diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index c87343d..d690b41 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ tqdm==4.67.1
 typing_extensions==4.12.2
 urllib3==2.2.3
 uvicorn==0.31.0
-whitenoise==6.8.2
+whitenoise==6.9.0