diff --git a/violentutf_api/fastapi_app/requirements-minimal.txt b/violentutf_api/fastapi_app/requirements-minimal.txt
index beeef6b3..2728cd3f 100644
--- a/violentutf_api/fastapi_app/requirements-minimal.txt
+++ b/violentutf_api/fastapi_app/requirements-minimal.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ aiosqlite==0.21.0
 alembic==1.13.1
 anthropic>=0.7.0
 bcrypt==4.3.0
-cryptography==41.0.7
+cryptography==46.0.1
 duckdb==1.3.1
 email-validator==2.1.0
 # Core FastAPI dependencies (Minimal - without AI red-teaming frameworks)