diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index c82b35d..51452d6 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ fastapi==0.136.1
 uvicorn[standard]==0.52.1
 # Capped below 17: websockets 17 requires Python >=3.11, and CI still builds
 # against 3.10. Raise both together when 3.10 support is dropped.
-websockets>=16.1.1,<17
+websockets>=17.2,<18
 python-multipart==0.0.32
 
 # Configuration