diff --git a/api/tests/requirements.txt b/api/tests/requirements.txt
index 463cabf1..56c4c530 100644
--- a/api/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@ sniffio==1.3.1 \
     # via
     #   anyio
     #   httpx
-starlette==0.38.6 \
-    --hash=sha256:4517a1409e2e73ee4951214ba012052b9e16f60e90d73cfb06192c19203bbb05 \
-    --hash=sha256:863a1588f5574e70a821dadefb41e4881ea451a47a3cd1b4df359d4ffefe5ead
+starlette==0.40.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:1a3139688fb298ce5e2d661d37046a66ad996ce94be4d4983be019a23a04ea35 \
+    --hash=sha256:c494a22fae73805376ea6bf88439783ecfba9aac88a43911b48c653437e784c4
     # via fastapi
 typer==0.12.5 \
     --hash=sha256:62fe4e471711b147e3365034133904df3e235698399bc4de2b36c8579298d52b \