diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 425b9747..8f4993c6 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ python-socketio==5.16.3
 python-engineio==4.13.3
 # WebSocket CLIENT for the ServerKit Cloud relay (see
 # app/services/connect_client.py). The server-side stack above cannot dial out.
-websockets==15.0.1
+websockets==16.1.1
 
 # System monitoring
 psutil==5.9.7