diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7d042d48..12ae47d5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ampel-interface==0.7.1
 ampel-photometry==0.7.1
 ampel-ztf==0.7.4
 astrobject==0.8.6
-astropy==4.2.1
+astropy==4.3.1
 astropy_healpix==0.6
 backoff==1.11.1
 bs4==0.0.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 491177c6..75e24ef4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         "ampel-photometry == 0.7.1",
         "ampel-ztf == 0.7.4",
         "astrobject == 0.8.6",
-        "astropy == 4.2.1",
+        "astropy == 4.3.1",
         "astropy_healpix == 0.6",
         "backoff == 1.11.1",
         "bs4 == 0.0.1",