diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index ecbadb5..646c2d6 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 python-dotenv==1.1.1    # for loading environment variables from .env files
-pandas==1.5.3           # for data manipulation
+pandas==3.1.0           # for data manipulation
 kaggle==1.7.4.5         # for Kaggle api access
 seaborn==0.13.2         # for data visualization
 scikit-learn==1.8.0     # for machine learning algorithms