diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 465203c07..91883bf10 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ setuptools==80.9.0
 sqlparse==0.5.4
 taskcluster==95.1.4
 tqdm==4.67.3
-whitenoise==6.11.0
+whitenoise==6.12.0