diff --git a/.runpod/README.md b/.runpod/README.md
index d6ae1cc..50a5674 100644
--- a/.runpod/README.md
+++ b/.runpod/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Run LLMs using [vLLM](https://docs.vllm.ai) with an OpenAI-compatible API
 
 [![RunPod](https://api.runpod.io/badge/runpod-workers/worker-vllm)](https://www.runpod.io/console/hub/runpod-workers/worker-vllm)
 
-Current vLLM version: [0.20.2](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.20.2)
+Current vLLM version: [0.22.1](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.22.1)
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 089490c..f6a4245 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/nvidia/lib64:/usr/local/cuda/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PA
 
 # Install vLLM with FlashInfer - use CUDA 130 PyTorch wheels
 RUN uv pip install --system "packaging>=24.2" && \
-    uv pip install --system "vllm[flashinfer]==0.21.0" && \
+    uv pip install --system "vllm[flashinfer]==0.22.1" && \
     uv pip install --system git+https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepGEMM.git@714dd1a4a980f7937a74343d19a8eba4fe321480 --no-build-isolation
 
 # Install additional Python dependencies (after vLLM to avoid PyTorch version conflicts)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 372be50..16ff521 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Deploy OpenAI-Compatible Blazing-Fast LLM Endpoints powered by the [vLLM](https:
 
 ![vLLM worker banner](https://image.runpod.ai/preview/vllm/vllm-banner.png)
 
-Current vLLM version: [0.20.2](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.20.2)
+Current vLLM version: [0.22.1](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.22.1)
 
 
 > Check out our Load Balancer implementation here: [vLLM Load Balancer](https://github.com/runpod-workers/vllm-loadbalancer-ep)