diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9665e5a..b6e61f1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fastapi==0.136.1
 uvicorn==0.52.0
 # pydantic 3 is a breaking major — cap <3 so future installs can't resolve
 # an incompatible release. (Running env: 2.13.4.)
-pydantic>=2.0,<3
+pydantic>=2.13.4,<3
 
 # Database
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.12