diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 67e12e9e..b359f045 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ asgiref==3.4.1
 black==21.7b0
 boto3==1.18.1
 botocore==1.21.1
-bugout==0.1.15
+bugout==0.1.16
 certifi==2021.5.30
 charset-normalizer==2.0.3
 click==8.0.1
diff --git a/backend/setup.py b/backend/setup.py
index 38230579..358378fe 100644
--- a/backend/setup.py
+++ b/backend/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ setup(
     name="moonstream",
     version=MOONSTREAM_VERSION,
     packages=find_packages(),
-    install_requires=["boto3", "bugout >= 0.1.15", "fastapi", "uvicorn"],
+    install_requires=["boto3", "bugout >= 0.1.16", "fastapi", "uvicorn"],
     extras_require={
         "dev": ["black", "mypy"],
         "distribute": ["setuptools", "twine", "wheel"],