diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend.yml b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
index 54c4246c..a5b8af29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        lws-version: [4.1.4, 3.2.3, 2.4.2]
+        lws-version: [4.1.6, 3.2.3, 2.4.2]
     steps:
       - name: Install packages
         run: |
diff --git a/scripts/cross-build.sh b/scripts/cross-build.sh
index e27b94eb..2a53d828 100755
--- a/scripts/cross-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/cross-build.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ZLIB_VERSION="${ZLIB_VERSION:-1.2.11}"
 JSON_C_VERSION="${JSON_C_VERSION:-0.14}"
 OPENSSL_VERSION="${OPENSSL_VERSION:-1.1.1g}"
 LIBUV_VERSION="${LIBUV_VERSION:-1.38.0}"
-LIBWEBSOCKETS_VERSION="${LIBWEBSOCKETS_VERSION:-4.1.4}"
+LIBWEBSOCKETS_VERSION="${LIBWEBSOCKETS_VERSION:-4.1.6}"
 
 build_zlib() {
     echo "=== Building zlib-${ZLIB_VERSION} (${TARGET})..."