diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 31900cb..f2ef0cc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense
 
-Adafruit-Blinka>=6.20.4
+Adafruit-Blinka>=7.0.0
 adafruit-circuitpython-typing