diff --git a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/backend/requirements.txt b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/backend/requirements.txt
index 888decf0..feeb84a1 100644
--- a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ dataclasses_json >= 0.5.7
 dacite >= 1.6.0
 pandas >= 1.0.0
 numpy >= 1.19.0
-vfbquery==0.5.6
+vfbquery==0.5.8