diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 64d861469..e2b412dec 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pyarrow==9.0.0; platform_machine != 'armv7l'
 py_find_1st==1.1.5
 
 # Load ticker files 30% faster
-python-rapidjson==1.8
+python-rapidjson==1.9
 # Properly format api responses
 orjson==3.8.0