diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 256f7e5..1013521 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pillow==10.4.0
 psycopg2==2.9.9
 pycparser==2.22
 pydantic==2.8.0
-pydantic_core==2.20.0
+pydantic_core==2.20.1
 PyJWT==2.8.0
 pymongo==4.8.0
 PyMuPDF==1.24.7