diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 9713c73..0205491 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ async def home(request: Request):
     This returns a rendered template. The `request` is required by Jinja2Templates.
     The template should include client-side JavaScript that calls the API endpoints.
     """
+    # Use this modern, explicit syntax
     return templates.TemplateResponse(request=request, name="index.html", context={})
 
 @app.post("/todo2/", response_model=Todo, status_code=201)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9db94ba..323a0e8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-fastapi[all]<0.110.0
+fastapi[all]
 SQLAlchemy
 pydantic
 firebase-admin
 psycopg2-binary
-starlette<0.37.0
+starlette<1.0.0
 jinja2>=3.1.0
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