diff --git a/server/ai-gateway/requirements.txt b/server/ai-gateway/requirements.txt
index 61c60212..0117f785 100644
--- a/server/ai-gateway/requirements.txt
+++ b/server/ai-gateway/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pydantic>=2.0.0
 redis>=5.0.0
 python-jose[cryptography]>=3.3.0
 httpx>=0.27.0
-python-dotenv>=1.0.0
+python-dotenv>=1.2.2
 python-json-logger>=2.0.0,<4.0.0
 google-genai>=1.0.0
 python-multipart>=0.0.7