diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3f2072856..ff8cac2fc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "absl-py>=2.4.0,<2.5",
     "click>=8.3.2,<9",
     "colorthief>=0.2.1,<0.3",
-    "h5py>=3.11.0,<3.15.0",
+    "h5py>=3.16.0,<3.17.0",
     "loguru>=0.7.3,<0.8",
     "opensimplex>=0.3,<0.4",
     "pillow>=12.2.0,<13",
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1bd4934cd..604c79a64 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 absl-py>=0.9,<2.5
 click>=8.3.0,<9
 colorthief>=0.2.1,<0.3
-h5py>=3.10.0,<4
+h5py>=3.16.0,<4
 loguru>=0.7.3,<0.8
 opensimplex>=0.3,<0.4
 pillow>=10.0.1,<13