diff --git a/src/backend/requirements.txt b/src/backend/requirements.txt
index f3f7558c5a..4586243a19 100644
--- a/src/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ pyyaml==6.0.1
     #   tablib
 qrcode[pil]==7.4.2
     # via django-allauth-2fa
-rapidfuzz==3.8.0
+rapidfuzz==3.8.1
 redis==5.0.3
     # via django-redis
 referencing==0.34.0