diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8a7a1b47..82cbd616 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ tlslite-ng==0.7.6
 tweepy==4.14.0
 # v4.6.0 breaks bases (which multiformats etc use)
 # https://github.com/hashberg-io/bases/issues/3
-typing-extensions==4.5.0
+typing-extensions==4.8.0
 typing-validation==1.0.0.post2
 ujson==5.8.0
 update-checker==0.18.0