diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 56d83e1..68a40b8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ python-multipart>=0.0.9  # required by FastAPI for form / file uploads
 sse-starlette>=1.8.0
 httpx>=0.25.0
 pydantic>=2.0.0
-websockets>=12.0
+websockets>=16.0
 markdown>=3.4.0