diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c05f74e..8cc7f10 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ authors = [
 description = "This repository contains FIREWHEEL Model Components related to Linux and Linux specific applications."
 readme = "README.rst"
 dependencies = [
-  "firewheel",
+  "firewheel>=2.9.0",
   "firewheel-repo-base",
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"