diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 45c6ddf66..df919d39d 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ lazy val http4sBackend = (projectMatrix in file("http4s-backend"))
     name := "http4s-backend",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "org.http4s" %% "http4s-client" % http4s_ce3_version,
-      "org.http4s" %% "http4s-ember-client" % "0.23.28" % Optional,
+      "org.http4s" %% "http4s-ember-client" % "0.23.29" % Optional,
       "org.http4s" %% "http4s-blaze-client" % "0.23.16" % Optional
     ),
     evictionErrorLevel := Level.Info