diff --git a/services/talk-voice-bridge/requirements.txt b/services/talk-voice-bridge/requirements.txt
index ede4d48..9cbb03a 100644
--- a/services/talk-voice-bridge/requirements.txt
+++ b/services/talk-voice-bridge/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ fastapi
 uvicorn[standard]
 httpx
 python-dotenv
-websockets>=14        # RealtimeBridge uses additional_headers= (needs >=14) — matches Mode C
+websockets>=17.1        # RealtimeBridge uses additional_headers= (needs >=14) — matches Mode C
 playwright==1.48.*    # MUST match the base image's pre-installed browsers (see Dockerfile.nas)
 pytest
 pytest-asyncio