diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cc020ba..b808c70 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-ibek==1.6.3
+ibek==1.7.1
 # to install direct from github during development in a branch
 # git+https://github.com/epics-containers/ibek.git@fix-extract-assets
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