diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 73d8b06daa1..fd4c3a0d292 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ langchain==0.0.341
 litellm==1.7.7
 # Markdown==3.4.4
 openai==1.1.1
-GitPython==3.1.36
+GitPython==3.1.40
 pdf2image==1.16.3
 nest_asyncio==1.5.6
 pypdf==3.9.0