diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 02bb0df..9bfc7f4 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 fastapi>=0.115.0
 uvicorn[standard]>=0.27.0
-sqlalchemy>=2.0.25
+sqlalchemy>=2.0.49
 # Postgres driver (Render Postgres add-on) + migrations
 psycopg[binary]>=3.2
 alembic>=1.13