diff --git a/builder/requirements.txt b/builder/requirements.txt
index 6cc3dae..c7bc129 100644
--- a/builder/requirements.txt
+++ b/builder/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ typing-extensions>=4.8.0
 pydantic
 pydantic-settings
 hf-transfer
-transformers>=4.57.0,<5
+transformers>=5
 bitsandbytes>=0.45.0
 kernels
 torch-c-dlpack-ext