diff --git a/tests/requirements-2.11.txt b/tests/requirements-2.11.txt
index 8db43955d..d3241516b 100644
--- a/tests/requirements-2.11.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements-2.11.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ molecule==3.0.6
 molecule-vagrant==0.3
 testinfra==5.2.2
 python-vagrant==0.5.15
-ara[server]==1.5.7
+ara[server]==1.6.1
diff --git a/tests/requirements-2.12.txt b/tests/requirements-2.12.txt
index 3a653d297..2fb47e1ab 100644
--- a/tests/requirements-2.12.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements-2.12.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ molecule==3.0.6
 molecule-vagrant==0.3
 testinfra==5.2.2
 python-vagrant==0.5.15
-ara[server]==1.5.7
+ara[server]==1.6.1