diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 8afda28..04626b7 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Core Framework
-fastapi==0.135.2  # Updated: Fixed starlette DoS vulnerabilities (was 0.109.1); pulls in starlette>=1.0.0
+fastapi==0.135.3  # Updated: Fixed starlette DoS vulnerabilities (was 0.109.1); pulls in starlette>=1.0.0
 uvicorn[standard]==0.43.0
 pydantic==2.12.5
 pydantic-settings==2.13.1