diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d04420af5..9776f2d3b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "omegaconf<3",
   "orjson<4",
   "pandas<3",
-  "pydantic>=2,<2.8",
+  "pydantic>=2.8.2,<2.9",
   "pydantic-settings<3",
   "pydantic-extra-types<3",
   "pyyaml",