diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 5d310f1..c04426a 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.25.0",
     "@prisma/adapter-pg": "^7.5.0",
     "@prisma/client": "^7.5.0",
-    "@stellar/stellar-sdk": "^12.3.0",
+    "@stellar/stellar-sdk": "^16.0.1",
     "compression": "^1.8.1",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",