diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 9a75392554..da8a8cbd1a 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ dev = [
     "libcst<2.0.0,>=1.1.0",
     "wagtail-factories>=4.4.0,<5.0.0",
     "pytest-xdist>=3.5.0",
-    "websockets>=12.0",
+    "websockets>=17.4",
     "typer>=0.12.3",
     "django-debug-toolbar>=5.0.1",
 ]