diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9f17a1761d..f1a0be096b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pydantic-settings==2.3.4
 pydantic==2.12.5
 pyjwt[crypto]==2.10.1                # generate and verify the JWT tokens, imported as `jwt`
 PyMuPDF==1.26.7                     # PDF processing, imported as `fitz`
-pypdf==6.4.0
+pypdf==6.10.0
 python-multipart==0.0.18             # a form data parser, as oauth flow requires form-data parameters
 redis==5.0.8
 sqlalchemy-utils == 0.41.2