diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 48897d77..fc50ec5e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pydantic-settings>=2.0",
     "pipecat-ai>=0.0.108",
     "elevenlabs>=1.0.0",
-    "openai>=1.0.0",
+    "openai>=2.36.0",
     "anthropic>=0.83.0",
     "litellm==1.82.6",
     "deepgram-sdk>=6.1.1,<7",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index e8b51a23..d521e2b8 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ requires-dist = [
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     { name = "numpy", specifier = ">=1.24" },
     { name = "onnxruntime", specifier = ">=1.16.0" },
-    { name = "openai", specifier = ">=1.0.0" },
+    { name = "openai", specifier = ">=2.36.0" },
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     { name = "pandas", marker = "extra == 'apps'", specifier = ">=2.0" },
     { name = "pipecat-ai", specifier = ">=0.0.108" },
@@ -2020,7 +2020,7 @@ wheels = [
 
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+version = "2.36.0"
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@@ -2032,9 +2032,9 @@ dependencies = [
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     { name = "typing-extensions" },
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