diff --git a/async-request-reply/src/asyncpattern.csproj b/async-request-reply/src/asyncpattern.csproj
index 54312649..7279a933 100644
--- a/async-request-reply/src/asyncpattern.csproj
+++ b/async-request-reply/src/asyncpattern.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.15.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.16.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Messaging.ServiceBus" Version="7.20.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker" Version="2.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Http" Version="3.3.0" />