diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7e66a0b..0fdd3cb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description = "Local-first CLI that turns GitHub PR feedback into personal codin
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 authors = [{ name = "prlearn" }]
-dependencies = ["cryptography>=42"]
+dependencies = ["cryptography>=48.0.0"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = ["pytest>=8"]