diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 10c7477..03baa57 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ tree-sitter-typescript>=0.23.0
 # AI/ML
 openai>=1.54.0
 pinecone>=5.0.0
-tiktoken>=0.8.0
+tiktoken>=0.12.0
 
 # Utils
 gitpython>=3.1.0