diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 74707f3..31121e1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ authors = [
 keywords = ["mcp", "intelligence", "osint", "markets", "geopolitical", "phoenix"]
 
 dependencies = [
-    "mcp>=1.0.0",
-    "httpx>=0.27.0",
-    "pydantic>=2.0.0",
+    "mcp>=1.8.0,<2.0.0",
+    "httpx[socks]>=0.27.0",
+    "pydantic>=2.10.0,<3.0.0",
     "feedparser>=6.0.0",
     "click>=8.1.0",
     "jinja2>=3.1.0",