diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 8006eb0..93f6f62 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ radon>=6.0.0
 lizard>=1.17.10
 anthropic>=0.25.0
 httpx>=0.27.0
-python-dotenv>=1.0.0
+python-dotenv>=1.2.2
 aiofiles>=23.2.0
 pydantic>=2.0.0
 google-generativeai>=0.7.0