diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 992a1d6..8542370 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: purescript-contrib/setup-purescript@main
         with:
-          purescript: "0.15.0"
+          purescript: "0.15.8"
           spago: "0.20.9"
           psa: "0.8.2"
           purs-tidy: "latest"
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 24cdc44..4752dba 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ By adding your name to the list below, you agree to license your contributions u
 | [@rintcius](https://github.com/rintcius) | Rintcius Blok
 | [@i-am-the-slime](https://github.com/i-am-the-slime) | Mark Eibes
 | [@monoidmusician](https://github.com/MonoidMusician) | Verity Scheel
+| [@turlando](https://github.com/turlando) | Tancredi Orlando
diff --git a/bench/bench.dhall b/bench/bench.dhall
index a5f86bf..78eec12 100644
--- a/bench/bench.dhall
+++ b/bench/bench.dhall
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ in conf // {
     , "control"
     , "effect"
     , "either"
+    , "enums"
     , "foldable-traversable"
     , "free"
     , "functions"
diff --git a/packages.dhall b/packages.dhall
index 8c11748..41eca28 100644
--- a/packages.dhall
+++ b/packages.dhall
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 let upstream =
-      https://github.com/purescript/package-sets/releases/download/psc-0.15.0-20220507/packages.dhall
-        sha256:cf54330f3bc1b25a093b69bff8489180c954b43668c81288901a2ec29a08cc64
+      https://github.com/purescript/package-sets/releases/download/psc-0.15.7-20230401/packages.dhall
+        sha256:d385eeee6ca160c32d7389a1f4f4ee6a05aff95e81373cdc50670b436efa1060
 
 in  upstream
diff --git a/parse-package-set/Main.purs b/parse-package-set/Main.purs
index e50ba88..6bd2ec9 100644
--- a/parse-package-set/Main.purs
+++ b/parse-package-set/Main.purs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ defaultSpagoDhall :: String
 defaultSpagoDhall = Array.intercalate "\n"
   [ "{ name = \"test-parser\""
   , ", dependencies = [] : List Text"
-  , ", packages = https://github.com/purescript/package-sets/releases/download/psc-0.15.0-20220507/packages.dhall sha256:cf54330f3bc1b25a093b69bff8489180c954b43668c81288901a2ec29a08cc64"
+  , ", packages = https://github.com/purescript/package-sets/releases/download/psc-0.15.7-20230401/packages.dhall sha256:d385eeee6ca160c32d7389a1f4f4ee6a05aff95e81373cdc50670b436efa1060"
   , ", sources = [] : List Text"
   , "}"
   ]
diff --git a/parse-package-set/parse-package-set.dhall b/parse-package-set/parse-package-set.dhall
index 3ae5b80..24a1470 100644
--- a/parse-package-set/parse-package-set.dhall
+++ b/parse-package-set/parse-package-set.dhall
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ in conf // {
     , "datetime"
     , "effect"
     , "either"
+    , "enums"
     , "exceptions"
     , "filterable"
     , "foldable-traversable"
diff --git a/spago.dhall b/spago.dhall
index edff0d7..6e14541 100644
--- a/spago.dhall
+++ b/spago.dhall
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   , "control"
   , "effect"
   , "either"
+  , "enums"
   , "foldable-traversable"
   , "free"
   , "functions"
diff --git a/src/PureScript/CST/Lexer.purs b/src/PureScript/CST/Lexer.purs
index 2d84305..c0ebbe2 100644
--- a/src/PureScript/CST/Lexer.purs
+++ b/src/PureScript/CST/Lexer.purs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Data.Array.NonEmpty as NonEmptyArray
 import Data.Array.ST as STArray
 import Data.Char as Char
 import Data.Either (Either(..))
+import Data.Enum (toEnum)
 import Data.Foldable (fold, foldl, foldMap)
 import Data.Int (hexadecimal)
 import Data.Int as Int
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ import Data.Newtype (unwrap)
 import Data.Number as Number
 import Data.String (Pattern(..), Replacement(..))
 import Data.String as String
+import Data.String.CodePoints (CodePoint)
+import Data.String.CodePoints as SCP
 import Data.String.CodeUnits as SCU
 import Data.String.Regex as Regex
 import Data.String.Regex.Flags (unicode)
@@ -36,6 +39,18 @@ import PureScript.CST.Types (Comment(..), IntValue(..), LineFeed(..), ModuleName
 
 infixr 3 alt as <|>
 
+class IsChar a where
+  fromChar :: Char -> a
+  fromCharCode :: Int -> Maybe a
+
+instance IsChar Char where
+  fromChar = identity
+  fromCharCode = Char.fromCharCode
+
+instance IsChar CodePoint where
+  fromChar = SCP.codePointFromChar
+  fromCharCode = toEnum
+
 data LexResult e a
   = LexFail e String
   | LexSucc a String
@@ -502,29 +517,37 @@ token =
       _ ->
         pure { raw: SCU.singleton ch, char: ch }
 
+  parseEscape
+    :: forall a
+     . IsChar a
+    => Lex (Unit -> ParseError) { raw :: String, char :: a }
   parseEscape = do
     ch <- charAny
     case ch of
       't' ->
-        pure { raw: "\\t", char: '\t' }
+        pure { raw: "\\t", char: fromChar '\t' }
       'r' ->
-        pure { raw: "\\r", char: '\r' }
+        pure { raw: "\\r", char: fromChar '\r' }
       'n' ->
-        pure { raw: "\\n", char: '\n' }
+        pure { raw: "\\n", char: fromChar '\n' }
       '"' ->
-        pure { raw: "\\\"", char: '"' }
+        pure { raw: "\\\"", char: fromChar '"' }
       '\'' ->
-        pure { raw: "\\'", char: '\'' }
+        pure { raw: "\\'", char: fromChar '\'' }
       '\\' ->
-        pure { raw: "\\\\", char: '\\' }
+        pure { raw: "\\\\", char: fromChar '\\' }
       'x' ->
         parseHexEscape
       _ ->
         fail $ LexInvalidCharEscape $ SCU.singleton ch
 
+  parseHexEscape
+    :: forall a
+     . IsChar a
+    => Lex (Unit -> ParseError) { raw :: String, char :: a }
   parseHexEscape = do
     esc <- hexEscapeRegex
-    case Char.fromCharCode =<< Int.fromStringAs hexadecimal esc of
+    case fromCharCode =<< Int.fromStringAs hexadecimal esc of
       Just ch ->
         pure { raw: "\\x" <> esc, char: ch }
       Nothing ->
@@ -552,7 +575,7 @@ token =
 
   parseStringEscape = ado
     res <- charBackslash *> parseEscape
-    in { raw: res.raw, string: SCU.singleton res.char }
+    in { raw: res.raw, string: SCP.singleton res.char }
 
   parseStringChars = ado
     raw <- stringCharsRegex
diff --git a/test/Main.purs b/test/Main.purs
index 7e3eda3..d1eecc0 100644
--- a/test/Main.purs
+++ b/test/Main.purs
@@ -232,3 +232,23 @@ main = do
         true
       _ ->
         false
+
+  assertParse "String with Unicode astral code point hex literal"
+    """
+    "\x10ffff"
+    """
+    case _ of
+      ParseSucceeded (ExprString _ _) ->
+        true
+      _ ->
+        false
+
+  assertParse "Unicode astral code point Char hex literal"
+    """
+    '\x10ffff'
+    """
+    case _ of
+      (ParseFailed _ :: RecoveredParserResult Expr) ->
+        true
+      _ ->
+        false