diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 86bfe446c4..ce72e6a9f0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "cloudpickle>=3.0.0",
     "numpy>=1.26.0",
     "xxhash>=3.5.0",
-    "gepa[dspy]==0.0.18",
+    "gepa[dspy]==0.0.22",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]