diff --git a/backend/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
similarity index 86%
rename from backend/requirements-dev.txt
rename to requirements-dev.txt
index 5795d862..0983c774 100644
--- a/backend/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--r requirements.txt
+-r backend/requirements.txt
 ipython==9.4.0
 pre-commit==4.3.0
 pylint-django==2.6.1