diff --git a/backend/requirements-lock.txt b/backend/requirements-lock.txt
index 015ecae..eaf04f9 100644
--- a/backend/requirements-lock.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements-lock.txt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ colorama==0.4.6
     #   uvicorn
 courlan==1.4.0
     # via trafilatura
-cryptography==48.0.1
+cryptography==50.0.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements.txt
     #   pyjwt
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index cb55651..0360f9c 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ tavily-python>=0.3.0
 
 # Security Patches
 aiohttp>=3.14.0
-cryptography>=46.0.7
+cryptography>=50.0.0
 urllib3>=2.7.0
 transformers>=4.48.0,<5.0.0
 idna>=3.15