diff --git a/solarsync/backend/requirements.txt b/solarsync/backend/requirements.txt
index 9508713..5e3adfd 100644
--- a/solarsync/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/solarsync/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ apscheduler==3.10.4
 httpx==0.27.2
 pycryptodome==3.20.0
 passlib[bcrypt]==1.7.4
-python-dotenv==1.0.1
+python-dotenv==1.2.2
 requests==2.32.3
 numpy==2.1.1
 paho-mqtt==2.1.0