diff --git a/backend/app/services/embedding_service.py b/backend/app/services/embedding_service.py
index 3c703a7..8556945 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/embedding_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/embedding_service.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from ..core.logging import get_logger
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
-_EMBED_MODEL = "text-embedding-004"
+_EMBED_MODEL = "gemini-embedding-001"
 _BATCH_SIZE = 100
 _MAX_RETRIES = 3
 _INITIAL_BACKOFF = 2.0