diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 25acb2a0d..2a0cd3786 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ litellm = ["litellm>=1.67.4.post1, <2"]
 realtime = ["websockets>=15.0, <16"]
 sqlalchemy = ["SQLAlchemy>=2.0", "asyncpg>=0.29.0"]
 encrypt = ["cryptography>=45.0, <46"]
-redis = ["redis>=6.4.0"]
+redis = ["redis>=7"]
 dapr = ["dapr>=1.16.0", "grpcio>=1.60.0"]
 
 [dependency-groups]
diff --git a/src/agents/extensions/memory/redis_session.py b/src/agents/extensions/memory/redis_session.py
index 68fd0351b..bb157f7b9 100644
--- a/src/agents/extensions/memory/redis_session.py
+++ b/src/agents/extensions/memory/redis_session.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import json
 import time
 from typing import Any
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 try:
     import redis.asyncio as redis
@@ -96,11 +95,6 @@ def from_url(
         """
         redis_kwargs = redis_kwargs or {}
 
-        # Parse URL to determine if we need SSL
-        parsed = urlparse(url)
-        if parsed.scheme == "rediss":
-            redis_kwargs.setdefault("ssl", True)
-
         redis_client = redis.from_url(url, **redis_kwargs)
         session = cls(session_id, redis_client=redis_client, **kwargs)
         session._owns_client = True  # We created the client, so we own it
@@ -261,7 +255,7 @@ async def ping(self) -> bool:
             True if Redis is reachable, False otherwise.
         """
         try:
-            await self._redis.ping()
+            await self._redis.ping()  # type: ignore[misc]  # Redis library returns Union[Awaitable[T], T] in async context
             return True
         except Exception:
             return False
diff --git a/tests/extensions/memory/test_redis_session.py b/tests/extensions/memory/test_redis_session.py
index b513a28fc..fa7ea8692 100644
--- a/tests/extensions/memory/test_redis_session.py
+++ b/tests/extensions/memory/test_redis_session.py
@@ -492,14 +492,14 @@ async def test_external_client_not_closed():
         assert len(items) == 1
 
         # Verify client is working before close
-        assert await shared_client.ping() is True
+        assert await shared_client.ping() is True  # type: ignore[misc]  # Redis library returns Union[Awaitable[T], T] in async context
 
         # Close the session
         await session.close()
 
         # Verify the shared client is still usable after session.close()
         # This would fail if we incorrectly closed the external client
-        assert await shared_client.ping() is True
+        assert await shared_client.ping() is True  # type: ignore[misc]  # Redis library returns Union[Awaitable[T], T] in async context
 
         # Should still be able to use the client for other operations
         await shared_client.set("test_key", "test_value")
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ async def test_close_method_coverage():
     await session1.close()
 
     # Verify external client is still usable
-    assert await external_client.ping() is True
+    assert await external_client.ping() is True  # type: ignore[misc]  # Redis library returns Union[Awaitable[T], T] in async context
 
     # Test 2: Internal client (should be closed)
     # Create a session that owns its client
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index f4acc62b6..c21804e07 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2107,7 +2107,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "numpy", marker = "python_full_version >= '3.10' and extra == 'voice'", specifier = ">=2.2.0,<3" },
     { name = "openai", specifier = ">=2.7.1,<3" },
     { name = "pydantic", specifier = ">=2.12.3,<3" },
-    { name = "redis", marker = "extra == 'redis'", specifier = ">=6.4.0" },
+    { name = "redis", marker = "extra == 'redis'", specifier = ">=7" },
     { name = "requests", specifier = ">=2.0,<3" },
     { name = "sqlalchemy", marker = "extra == 'sqlalchemy'", specifier = ">=2.0" },
     { name = "types-requests", specifier = ">=2.0,<3" },
@@ -2825,14 +2825,14 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "redis"
-version = "6.4.0"
+version = "7.0.1"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "async-timeout", marker = "python_full_version < '3.11.3'" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0d/d6/e8b92798a5bd67d659d51a18170e91c16ac3b59738d91894651ee255ed49/redis-6.4.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b01bc7282b8444e28ec36b261df5375183bb47a07eb9c603f284e89cbc5ef010", size = 4647399, upload-time = "2025-08-07T08:10:11.441Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/57/8f/f125feec0b958e8d22c8f0b492b30b1991d9499a4315dfde466cf4289edc/redis-7.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:c949df947dca995dc68fdf5a7863950bf6df24f8d6022394585acc98e81624f1", size = 4755322, upload-time = "2025-10-27T14:34:00.33Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e8/02/89e2ed7e85db6c93dfa9e8f691c5087df4e3551ab39081a4d7c6d1f90e05/redis-6.4.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:f0544fa9604264e9464cdf4814e7d4830f74b165d52f2a330a760a88dd248b7f", size = 279847, upload-time = "2025-08-07T08:10:09.84Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e9/97/9f22a33c475cda519f20aba6babb340fb2f2254a02fb947816960d1e669a/redis-7.0.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:4977af3c7d67f8f0eb8b6fec0dafc9605db9343142f634041fb0235f67c0588a", size = 339938, upload-time = "2025-10-27T14:33:58.553Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]