diff --git a/violentutf_api/fastapi_app/requirements-minimal.txt b/violentutf_api/fastapi_app/requirements-minimal.txt
index beeef6b3..a446fd6a 100644
--- a/violentutf_api/fastapi_app/requirements-minimal.txt
+++ b/violentutf_api/fastapi_app/requirements-minimal.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ openai>=1.0.0
 pandas>=2.0.0
 passlib[bcrypt]==1.7.4
 pydantic==2.11.7
-pydantic-settings==2.1.0
+pydantic-settings==2.11.0
 PyJWT==2.10.1
 PyJWT[crypto]==2.10.1
 python-dotenv==1.1.1