diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e4a9037a..27a14edf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "alembic>=1.14.0",
   "sqladmin>=0.20.0",
   "pydantic-settings>=2.6.0",
-  "meilisearch>=0.33.0",
+  "meilisearch>=0.40.0",
   "instructor>=1.7.0",
   "google-genai>=1.0.0",
   "pillow>=11.2.1",