diff --git a/requirements-security.txt b/requirements-security.txt
index 37b45fb1..5bcc7193 100644
--- a/requirements-security.txt
+++ b/requirements-security.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Additional security-focused dependencies
 cryptography>=48.0.0  # For secure random generation
-paramiko>=4.0.0       # For secure connections if needed
+paramiko>=5.0.0       # For secure connections if needed
 requests>=2.33.1      # For secure HTTP requests with vulnerability fixes