diff --git a/examples/resources/base.py b/examples/resources/base.py
index ad8f541..9c901a6 100644
--- a/examples/resources/base.py
+++ b/examples/resources/base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Dict, NoReturn
+from typing import Dict
 
 from cuenca_validations.errors import WrongCredsError
 
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ def health_auth_check() -> Dict:
 
 
 @app.get('/raise_cuenca_errors')
-def raise_cuenca_errors() -> NoReturn:
+def raise_cuenca_errors() -> None:
     raise WrongCredsError('you are not lucky enough!')
 
 
 @app.get('/raise_fast_agave_errors')
-def raise_fast_agave_errors() -> NoReturn:
+def raise_fast_agave_errors() -> None:
     raise UnauthorizedError('nice try!')
 
 
diff --git a/fast_agave/version.py b/fast_agave/version.py
index 6f7f03d..937008c 100644
--- a/fast_agave/version.py
+++ b/fast_agave/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.14.2.dev4'
+__version__ = '0.14.2.dev5'
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5da83f6..f91f9c5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 aiobotocore==2.1.0
+anyio==4.3.0
 cuenca-validations==0.11.27
-fastapi==0.106.0
+fastapi==0.108.0
 httpx==0.27.0
 mongoengine-plus==0.1.2
 python-multipart==0.0.5
-starlette==0.27.0
 starlette-context==0.3.3
 types-aiobotocore-sqs==2.1.0.post1
 uvicorn==0.29.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index df748bb..2ca34dd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         'fastapi>=0.63.0,<1.0.0',
         'httpx>=0.19.0,<1.0.0',
         'mongoengine-plus>=0.1.2,<1.0.0',
-        'starlette>=0.14.2,<0.28.0',
+        'starlette>=0.14.2,<1.0.0',
         'starlette-context>=0.3.2,<0.4.0',
         'uvicorn>=0.29.0,<1.0.0',
     ],