diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 097bb851e..e24a639b2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ optional-dependencies.dev = [
     "types-pyyaml==6.0.12.20250915",
     "types-requests==2.33.0.20260327",
     "urllib3==2.6.3",
-    "vulture==2.15",
+    "vulture==2.16",
     "vws-python==2026.2.25.1",
     "vws-test-fixtures==2023.3.5",
     "vws-web-tools==2026.2.22.1",