diff --git a/packages/sdk-python/pyproject.toml b/packages/sdk-python/pyproject.toml
index 832d9e8..88d7dc6 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/sdk-python/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ authors = [{name = "Nirium Protocol", email = "niriumprotocol@gmail.com"}]
 keywords = ["nirium", "stellar", "soroban", "defi", "agent", "autonomous", "treasury", "x402", "mpp", "agentic-payments", "usdc", "cetes", "etherfuse", "rwa"]
 dependencies = [
     "aiohttp>=3.14.5",
-    "websockets>=13.0",
+    "websockets>=16.1.1",
     "stellar-sdk>=16.1.1,<17.0.0",
 ]