diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index d7cafe2..1d156ef 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ fastapi>=0.115.6
 uvicorn[standard]>=0.30.6
 # python-multipart < 0.0.18 has a DoS CVE (GHSA-2jv5-9r88-3w3p / 59gj).
 python-multipart>=0.0.18
-youtube-transcript-api>=1.0.0
+youtube-transcript-api>=1.2.4
 google-genai>=1.0.0
 python-dotenv>=1.0.0
 httpx>=0.27.0