diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5d91b187..a3ca4d60 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mysqlclient == 2.1.1
 sentry-sdk == 1.14.0
 celery == 5.4.0
 azure-storage-blob == 12.13.1
-python-dotenv ~= 0.21.1
+python-dotenv ~= 1.0.1
 gunicorn == 23.0.0
 uvicorn == 0.30.6
 whitenoise == 6.7.0