diff --git a/backend/secfit/settings.py b/backend/secfit/settings.py
index ea923a5..1d8c6b9 100644
--- a/backend/secfit/settings.py
+++ b/backend/secfit/settings.py
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@
     },
     {
         'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'min_length': 12,
+        }
     },
     {
         'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',