diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3e07cd1..6b29df0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "fastapi>=0.162.0,<1",
   "uvicorn[standard]>=0.54.0,<1",
   "sqlalchemy>=2.1.6,<3",
-  "pydantic-settings>=2.15.0,<3",
+  "pydantic-settings>=2.16.2,<3",
   "pwdlib[argon2]>=0.3.1,<1",
   "itsdangerous>=2.2,<3",
   "cryptography>=50.0.2,<51",