diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 73e728b1..9268603e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies = [
     'gitpython==3.1.44',
     'torch==2.7.0',
     'accelerate==1.4.0',
-    'transformers>=4.49.0,<=4.51.3',
+    'transformers>=4.53.0',
     'loompy==3.0.7',
     'scib==1.1.5',
     'scikit-misc>=0.5.2',