diff --git a/app/backend/app.py b/app/backend/app.py
index 039bde7369..e703df17a5 100644
--- a/app/backend/app.py
+++ b/app/backend/app.py
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ async def setup_clients():
     AZURE_OPENAI_EMB_DEPLOYMENT = os.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_EMB_DEPLOYMENT") if OPENAI_HOST.startswith("azure") else None
     AZURE_OPENAI_CUSTOM_URL = os.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_CUSTOM_URL")
     # https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-services/openai/api-version-deprecation#latest-ga-api-release
-    AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION = os.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION") or "2024-06-01"
+    AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION = os.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION") or "2024-10-21"
     AZURE_VISION_ENDPOINT = os.getenv("AZURE_VISION_ENDPOINT", "")
     # Used only with non-Azure OpenAI deployments
     OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")