diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index c751394..bc0d342 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ asyncpg==0.29.0
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.9
 redis==5.0.1
 alembic==1.13.1
-python-dotenv==1.0.0
+python-dotenv==1.2.2
 httpx==0.26.0
 stellar-sdk==9.0.0
 prometheus-client==0.22.1