diff --git a/raphtory-graphql/Cargo.toml b/raphtory-graphql/Cargo.toml
index 3932b1d161..863d25112e 100644
--- a/raphtory-graphql/Cargo.toml
+++ b/raphtory-graphql/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ reqwest = { workspace = true }
 
 # python binding optional dependencies
 pyo3 = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-crossbeam-channel = "0.5.13"
+crossbeam-channel = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = { workspace = true }