diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a78472e..2b506ac 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-ibek==1.6.2
+ibek==1.7.1
 # to install direct from github during development in the dev branch:
 #git+https://github.com/epics-containers/ibek.git@dev