diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 93c4d1f60..809552beb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "authlib>=1.6.0",
     # OpenAPI exporter
     "email-validator>=2.2.0",
-    "openai==1.99.9",
+    "openai>=1.99.9",
     # Used by database interface
     "sqlalchemy>=2.0.42",
     # Used by Llama Stack version checker
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 63c1d293c..8a49e1802 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "kubernetes", specifier = ">=30.1.0" },
     { name = "llama-stack", specifier = "==0.2.19" },
     { name = "llama-stack-client", specifier = "==0.2.19" },
-    { name = "openai", specifier = "==1.99.9" },
+    { name = "openai", specifier = ">=1.99.9" },
     { name = "prometheus-client", specifier = ">=0.22.1" },
     { name = "rich", specifier = ">=14.0.0" },
     { name = "semver", specifier = "<4.0.0" },