diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 243c7b3..8235563 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -26,7 +26,15 @@ from app.database import Base, engine, SessionLocal, load_sample_data
 
 # Utility function to fetch metadata from pyproject.toml
 def get_project_metadata():
-    with open("pyproject.toml", "rb") as f:
+    # Dynamically resolve the correct path to pyproject.toml
+    current_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+    root_dir = current_dir.parent.parent  # Adjust based on structure
+    pyproject_path = root_dir / "pyproject.toml"
+
+    if not pyproject_path.exists():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"pyproject.toml not found at {pyproject_path}")
+
+    with open(pyproject_path, "rb") as f:
         pyproject = tomllib.load(f)
         name = pyproject["project"]["name"]
         version = pyproject["project"]["version"]
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/pyproject.toml
rename to pyproject.toml