diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cf392b5..01f2eef 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "torch>=2.8.0",
     "uvicorn>=0.36.0",
     "wandb>=0.21.3",
-    "rustbpe==0.1.0"
+    "rustbpe~=0.1.0"
 ]
 
 [build-system]