diff --git a/code/backend/requirements.txt b/code/backend/requirements.txt
index e1ec2d515..cab32ae04 100644
--- a/code/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/code/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 azure-functions==1.18.0
 streamlit==1.30.0
-openai==1.6.1
+openai==1.12.0
 scipy==1.12.0
 transformers==4.38.1
 python-dotenv==1.0.1
diff --git a/code/requirements.txt b/code/requirements.txt
index 9f34f4892..48972c905 100644
--- a/code/requirements.txt
+++ b/code/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ azure-ai-formrecognizer==3.3.2
 azure-storage-blob==12.19.0
 azure-identity==1.15.0
 Flask==3.0.2
-openai==1.6.1
+openai==1.12.0
 azure-storage-blob==12.19.0
 python-dotenv==1.0.1
 langchain==0.1.9