diff --git a/forge-cascade-v2/requirements-base.txt b/forge-cascade-v2/requirements-base.txt
index c8467fd..90f61a5 100644
--- a/forge-cascade-v2/requirements-base.txt
+++ b/forge-cascade-v2/requirements-base.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ redis==5.2.1
 
 # Validation & Serialization
 pydantic==2.12.5
-pydantic-settings==2.7.1
+pydantic-settings==2.12.0
 email-validator==2.2.0
 
 # Security