diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 22383ac..11a5496 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ feedparser>=6.0,<7.0
 httpx>=0.28,<1.0
 apscheduler>=3.10,<4.0
 pyyaml>=6.0,<7.0
-pydantic>=2.10,<3.0
+pydantic>=2.13.4,<3.0
 pydantic-settings>=2.0,<3.0
 stamina>=26.0,<27.0
 purgatory>=3.0,<4.0