diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 46544e7..d01cf86 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ build_script.sh
 
 setup_library.py
 
+app/backend/vector_db
+
 SECURITY_REVIEW.md
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diff --git a/app/backend/.python-version b/app/backend/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b2cfc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/backend/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.12.10
diff --git a/app/backend/.tool-versions b/app/backend/.tool-versions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8c3aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/backend/.tool-versions
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python 3.12.10
diff --git a/app/backend/pyproject.toml b/app/backend/pyproject.toml
index 3d31e79..442f963 100644
--- a/app/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/app/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ dependencies = [
   "pydantic==2.13.0",
   "python-dotenv==1.2.2",
   "slowapi==0.1.9",
-  "google-genai>=1.68.0"
+  "google-genai>=1.70.0"
 ]
diff --git a/app/backend/requirements.txt b/app/backend/requirements.txt
index b2a3a40..1b1769e 100644
--- a/app/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/app/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ psycopg2==2.9.11
 pydantic==2.13.0
 python-dotenv==1.2.2
 slowapi==0.1.9
-google-genai>=1.68.0
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+google-genai>=1.70.0
\ No newline at end of file