diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 1abb473..6c0f902 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ tomlkit==0.15.0
 typing_extensions==4.16.0
 uritemplate==4.2.0
 urllib3==2.7.0
-virtualenv==21.6.1
+virtualenv==21.7.0
 whitenoise==6.12.0