diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 705fde1e..2ff0bab0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ python-docx==1.2.0
 python-dotenv==1.2.2
 python-magic~=0.4.27
 pytz==2026.2
-rarfile>=4.2
+rarfile>=4.5
 sanic-ext==25.12.0
 sanic-testing==24.6.0
 sanic==25.12.1