diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 8faee7faf..7fc151225 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Django==5.1.15
 django-cors-headers==4.9.0
 django-environ==0.14.0
-djangorestframework==3.17.1
+djangorestframework==3.18.0
 dockerflow==2026.3.4
 drf-yasg==1.21.15
 gunicorn==26.0.0