diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 383c9ed..b63279e 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "py-clob-client>=0.25.0,<0.26.0",
     "uvicorn>=0.47.0,<0.48.0",
     "gunicorn>=26.0.0,<27.0.0",
-    "sqlalchemy[asyncio]>=2.0.44,<3.0.0",
+    "sqlalchemy[asyncio]>=2.0.49,<3.0.0",
     "psycopg2-binary>=2.9.11,<3.0.0",
     "asyncpg>=0.31.0,<0.32.0",
     "httpx>=0.28.1,<0.29.0",
diff --git a/backend/uv.lock b/backend/uv.lock
index 6f15ee4..f0b1012 100644
--- a/backend/uv.lock
+++ b/backend/uv.lock
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "pydantic", specifier = ">=2.11,<3.0" },
     { name = "pydantic-settings", specifier = ">=2.11.0,<3.0.0" },
     { name = "redis", specifier = ">=7.0.1,<8.0.0" },
-    { name = "sqlalchemy", extras = ["asyncio"], specifier = ">=2.0.44,<3.0.0" },
+    { name = "sqlalchemy", extras = ["asyncio"], specifier = ">=2.0.49,<3.0.0" },
     { name = "uvicorn", specifier = ">=0.47.0,<0.48.0" },
     { name = "web3", specifier = ">=7.14.0,<8.0.0" },
 ]