diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 4debf503..7ee461a1 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ python-multipart==0.0.26
 email-validator==2.3.0
 httpx==0.28.1
 google-auth>=2.23.0
-requests>=2.34.0  # Required by google-auth for requests transport
+requests>=2.34.2  # Required by google-auth for requests transport
 alembic==1.18.4
 slowapi==0.1.9
 tzdata>=2024.1  # Required on Windows for timezone support