diff --git a/strands-py/pyproject.toml b/strands-py/pyproject.toml
index 86995b5746..c8589bf85d 100644
--- a/strands-py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/strands-py/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 anthropic = ["anthropic>=0.21.0,<1.0.0"]
 gemini = ["google-genai>=1.32.0,<2.0.0"]
-litellm = ["litellm>=1.75.9,<=1.83.13", "openai>=1.68.0,<3.0.0"]
+litellm = ["litellm>=1.75.9,<=1.86.2", "openai>=1.68.0,<3.0.0"]
 llamaapi = ["llama-api-client>=0.1.0,<1.0.0"]
 mistral = ["mistralai>=1.8.2,<2.0.0"]
 ollama = ["ollama>=0.4.8,<1.0.0"]