diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c0b6c318..10a3bc24 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.19.30
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager v1.22.35
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.106.0
-	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5 v5.0.3
+	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v7 v7.0.0
 	github.com/exaring/otelpgx v0.11.1
 	github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.17.2
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5 v5.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.29.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4096ab19..35ff33fb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10 h1:yeMWxP2pV2fG3FgAODIY8EiRE3dy0aeFYt4l7wh6yKA=
 github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10/go.mod h1:JyEr/xRbxbtgWNi8tIEVPUYZ5Dzef52k01W3YH0H+O0=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5 v5.0.3 h1:ZN+IMa753KfX5hd8vVaMixjnqRZ3y8CuJKRKj1xcsSM=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5 v5.0.3/go.mod h1:rkhZdG3JZukswDf7f0cwqPNk4K0sa+F97BxZthm/crw=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v7 v7.0.0 h1:ZP+QAaaOnVUHo+ufFpZ835hbT3x2fy+h2lecVEosZ6A=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v7 v7.0.0/go.mod h1:qcKBGwsu4hpxHtQ8tWYsQ+ifzx2+sS+Xx/3jfe30lI8=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
diff --git a/internal/util/retry/retry.go b/internal/util/retry/retry.go
index 01f443a5..5f28e84b 100644
--- a/internal/util/retry/retry.go
+++ b/internal/util/retry/retry.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	cbackoff "github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5"
+	cbackoff "github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v7"
 )
 
 // permanentError marks an error as non-retryable.
diff --git a/pkg/clients/http/http_client.go b/pkg/clients/http/http_client.go
index b9402f97..7897b0b9 100644
--- a/pkg/clients/http/http_client.go
+++ b/pkg/clients/http/http_client.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
-	cbackoff "github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5"
+	cbackoff "github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v7"
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/go-resty/resty/v2"
 	"github.com/llm-d/llm-d-batch-gateway/internal/util/logging"