diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index a5d3cd59..1bbc2e9e 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ python-dotenv~=1.0.1
 psycopg2-binary
 pytest~=8.0.1
 SQLAlchemy~=2.0.27
-requests~=2.25.1
+requests>=2.31.0
 waitress