diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7be30ce12..90c1b7f51 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pyarrow==15.0.0; platform_machine != 'armv7l'
 py_find_1st==1.1.6
 
 # Load ticker files 30% faster
-python-rapidjson==1.14
+python-rapidjson==1.16
 # Properly format api responses
 orjson==3.9.15