diff --git a/middleware.ts b/proxy.ts
similarity index 65%
rename from middleware.ts
rename to proxy.ts
index 85466f2..3a39479 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/proxy.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { neonAuthMiddleware } from "@neondatabase/auth/next/server";
 
-export default neonAuthMiddleware({
+// Next.js 16 renamed middleware to proxy
+// neonAuthMiddleware returns a middleware function, we export it as proxy
+export const proxy = neonAuthMiddleware({
   // Redirects unauthenticated users to sign-in page
   loginUrl: "/auth/sign-in",
 });