diff --git a/packages/web3-providers-ws/package.json b/packages/web3-providers-ws/package.json
index 59153fda4b9..41a37fba435 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers-ws/package.json
+++ b/packages/web3-providers-ws/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@
 		"web3-errors": "^1.1.3",
 		"web3-types": "^1.3.0",
 		"web3-utils": "^4.0.7",
-		"ws": "^8.8.1"
+		"ws": "^8.17.1"
 	}
 }