diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 835b7ea..9719eb9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "libgravatar==1.0.4",
     "mistletoe==1.6.0",
     "praw==8.0.2",
-    "py-cord==2.8.0",
+    "py-cord==2.8.1",
     "python-dotenv==1.2.2",
     "requests==2.34.2",
     "requests-oauthlib==2.0.0",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 9897c33..3ce3990 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -684,15 +684,15 @@ wheels = [
 
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-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.8.1"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiohttp" },
     { name = "typing-extensions" },
 ]
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 wheels = [
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e3/a6/7aeceb7dfa04c0d390b89ea0b4b980963b93cd972ab6306ad9684811dc6c/py_cord-2.8.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:8b97a61cceb4ca9000fc3ac1190fa4c45ef6a521d88707953f7eeadc1bd57071", size = 1264633, upload-time = "2026-07-25T16:40:08.96Z" },
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 [[package]]
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ requires-dist = [
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     { name = "mistletoe", specifier = "==1.6.0" },
     { name = "praw", specifier = "==8.0.2" },
-    { name = "py-cord", specifier = "==2.8.0" },
+    { name = "py-cord", specifier = "==2.8.1" },
     { name = "pytest", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = "==9.1.1" },
     { name = "pytest-asyncio", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = "==1.4.0" },
     { name = "pytest-cov", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = "==7.1.0" },