diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 1c3007dc..3ca63180 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ flit==3.12.0
 # test dependencies
 pytest==8.4.2
 responses==0.25.8
-python_dotenv==1.1.1
+python_dotenv==1.2.1
 pylint==4.0.2
 # code coverage
 coverage==7.11.0