diff --git a/apps/api/requirements.txt b/apps/api/requirements.txt
index a172e0e..1361882 100644
--- a/apps/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/api/requirements.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ python-jose[cryptography]==3.3.0
 passlib[bcrypt]==1.7.4
 
 # --- Cache / message broker ---
-redis==5.0.1
+redis==8.0.1
 celery==5.3.6
 
 # --- WebSocket ---