diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 5fc234270..da2f92849 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ python-dateutil==2.8.2
 pytoml==0.1.21
 redis==3.5.3
 swagger-ui-bundle==0.0.8
-zstandard==0.15.2
+zstandard==0.16.0