diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8bb8d804..1bbec7e4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ py-cpuinfo
 # we set this to be above 0a0 so that it doesn't
 # replace custom pytorch images with the 2.3.0
 torch>=2.3.0a0
-transformers==4.41.2
+transformers>=4.41.2
 datasets>=2.15.0
 numba
 numpy
 rich
 dolomite-engine @ git+https://github.com/ibm-granite/dolomite-engine.git@main
-trl==0.9.4
+trl>=0.9.4
 peft
 pydantic>=2.7.0