diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 66fe3e6425..b6a0227a02 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ tzlocal==5.2    # from time
 tzdata>=2021.1  # from time
 pyserial==3.5
 platformio==6.1.16  # When updating platformio, also update Dockerfile
-esptool==4.7.0
+esptool==4.8.1
 click==8.1.7
 esphome-dashboard==20250212.0
 aioesphomeapi==29.5.1