diff --git a/ml-services/requirements.txt b/ml-services/requirements.txt
index efe29fa..3016b5f 100644
--- a/ml-services/requirements.txt
+++ b/ml-services/requirements.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ httpx==0.26.0
 requests==2.31.0
 
 # Environment & Config
-python-dotenv==1.0.1
+python-dotenv==1.2.2
 pydantic==2.5.3
 pydantic-settings==2.1.0