diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c51a842..3188a72 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 include(cmake/color.cmake)
-set(BLT_VERSION 0.18.34)
+set(BLT_VERSION 0.18.35)
 set(BLT_TEST_VERSION 0.0.1)
 
 set(BLT_TARGET BLT)
diff --git a/include/blt/std/thread.h b/include/blt/std/thread.h
index 3720490..b759632 100644
--- a/include/blt/std/thread.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/thread.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace blt
         private:
             blt::size_t thread_count;
             blt::size_t threads_waiting;
-            blt::size_t use_count;
+            std::atomic_uint64_t use_count;
             std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<std::atomic_bool>> exit_cond;
             std::mutex count_mutex;
             std::condition_variable cv;