diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 95c3f9b..08b26b4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ output/*
 
 # Environment configuration
 .env
-.venv
\ No newline at end of file
+.venv
+
+# Python build artifacts
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3e81856..a227644 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-whisperx==3.7.4
+whisperx==3.8.6
 tiktoken
 python-dotenv
 openai