diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index 48bd9f2..add5e75 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ prometheus-client>=0.19.0
 apscheduler>=3.10.0
 
 # Redis client (optional, for caching)
-redis>=5.0.0
+redis>=7.4.0
 
 # Sentry (optional, for error tracking)
 # sentry-sdk[fastapi]>=1.39.0