diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 65da31cc4..2812881f0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-    "absl-py>=0.9,<2.5",
+    "absl-py>=2.4.0,<2.5",
     "click>=8.3.2,<9",
     "colorthief>=0.2.1,<0.3",
     "h5py>=3.11.0,<3.15.0",