diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 342b992..0255026 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stripe==15.0.1
 aiosmtplib==5.1.0
 aiohttp==3.13.4  # Updated: Fixed zip bomb, DoS, and directory traversal vulnerabilities (was 3.9.1)
 aioimaplib==2.0.1
-email-validator==2.1.0.post1
+email-validator==2.3.0
 
 # Gmail API (for direct email injection)
 google-api-python-client==2.193.0