diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 1c7bc16e..f43e5a5b 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pyotp>=2.9.0
 
 # Validation
 pydantic==2.7.0
-pydantic-settings==2.2.1
+pydantic-settings==2.13.0
 email-validator==2.3.0
 
 # Sigma (for future tasks)