diff --git a/plugins/aea-ledger-ethereum-flashbots/setup.py b/plugins/aea-ledger-ethereum-flashbots/setup.py
index 54aab324a9..f9fa8ca41b 100644
--- a/plugins/aea-ledger-ethereum-flashbots/setup.py
+++ b/plugins/aea-ledger-ethereum-flashbots/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     },
     python_requires=">=3.9,<4.0",
     install_requires=[
-        "open-aea-ledger-ethereum~=1.39.0",
+        "open-aea-ledger-ethereum~=1.40.0",
         "open-aea-flashbots==1.4.0",
     ],
     tests_require=["pytest"],