diff --git a/include/jlcxx/array.hpp b/include/jlcxx/array.hpp
index 0891384..55c32e2 100644
--- a/include/jlcxx/array.hpp
+++ b/include/jlcxx/array.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
 namespace jlcxx
 {
 
+/// wrapper for julia jl_array_data for different julia versions
+template <typename T>
+T* jlcxx_array_data(jl_array_t* arr) {
+#if (JULIA_VERSION_MAJOR * 100 + JULIA_VERSION_MINOR) >= 111
+  return jl_array_data(arr, T);
+#else
+  return static_cast<T*>(jl_array_data(arr));
+#endif
+}
+
 template<typename PointedT, typename CppT>
 struct ValueExtractor
 {
@@ -121,9 +131,8 @@ class Array
   void push_back(VT&& val)
   {
     JL_GC_PUSH1(&m_array);
-    const size_t pos = jl_array_len(m_array);
-    jl_array_grow_end(m_array, 1);
-    jl_arrayset(m_array, box<ValueT>(val), pos);
+    jl_value_t* jval = box<ValueT>(val);
+    jl_array_ptr_1d_push(m_array, jval);
     JL_GC_POP();
   }
 
@@ -165,7 +174,6 @@ template<typename ValueT, int Dim = 1>
 class ArrayRef
 {
 public:
-
   using julia_t = typename detail::ArrayElementType<ValueT>::type;
 
   ArrayRef(jl_array_t* arr) : m_array(arr)
@@ -191,22 +199,22 @@ class ArrayRef
 
   iterator begin()
   {
-    return iterator(static_cast<julia_t*>(jl_array_data(wrapped())));
+    return iterator(jlcxx_array_data<julia_t>(wrapped()));
   }
 
   const_iterator begin() const
   {
-    return const_iterator(static_cast<julia_t*>(jl_array_data(wrapped())));
+    return const_iterator(jlcxx_array_data<julia_t>(wrapped()));
   }
 
   iterator end()
   {
-    return iterator(static_cast<julia_t*>(jl_array_data(wrapped())) + jl_array_len(wrapped()));
+    return iterator(jlcxx_array_data<julia_t>(wrapped()) + jl_array_len(wrapped()));
   }
 
   const_iterator end() const
   {
-    return const_iterator(static_cast<julia_t*>(jl_array_data(wrapped())) + jl_array_len(wrapped()));
+    return const_iterator(jlcxx_array_data<julia_t>(wrapped()) + jl_array_len(wrapped()));
   }
 
   void push_back(const ValueT& val)
@@ -217,18 +225,18 @@ class ArrayRef
     JL_GC_PUSH1(&arr_ptr);
     const size_t pos = size();
     jl_array_grow_end(arr_ptr, 1);
-    jl_arrayset(arr_ptr, box<ValueT>(val), pos);
+    data()[pos] = val;
     JL_GC_POP();
   }
 
   const julia_t* data() const
   {
-    return (julia_t*)jl_array_data(wrapped());
+    return jlcxx_array_data<julia_t>(wrapped());
   }
 
   julia_t* data()
   {
-    return (julia_t*)jl_array_data(wrapped());
+    return jlcxx_array_data<julia_t>(wrapped());
   }
 
   std::size_t size() const