diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index b1aefa5..4c74ec4 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pydantic>=2.6.0
 pydantic-settings>=2.2.0
 langgraph>=0.0.30
 langchain-core>=0.1.30
-google-genai>=0.1.1
+google-genai>=2.20.0
 google-generativeai>=0.4.1
 httpx>=0.27.0
 python-multipart>=0.0.9