diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 4378c3069d..18f8be3ced 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "django-environ==0.10.0",
     "django-model-utils==4.5.1",
     "django-timezone-field==7.0",
-    "certifi==2024.7.4",
+    "certifi==2025.1.31",
     "chardet==5.2.0",
     "idna==3.7",
     "requests==2.32.3",