diff --git a/apps/api/requirements.txt b/apps/api/requirements.txt
index 9e967a38..975945e5 100644
--- a/apps/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/api/requirements.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ scikit-learn==1.5.0
 timm==1.0.15
 torch==2.0.1
 torchvision==0.15.2
-transformers==4.38.2
+transformers==5.0.0rc3
 uvicorn==0.34.3