diff --git a/services/python/payment-gateway-service/requirements.txt b/services/python/payment-gateway-service/requirements.txt
index 9950d6e2..be894af4 100644
--- a/services/python/payment-gateway-service/requirements.txt
+++ b/services/python/payment-gateway-service/requirements.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ aiohttp==3.9.1
 # Authentication and security
 python-jose[cryptography]==3.3.0
 passlib[bcrypt]==1.7.4
-python-dotenv==1.0.0
+python-dotenv==1.2.2
 cryptography==41.0.7
 
 # Payment gateway SDKs