diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 38bca95..0daa9a5 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ pycodestyle==2.14.0
 pycparser==2.22
 pycryptodome==3.23.0
 pydantic==2.9.2
-pydantic-settings==2.12.0
+pydantic-settings==2.13.1
 pydantic_core==2.23.4
 pydeck==0.9.1
 pydub==0.25.1
diff --git a/hyperstudio-platform/requirements.txt b/hyperstudio-platform/requirements.txt
index 3dd8e5c..b718749 100644
--- a/hyperstudio-platform/requirements.txt
+++ b/hyperstudio-platform/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ fastapi==0.135.1
 uvicorn[standard]==0.27.1
 python-multipart==0.0.9
 pydantic==2.6.1
-pydantic-settings==2.1.0
+pydantic-settings==2.13.1
 
 # Async & Background Tasks
 aiofiles==23.2.1