diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5392650..27822e7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "torch>=2.5.1",
     "torchvision>=0.20.1",
     "tqdm==4.66.5",
-    "transformers==4.21.1",
+    "transformers==4.53.0",
     "vector-quantize-pytorch==1.20.11",
     "wandb==0.13.1",
 ]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6d4ebc8..a38b1f8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ timm==1.0.8
 torch>=2.5.1
 torchvision>=0.20.1
 tqdm==4.66.5
-transformers==4.21.1
+transformers==4.53.0
 vector-quantize-pytorch==1.20.11
 wandb==0.13.1