diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 1afa90ca..312f9f62 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ http {
             proxy_connect_timeout 300;
 
             # To support websockets in MinIO versions released after January 2023
-            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_http_version 2;
             proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
             proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
             # Some environments may encounter CORS errors (Kubernetes + Nginx Ingress)