diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 48294b4f7..5a079d75d 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mypy-extensions==1.0.0
 ortools==9.5.2237
 pymongo==4.3.3
 pytest==7.2.2
-python-dotenv==0.21.1
+python-dotenv==1.0.0
 python-Levenshtein==0.20.9
 requests==2.28.2
 types-paramiko==2.12.0.3