diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 209a37fb..8cd8f159 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ psycopg2==2.7.5
 psycopg2-binary==2.7.5
 pycparser==2.18
 PyJWT==1.5.2
-PyPDF2==1.26.0
+PyPDF2==1.27.5
 python-dateutil==2.7.3
 python-docx==0.8.6
 python-magic==0.4.15