diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/__init__.py
index 6ddfcd44294..b6ffc54f47a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/__init__.py
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
 
 import async_timeout
-from rtsp_to_webrtc.client import Client
+from rtsp_to_webrtc.client import get_adaptive_client
 from rtsp_to_webrtc.exceptions import ClientError, ResponseError
+from rtsp_to_webrtc.interface import WebRTCClientInterface
 
 from homeassistant.components import camera
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
@@ -42,10 +43,12 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
     """Set up RTSPtoWebRTC from a config entry."""
     hass.data.setdefault(DOMAIN, {})
 
-    client = Client(async_get_clientsession(hass), entry.data[DATA_SERVER_URL])
+    client: WebRTCClientInterface
     try:
         async with async_timeout.timeout(TIMEOUT):
-            await client.heartbeat()
+            client = await get_adaptive_client(
+                async_get_clientsession(hass), entry.data[DATA_SERVER_URL]
+            )
     except ResponseError as err:
         raise ConfigEntryNotReady from err
     except (TimeoutError, ClientError) as err:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/manifest.json
index 8b7e3ab8153..cff68f7594b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "RTSPtoWebRTC",
   "config_flow": true,
   "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/rtsp_to_webrtc",
-  "requirements": ["rtsp-to-webrtc==0.2.7"],
+  "requirements": ["rtsp-to-webrtc==0.4.0"],
   "dependencies": ["camera"],
   "codeowners": [
     "@allenporter"
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index c097a149ab1..90eeb92e796 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ rpi-bad-power==0.1.0
 # rpi-rf==0.9.7
 
 # homeassistant.components.rtsp_to_webrtc
-rtsp-to-webrtc==0.2.7
+rtsp-to-webrtc==0.4.0
 
 # homeassistant.components.russound_rnet
 russound==0.1.9
diff --git a/requirements_test_all.txt b/requirements_test_all.txt
index b9b346efce0..139ea9c389c 100644
--- a/requirements_test_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_test_all.txt
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ roonapi==0.0.38
 rpi-bad-power==0.1.0
 
 # homeassistant.components.rtsp_to_webrtc
-rtsp-to-webrtc==0.2.7
+rtsp-to-webrtc==0.4.0
 
 # homeassistant.components.yamaha
 rxv==0.7.0
diff --git a/tests/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/test_init.py b/tests/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/test_init.py
index ee5b2db5ab8..fcd7cfbe806 100644
--- a/tests/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/test_init.py
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ SERVER_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:8083"
 CONFIG_ENTRY_DATA = {"server_url": SERVER_URL}
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+async def webrtc_server() -> None:
+    """Patch client library to force usage of RTSPtoWebRTC server."""
+    with patch(
+        "rtsp_to_webrtc.client.WebClient.heartbeat",
+        side_effect=rtsp_to_webrtc.exceptions.ResponseError(),
+    ):
+        yield
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 async def mock_camera(hass) -> AsyncGenerator[None, None]:
     """Initialize a demo camera platform."""