diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 05f7231..564965e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ celery>=5.6,<5.7
 redis>=7.4,<8.0
 
 # Crypto for credential storage (lands in FC-3, but pinned now for stability)
-cryptography>=48,<49
+cryptography>=49,<50
 
 # Image handling (lands in FC-2)
 pillow>=12,<13