diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 433f346dcb..97617ed63a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # LITELLM PROXY DEPENDENCIES #
 anyio==4.8.0 # openai + http req.
 httpx==0.28.1
-openai==2.8.0  # openai req.
+openai==2.9.0  # openai req.
 fastapi==0.120.1 # server dep
 starlette==0.49.1 # starlette fastapi dep
 backoff==2.2.1 # server dep