diff --git a/met-api/requirements.txt b/met-api/requirements.txt
index e793d0428..31e2dcc93 100644
--- a/met-api/requirements.txt
+++ b/met-api/requirements.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Werkzeug==3.0.3
 flask_mail==0.9.1
 flask_restx
 secure==0.3.0
-flask-cors==3.0.10
+flask-cors==5.0.0
 flask_jwt_oidc==0.3.0
 pyhumps==1.6.1
 pylint==3.1.0