diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index b63aafe..c121e35 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # requirements-dev.txt for FRED API Wrapper
 
 requests==2.26.0
-cryptography==3.4.7
+cryptography==50.0.0
 python-dotenv==0.19.0
 
 # Development dependencies (optional)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e2c7cfc..5151deb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # requirements.txt for FRED API Wrapper
 
 requests==2.26.0
-cryptography==3.4.7
+cryptography==50.0.0
 python-dotenv==0.19.0