diff --git a/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/README.MD b/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/README.MD
index 482109f97..223f9ef20 100644
--- a/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/README.MD
+++ b/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/README.MD
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ This example demonstrates how to integrate the Model Context Protocol (MCP) into
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- Python 3.10
+- Python 3.10+
 - `python-dotenv`
-- `requests`
+- `httpx`
 - `mcp`
 - `uvicorn`
 
diff --git a/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/requirements.txt b/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/requirements.txt
index 2292072ff..d3ef12e96 100644
--- a/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 python-dotenv>=1.0.0
-requests>=2.31.0
+httpx>=0.27.0
 mcp>=1.0.0
 uvicorn>=0.32.1
diff --git a/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/pyproject.toml b/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/pyproject.toml
index 2d7205735..4092cee04 100644
--- a/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/pyproject.toml
+++ b/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "python-dotenv>=1.0.0",
+    "httpx>=0.27.0",
     "mcp",
     "uvicorn>=0.32.1",
 ]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 705d014aa..817c04dbd 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@ name = "mcp-simple-chatbot"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = { editable = "examples/clients/simple-chatbot" }
 dependencies = [
+    { name = "httpx" },
     { name = "mcp" },
     { name = "python-dotenv" },
     { name = "uvicorn" },
@@ -1070,6 +1071,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
+    { name = "httpx", specifier = ">=0.27.0" },
     { name = "mcp", editable = "." },
     { name = "python-dotenv", specifier = ">=1.0.0" },
     { name = "uvicorn", specifier = ">=0.32.1" },