diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7e81f89187..2424db1639 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ tzlocal==5.3.1    # from time
 tzdata>=2021.1  # from time
 pyserial==3.5
 platformio==6.1.18  # When updating platformio, also update /docker/Dockerfile
-esptool==5.0.2
+esptool==5.1.0
 click==8.1.7
 esphome-dashboard==20250904.0
 aioesphomeapi==41.4.0