diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d968a377..f5542801 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
   "PyJWT~=2.9",
   "PySide6==6.11.1",
-  "PySide6-QtAds==5.0.0",
+  "PySide6-QtAds==5.1.1",
   "bec_ipython_client>=4.0",       # needed for jupyter console
   "bec_lib>=4.0",
   "bec_qthemes~=1.0, >=1.3.7",