diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index f7bd1f5..a6b73f0 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ trio = "0.25.0"
 uvicorn = "0.30.6"
 openai = "1.43.0"
 datasets = "2.21.0"
-lancedb = "^0.12.0"
+lancedb = "^0.16.0"
 
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ openai = "1.43.0"
 pre-commit="3.7.0"
 pytest="8.1.1"
 datasets = "2.21.0"
-lancedb = "^0.12.0"
+lancedb = "^0.16.0"
 
 
 [build-system]