diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c2d4271..a24bbbd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ pydantic_core==2.10.1
 pymongo==4.6.0
 python-dotenv==1.0.0
 sniffio==1.3.0
-starlette==0.27.0
+starlette==0.40.0
 typing_extensions==4.8.0
 uvicorn==0.24.0.post1