diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ebe3758..cb54f34 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ toolz==0.10.0
 urllib3==1.25.6
 varint==1.0.2
 web3==5.5.0
-websockets==8.1.0
+websockets==9.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d765a14..1f63075 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             "urllib3==1.25.6",
             "varint==1.0.2",
             "web3==5.5.0",
-            "websockets==8.1.0",
+            "websockets==9.1",
         ],
         setup_requires=['setuptools-markdown'],
         classifiers=[