diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c31a07a22b..7789d57c1f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -785,7 +785,33 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             pwd
             ls
-            python -m pytest -vv tests/local_testing/test_python_38.py
+            python -m pytest -vv tests/local_testing/test_basic_python_version.py
+  
+  installing_litellm_on_python_3_13:
+    docker:
+      - image: cimg/python:3.13.1
+        auth:
+          username: ${DOCKERHUB_USERNAME}
+          password: ${DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD}
+    working_directory: ~/project
+
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Install Dependencies
+          command: |
+            python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+            python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+            pip install "pytest==7.3.1"
+            pip install "pytest-retry==1.6.3"
+            pip install "pytest-asyncio==0.21.1"
+            pip install "pytest-cov==5.0.0"
+      - run:
+          name: Run tests
+          command: |
+            pwd
+            ls
+            python -m pytest -vv tests/local_testing/test_basic_python_version.py
 
   check_code_and_doc_quality:
     docker:
@@ -1607,6 +1633,12 @@ workflows:
               only:
                 - main
                 - /litellm_.*/
+      - installing_litellm_on_python_3_13:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - main
+                - /litellm_.*/
       - load_testing:
           filters:
             branches:
@@ -1638,6 +1670,7 @@ workflows:
             - e2e_ui_testing
             - litellm_proxy_unit_testing
             - installing_litellm_on_python
+            - installing_litellm_on_python_3_13
             - proxy_logging_guardrails_model_info_tests
             - proxy_pass_through_endpoint_tests
             - check_code_and_doc_quality
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 51d3718a52..352c8c1e85 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ httpx==0.27.0 # Pin Httpx dependency
 openai==1.55.3  # openai req. 
 fastapi==0.111.0 # server dep
 backoff==2.2.1 # server dep
-pyyaml==6.0.0 # server dep
+pyyaml==6.0.2 # server dep
 uvicorn==0.29.0 # server dep
 gunicorn==22.0.0 # server dep
 boto3==1.34.34 # aws bedrock/sagemaker calls
 redis==5.0.0 # caching
-numpy==1.24.3 # semantic caching
+numpy==2.1.1 # semantic caching
 prisma==0.11.0 # for db
 mangum==0.17.0 # for aws lambda functions
 pynacl==1.5.0 # for encrypting keys
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ google-generativeai==0.5.0 # for vertex ai calls
 async_generator==1.10.0 # for async ollama calls
 langfuse==2.45.0 # for langfuse self-hosted logging
 prometheus_client==0.20.0 # for /metrics endpoint on proxy
-orjson==3.9.15 # fast /embedding responses
+orjson==3.10.12 # fast /embedding responses
 apscheduler==3.10.4 # for resetting budget in background 
 fastapi-sso==0.10.0 # admin UI, SSO
 pyjwt[crypto]==2.9.0
 python-multipart==0.0.9 # admin UI
-Pillow==10.3.0
+Pillow==11.0.0
 azure-ai-contentsafety==1.0.0 # for azure content safety
 azure-identity==1.16.1 # for azure content safety
 azure-storage-file-datalake==12.15.0 # for azure buck storage logging
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ cryptography==42.0.7
 
 ### LITELLM PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES
 python-dotenv==1.0.0 # for env 
-tiktoken==0.7.0 # for calculating usage
+tiktoken==0.8.0 # for calculating usage
 importlib-metadata==6.8.0 # for random utils
-tokenizers==0.14.0 # for calculating usage
+tokenizers==0.20.2 # for calculating usage
 click==8.1.7 # for proxy cli 
 jinja2==3.1.4 # for prompt templates
 certifi==2024.7.4 # [TODO] clean up 
 aiohttp==3.10.2 # for network calls
 aioboto3==12.3.0 # for async sagemaker calls
 tenacity==8.2.3  # for retrying requests, when litellm.num_retries set
-pydantic==2.7.1 # proxy + openai req.
+pydantic==2.10.0 # proxy + openai req.
 jsonschema==4.22.0 # validating json schema
 websockets==10.4 # for realtime API
 ####
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/llm_translation/test_anthropic_text_completion.py b/tests/llm_translation/test_anthropic_text_completion.py
index bd0aefda18..3a18d1ccbd 100644
--- a/tests/llm_translation/test_anthropic_text_completion.py
+++ b/tests/llm_translation/test_anthropic_text_completion.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
 import os
-from re import T
 import sys
 import traceback
 
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_python_38.py b/tests/local_testing/test_basic_python_version.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/local_testing/test_python_38.py
rename to tests/local_testing/test_basic_python_version.py
diff --git a/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_assemble_streaming_responses.py b/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_assemble_streaming_responses.py
index 1cd08c3b29..7b28f69917 100644
--- a/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_assemble_streaming_responses.py
+++ b/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_assemble_streaming_responses.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import sys
 from datetime import datetime
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 
-from pydantic.main import Model
-
 sys.path.insert(
     0, os.path.abspath("../..")
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
diff --git a/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_otel_logging.py b/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_otel_logging.py
index 55c9baeed4..b35f0fe9cb 100644
--- a/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_otel_logging.py
+++ b/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_otel_logging.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import sys
 from datetime import datetime
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 
-from pydantic.main import Model
-
 sys.path.insert(
     0, os.path.abspath("../..")
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system-path
diff --git a/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_standard_logging_payload.py b/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_standard_logging_payload.py
index 5bda02c562..bd8e7f46a6 100644
--- a/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_standard_logging_payload.py
+++ b/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_standard_logging_payload.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import sys
 from datetime import datetime
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 
-from pydantic.main import Model
-
 sys.path.insert(
     0, os.path.abspath("../..")
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system-path
diff --git a/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_unit_tests_init_callbacks.py b/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_unit_tests_init_callbacks.py
index 8e994631a5..7cf2052c2a 100644
--- a/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_unit_tests_init_callbacks.py
+++ b/tests/logging_callback_tests/test_unit_tests_init_callbacks.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import sys
 from datetime import datetime
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 
-from pydantic.main import Model
-
 sys.path.insert(
     0, os.path.abspath("../..")
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system-path
diff --git a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_unit_test_max_model_budget_limiter.py b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_unit_test_max_model_budget_limiter.py
index 52a8b03909..82d85cf2f7 100644
--- a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_unit_test_max_model_budget_limiter.py
+++ b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_unit_test_max_model_budget_limiter.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import sys
 from datetime import datetime
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 
-from pydantic.main import Model
-
 sys.path.insert(
     0, os.path.abspath("../..")
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system-path