diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index b1c4f4db71d..8e8ffaae9bc 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ api_keys.py
 vespa-app.zip
 dynamic_config_storage/
 celerybeat-schedule*
+env.sh
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diff --git a/backend/requirements/default.txt b/backend/requirements/default.txt
index 7efdc85ecee..853a483478f 100644
--- a/backend/requirements/default.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements/default.txt
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ boto3-stubs[s3]==1.34.133
 ultimate_sitemap_parser==0.5
 pyairtable==3.0.0a3
 anthropic[vertex]==0.36.1
-google-cloud-aiplatform==0.4.0
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+google-cloud-aiplatform==1.70.0
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