diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 4b07356..d7efaa9 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ pytest-cov==4.1.0
 faker==22.6.0
 
 # Utilities
-python-dotenv==1.0.0
+python-dotenv==1.2.2
 schedule==1.2.0
 tenacity==9.1.4