diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 53bc041f1..5af3d32fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ### Features
 
 - **Breaking Change**: expose shim as a package entry point `type-graphql/shim` (and `/node_modules/type-graphql/build/typings/shim.ts`)
+- **Breaking Change**: update `graphql-js` peer dependency to `^16.8.1`
 - support defining directives on `@Field` of `@Args`
 - support defining directives on inline `@Arg`
 - allow passing custom validation function as `validateFn` option of `@Arg` and `@Args` decorators
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4240edf67..213535420 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         "expect": "^29.6.1",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "glob": "^10.3.3",
-        "graphql": "^16.7.1",
+        "graphql": "^16.8.1",
         "graphql-redis-subscriptions": "^2.6.0",
         "graphql-scalars": "^1.22.2",
         "graphql-tag": "^2.12.6",
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "class-validator": ">=0.14.0",
-        "graphql": "^16.7.1",
+        "graphql": "^16.8.1",
         "graphql-scalars": "^1.22.2"
       },
       "peerDependenciesMeta": {
@@ -8035,9 +8035,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/graphql": {
-      "version": "16.7.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graphql/-/graphql-16.7.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DRYR9tf+UGU0KOsMcKAlXeFfX89UiiIZ0dRU3mR0yJfu6OjZqUcp68NnFLnqQU5RexygFoDy1EW+ccOYcPfmHg==",
+      "version": "16.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graphql/-/graphql-16.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-59LZHPdGZVh695Ud9lRzPBVTtlX9ZCV150Er2W43ro37wVof0ctenSaskPPjN7lVTIN8mSZt8PHUNKZuNQUuxw==",
       "engines": {
         "node": "^12.22.0 || ^14.16.0 || ^16.0.0 || >=17.0.0"
       }
@@ -21943,9 +21943,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "graphql": {
-      "version": "16.7.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graphql/-/graphql-16.7.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DRYR9tf+UGU0KOsMcKAlXeFfX89UiiIZ0dRU3mR0yJfu6OjZqUcp68NnFLnqQU5RexygFoDy1EW+ccOYcPfmHg=="
+      "version": "16.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graphql/-/graphql-16.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-59LZHPdGZVh695Ud9lRzPBVTtlX9ZCV150Er2W43ro37wVof0ctenSaskPPjN7lVTIN8mSZt8PHUNKZuNQUuxw=="
     },
     "graphql-query-complexity": {
       "version": "0.12.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ae5a92809..527ccb620 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "class-validator": ">=0.14.0",
-    "graphql": "^16.7.1",
+    "graphql": "^16.8.1",
     "graphql-scalars": "^1.22.2"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
     "expect": "^29.6.1",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "glob": "^10.3.3",
-    "graphql": "^16.7.1",
+    "graphql": "^16.8.1",
     "graphql-redis-subscriptions": "^2.6.0",
     "graphql-scalars": "^1.22.2",
     "graphql-tag": "^2.12.6",
diff --git a/src/utils/graphql-version.ts b/src/utils/graphql-version.ts
index 4aea99d38..56c473795 100644
--- a/src/utils/graphql-version.ts
+++ b/src/utils/graphql-version.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import semVer from "semver";
 import { UnmetGraphQLPeerDependencyError } from "../errors";
 
 // This must be kept in sync with 'package.json'
-export const graphQLPeerDependencyVersion = "^16.7.1";
+export const graphQLPeerDependencyVersion = "^16.8.1";
 
 export function ensureInstalledCorrectGraphQLPackage() {
   if (!semVer.satisfies(graphql.version, graphQLPeerDependencyVersion)) {