diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 21abcbf6..361d11c0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ django-cors-headers==3.11.0
 django-parsley==0.7
 html5lib==1.1
 pymongo==4.0.1
-python-dotenv==0.19.2
+python-dotenv==1.0.1
 pytz==2021.3
 rdkit==2023.3.1
 redis==4.4.4