diff --git a/bot/bot.py b/bot/bot.py
index 7e464ec7b..2e0f28ad7 100644
--- a/bot/bot.py
+++ b/bot/bot.py
@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@ def run_bot() -> None:
         .token(config.telegram_token)
         .concurrent_updates(True)
         .rate_limiter(AIORateLimiter(max_retries=5))
+        .http_version("1.1")
+        .get_updates_http_version("1.1")
         .post_init(post_init)
         .build()
     )