diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 0b118cd..e899473 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pre-commit>=3.8
 
 # ── Settings / validation (new layer dependency) ─────────────────────────────
 pydantic>=2.0
-pydantic-settings>=2.0
+pydantic-settings>=2.14.0
 
 # ── OpenAPI validation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 openapi-spec-validator>=0.7