diff --git a/reference-apps/fastapi-api-first/requirements.txt b/reference-apps/fastapi-api-first/requirements.txt
index de3bf7c..10dbb03 100644
--- a/reference-apps/fastapi-api-first/requirements.txt
+++ b/reference-apps/fastapi-api-first/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # Core FastAPI dependencies
 fastapi==0.124.4
-uvicorn[standard]==0.38.0
+uvicorn[standard]==0.40.0
 pydantic-settings==2.12.0
 slowapi==0.1.9  # Rate limiting
 pybreaker==1.4.1  # Circuit breaker