diff --git a/backend/src/upload_trigger/main.py b/backend/src/upload_trigger/main.py
index fb96367..1040f26 100644
--- a/backend/src/upload_trigger/main.py
+++ b/backend/src/upload_trigger/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os, json
 from datetime import datetime
 import boto3
-import PyPDF2
+from pypdf import PdfReader
 import shortuuid
 import urllib
 from aws_lambda_powertools import Logger
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def lambda_handler(event, context):
     s3.download_file(BUCKET, key, f"/tmp/{file_name}")
 
     with open(f"/tmp/{file_name}", "rb") as f:
-        reader = PyPDF2.PdfReader(f)
+        reader = PdfReader(f)
         pages = str(len(reader.pages))
 
     conversation_id = shortuuid.uuid()
diff --git a/backend/src/upload_trigger/requirements.txt b/backend/src/upload_trigger/requirements.txt
index 93b71e7..b9c6798 100644
--- a/backend/src/upload_trigger/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/src/upload_trigger/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 boto3==1.28.57
 botocore==1.31.57
-PyPDF2==3.0.1
+pypdf==3.17.0
 shortuuid==1.0.11