diff --git a/utils/registry-updater/requirements.txt b/utils/registry-updater/requirements.txt
index f430774..c3ddba6 100644
--- a/utils/registry-updater/requirements.txt
+++ b/utils/registry-updater/requirements.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ six==1.11.0
 toolz==0.9.0
 urllib3==1.23
 web3==4.5.0
-websockets==5.0.1
+websockets==9.1
 py-geth>=1.4.0
 py-solc>=0.4.0
 pytest>=2.7.2