diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5462a98e7..63941c1b9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ joblib==1.1.0
 py_find_1st==1.1.5
 
 # Load ticker files 30% faster
-python-rapidjson==1.6
+python-rapidjson==1.8
 # Properly format api responses
 orjson==3.7.7