diff --git a/strands-examples/requirements.txt b/strands-examples/requirements.txt
index 735c7da..2856030 100644
--- a/strands-examples/requirements.txt
+++ b/strands-examples/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-python-dotenv==1.1.1
+python-dotenv==1.2.2
 starlette==0.47.2
 strands-agents[litellm]==1.0.1
 strands-agents-tools==0.2.1