diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index b3f1103..e989526 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ def is_valid_email(email):
     pattern = r'^[\w\.-]+@[\w\.-]+\.\w+$'
     return re.match(pattern, email)
 
-# TODO: @before_first_request is deprecated in Flask 2.2 and removed in Flask 3.0.
-# Replace with: with app.app_context(): init_db() at module level, or use a CLI command.
-@app.before_first_request
-def initialize_database():
+with app.app_context():
     init_db()
 
 @app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4f020a3..faa652e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Flask==2.2.5
+Flask>=3.1.3
 Werkzeug>=3.0.6
 gunicorn
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