diff --git a/samples/durable-task-sdks/python/agent-directed-workflows/requirements.txt b/samples/durable-task-sdks/python/agent-directed-workflows/requirements.txt
index 9536e843..6358c961 100644
--- a/samples/durable-task-sdks/python/agent-directed-workflows/requirements.txt
+++ b/samples/durable-task-sdks/python/agent-directed-workflows/requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ durabletask>=1.4.0
 durabletask-azuremanaged>=1.4.0
 fastapi>=0.136.1
 uvicorn>=0.46.0
-redis>=5.0.0
+redis>=8.0.0
 openai>=2.33.0
 azure-identity>=1.25.3