Merge branch 'development', remote-tracking branch 'origin' into feature/filtering

Author: cbullinger

mflix/server/python-fastapi/requirements.in

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PyYAML~=6.0.0           # For handling YAML configuration or data
 # 3. DATABASE & CONNECTIVITY
 # Database driver and necessary utilities.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-pymongo~=4.15.0         # MongoDB driver
+pymongo~=4.16.0         # MongoDB driver
 dnspython~=2.8.0        # Required for SRV record lookups by pymongo (e.g., MongoDB Atlas)
 
 # ==============================================================================

mflix/server/python-fastapi/requirements.txt

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ pygments==2.19.2
     # via
     #   pytest
     #   rich
-pymongo==4.15.3
+pymongo==4.16.0
     # via -r requirements.in
 pytest==8.4.2
     # via