
-fi
+check_packages jq wget unzip ca-certificates bash-completion;
 
 echo "Installing ninja-build...";
 
-if [ $NINJA_VERSION == latest ]; then
+if [ "${NINJA_VERSION}" = latest ]; then
     find_version_from_git_tags NINJA_VERSION https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja;
 fi
 
-# Clone Ninja
-git clone \
-    -j$(nproc) \
-    --single-branch \
-    --shallow-submodules \
-    --recurse-submodules \
-    --branch "v$NINJA_VERSION" \
-    https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja \
-    /tmp/ninja;
+_name="ninja-linux";
+
+if test "$(uname -p)" = "aarch64"; then
+    _name+="-aarch64";
+fi
 
-# Configure Ninja
-$cmake -S /tmp/ninja -B /tmp/ninja/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release;
-# Build Ninja
-$cmake --build /tmp/ninja/build --parallel --config Release;
 # Install Ninja
-strip /tmp/ninja/build/ninja;
-file /tmp/ninja/build/ninja;
-$cmake --install /tmp/ninja/build;
+wget --no-hsts -q -O /tmp/ninja-linux.zip \
+    "https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v${NINJA_VERSION}/${_name}.zip";
+unzip -d /usr/bin /tmp/ninja-linux.zip;
+chmod +x /usr/bin/ninja;
 
 # Clean up
-# rm -rf /tmp/*;
 rm -rf /var/tmp/*;
 rm -rf /var/cache/apt/*;
 rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*;
-rm -rf /tmp/{cmake,ninja};
-rm -rf /tmp/cmake_${CMAKE_VERSION}.sh;
-
-if [[ ${#PKG_TO_REMOVE[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y remove ${PKG_TO_REMOVE[@]};
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y autoremove;
-fi
+rm -rf /tmp/ninja-linux.zip;
diff --git a/features/test/_global/cpp_llvm_cuda_nvhpc.sh b/features/test/_global/cpp_llvm_cuda_nvhpc.sh
index a7c52f16..5953a7aa 100644
--- a/features/test/_global/cpp_llvm_cuda_nvhpc.sh
+++ b/features/test/_global/cpp_llvm_cuda_nvhpc.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ check "cmake exists and is on path" which cmake;
 check "version" bash -c "cmake --version | grep '$CMAKE_VERSION'";
 
 # Check ninja
-NINJA_VERSION="1.11.1";
+NINJA_VERSION="1.12.0";
 check "ninja exists and is on path" which ninja;
 check "version" bash -c "ninja --version | grep '$NINJA_VERSION'";
 
diff --git a/features/test/_global/scenarios.json b/features/test/_global/scenarios.json
index cd3ba85e..d3aa7b96 100644
--- a/features/test/_global/scenarios.json
+++ b/features/test/_global/scenarios.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         "version": "3.25.2"
       },
       "ninja": {
-        "version": "1.11.1"
+        "version": "1.12.0"
       },
       "sccache": {
         "version": "0.4.0"