diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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--- a/requirements.txt
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Automation Frontend Control (AFC) V0.001 - runtime dependencies
 aiohttp>=3.9,<4
-websockets>=12,<18
+websockets>=17.0.1,<18
 PyYAML>=6,<7