diff --git a/games/api.py b/games/api.py
index 0e43764..0815a35 100644
--- a/games/api.py
+++ b/games/api.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from typing import List
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.utils.timezone import now as django_timezone_now
-from ninja import Field, ModelSchema, NinjaAPI, Router, Schema
+from ninja import Field, ModelSchema, NinjaAPI, Router, Schema, Status
 
 from games.models import Game, PlayEvent, Session
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def partial_update_game(request, game_id: int, payload: GameStatusUpdate):
     setattr(game, "status", payload.status)
     game.save()
     messages.success(request, "Status updated")
-    return 204, None
+    return Status(204, None)
 
 
 @playevent_router.get("/", response=List[PlayEventOut])
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def partial_update_playevent(request, playevent_id: int, payload: UpdatePlayEven
 def delete_playevent(request, playevent_id: int):
     playevent = get_object_or_404(PlayEvent, id=playevent_id)
     playevent.delete()
-    return 204, None
+    return Status(204, None)
 
 
 api.add_router("/playevent", playevent_router)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def partial_update_session_device(request, session_id: int, payload: SessionDevi
     session.device_id = payload.device_id
     session.save()
     messages.success(request, "Device updated")
-    return 204, None
+    return Status(204, None)
 
 
 api.add_router("/session", session_router)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9607b78..229378e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "croniter>=5.0.1,<6",
     "requests>=2.32.3,<3",
     "pyyaml>=6.0.2,<7",
-    "django-ninja>1.5",
+    "django-ninja>=1.6.2",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index b715305..b051547 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -202,15 +202,15 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "django-ninja"
-version = "1.5.3"
+version = "1.6.2"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "django" },
     { name = "pydantic" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/02/84/27a5fceac29bd85eb8dc8a6697e93019a8742d626180f0d67b894e20a8a1/django_ninja-1.5.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:974803944965ad0566071633ffd4999a956f2ad1ecbed815c0de37c1c969592b", size = 3658996, upload-time = "2026-01-10T20:02:23.821Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d5/7c/3307e17b872f545c88314b2737a22f965785dfb5a120d739b0131d0492c3/django_ninja-1.6.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d56ae5aa4791068ef4ac9a66cfdf2fc11f507413ded35abb79c51d0d52ad6412", size = 3685599, upload-time = "2026-03-18T20:06:47.284Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f4/b3/30600696c2532fcf026259f2f4980b364cb6847518bb4b3365d42a4a3afe/django_ninja-1.5.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:0a6ead5b4e57ec1050b584eb6f36f105f256b8f4ac70d12e774d8b6dd91e2198", size = 2365685, upload-time = "2026-01-10T20:02:21.484Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/21/0c/25f72060a39632fbd2d90e9c8b6052a09cd45b0598fc06c0758d313f0052/django_ninja-1.6.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:20095f5900bada22ea00cf1a58af50bdb285b2354c61a9d9b47d0dc89ac462d6", size = 2374994, upload-time = "2026-03-18T20:06:45.676Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "django", specifier = ">6.0" },
     { name = "django-cotton", specifier = "==2.3" },
     { name = "django-htmx", specifier = ">=1.18.0,<2" },
-    { name = "django-ninja", specifier = ">1.5" },
+    { name = "django-ninja", specifier = ">=1.6.2" },
     { name = "django-q2", specifier = ">=1.7.4,<2" },
     { name = "django-template-partials", specifier = ">=24.2,<25" },
     { name = "gunicorn", specifier = ">=23.0.0,<24" },