diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index edae359..6f724e9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 openai==0.27.0
 slack_sdk==3.18.0
 requests==2.32.4
-python-dotenv==0.19.2  # Optional for environment variable management
+python-dotenv==1.2.2  # Optional for environment variable management