diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index cbbc246046..f6d84615b7 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ lazy val http4sBackend = (projectMatrix in file("http4s-backend"))
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "org.http4s" %% "http4s-client" % http4s_ce3_version,
       "org.http4s" %% "http4s-ember-client" % "0.23.24" % Optional,
-      "org.http4s" %% "http4s-blaze-client" % "0.23.15" % Optional
+      "org.http4s" %% "http4s-blaze-client" % "0.23.16" % Optional
     ),
     evictionErrorLevel := Level.Info
   )