diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index b95e88b..313bfe1 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pydantic==2.5.3
 sqlalchemy==2.0.25
 aiosqlite==0.19.0
 python-multipart==0.0.22
-python-dotenv==1.0.0
+python-dotenv==1.2.2
 watchdog==3.0.0
 markdown==3.6
 pymdown-extensions==10.16.1