diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 901852fe..3b14528f 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Flask-Limiter==3.5.0
 click==8.5.0
 
 croniter==6.2.4
-bcrypt==4.2.1
+bcrypt==5.0.0
 
 # Encryption for env vars
 cryptography==50.0.2