diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 4d87eb4..17afeb0 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ build>=1.3.0
 twine>=6.2.0
 
 # Security
-safety>=3.7.0  # Dependency security checks
+safety>=3.8.1  # Dependency security checks
 
 # Configuration parsing (Phase 2.1)
 PyYAML>=6.0.2