diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c830d1a..63633dc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 packaging==18.0
 pymongo==4.6.3
-python-dotenv==0.10.5
+python-dotenv==1.2.2
 pyyaml==5.4
 requests==2.32.0
 urllib3>=2.5.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability