diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 4c2adb3..08f26da 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ resource "google_storage_bucket_object" "zip" {
 # Create the Cloud function triggered by a `Finalize` event on the bucket
 resource "google_cloudfunctions_function" "backend-function" {
   name    = "backend-function"
-  runtime = "python37"
+  runtime = "python39"
 
   source_archive_bucket = google_storage_bucket.function_bucket.name
   source_archive_object = google_storage_bucket_object.zip.name
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ resource "google_storage_bucket_object" "object" {
 # Create Cloud Function
 resource "google_cloudfunctions_function" "function" {
   name                  = "blogapp-${random_id.bucket_prefix.hex}"
-  runtime               = "nodejs12" # Switch to a different runtime if needed
+  runtime               = "nodejs20" # Switch to a different runtime if needed
   project               = google_project.my_project.project_id
   available_memory_mb   = 128
   source_archive_bucket = google_storage_bucket.bucket.name
diff --git a/modules/module-1/resources/cloud_function/data/requirements.txt b/modules/module-1/resources/cloud_function/data/requirements.txt
index fd75531..8d7c8a1 100644
--- a/modules/module-1/resources/cloud_function/data/requirements.txt
+++ b/modules/module-1/resources/cloud_function/data/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ google-cloud-storage==2.6.0
 google-cloud-firestore==2.7.2
 flask==2.2.2
 bcrypt==4.0.1
-pyjwt==1.7.1
\ No newline at end of file
+pyjwt==1.7.1
+Werkzeug==2.2.2