diff --git a/guppylang/compiler/expr_compiler.py b/guppylang/compiler/expr_compiler.py
index e724cdec..a28cec4c 100644
--- a/guppylang/compiler/expr_compiler.py
+++ b/guppylang/compiler/expr_compiler.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import hugr.std.float
 import hugr.std.int
 import hugr.std.logic
+import hugr.std.prelude
 from hugr import Hugr, Wire, ops
 from hugr import tys as ht
 from hugr import val as hv
@@ -596,6 +597,8 @@ def python_value_to_hugr(v: Any, exp_ty: Type) -> hv.Value | None:
     match v:
         case bool():
             return hv.bool_value(v)
+        case str():
+            return hugr.std.prelude.StringVal(v)
         case int():
             return hugr.std.int.IntVal(v, width=NumericType.INT_WIDTH)
         case float():
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 29ceb926..fa75021e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ members = ["execute_llvm"]
 execute-llvm = { workspace = true }
 
 # Uncomment these to test the latest dependency version during development
- hugr = { git = "https://github.com/CQCL/hugr", subdirectory = "hugr-py", rev = "e40b6c7" }
+hugr = { git = "https://github.com/CQCL/hugr", subdirectory = "hugr-py", branch = "main" }
 # tket2-exts = { git = "https://github.com/CQCL/tket2", subdirectory = "tket2-exts", rev = "eb7cc63"}
 # tket2 = { git = "https://github.com/CQCL/tket2", subdirectory = "tket2-py", rev = "eb7cc63"}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_strings.py b/tests/integration/test_strings.py
index 7b7aa411..b584bc52 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_strings.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_strings.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ def foo(x: str) -> str:
     validate(foo)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skip("Unsupported, see https://github.com/CQCL/hugr/issues/1817")
 def test_basic_value(validate):
     @compile_guppy
     def foo() -> str:
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ def foo() -> str:
     validate(foo)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skip("Unsupported, see https://github.com/CQCL/hugr/issues/1817")
 def test_struct(validate):
     module = GuppyModule("module")
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c61fbdd1..a9001a70 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ test = [
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "graphviz", specifier = ">=0.20.1,<0.21" },
-    { name = "hugr", git = "https://github.com/CQCL/hugr?subdirectory=hugr-py&rev=e40b6c7" },
+    { name = "hugr", git = "https://github.com/CQCL/hugr?subdirectory=hugr-py&branch=main" },
     { name = "networkx", specifier = ">=3.2.1,<4" },
     { name = "pydantic", specifier = ">=2.7.0b1,<3" },
     { name = "pytket", marker = "extra == 'pytket'", specifier = ">=1.34" },
@@ -678,8 +678,8 @@ test = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hugr"
-version = "0.10.0"
-source = { git = "https://github.com/CQCL/hugr?subdirectory=hugr-py&rev=e40b6c7#e40b6c7057a15ead78bb18aa837e5b84e12a3722" }
+version = "0.10.1"
+source = { git = "https://github.com/CQCL/hugr?subdirectory=hugr-py&branch=main#b05a419e08dfcccf10fa081a22fc83af0d11502b" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "graphviz" },
     { name = "pydantic" },