diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 95388f278f..8b028554a8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ resvg-py==0.3.3
 freetype-py==2.5.1
 jinja2==3.1.6
 bleak==2.1.1
-smpclient==6.0.0
+smpclient==7.2.0
 requests==2.34.2
 py7zr==1.1.3
 platformdirs==4.10.0  # native esp-idf toolchain global cache dir