diff --git a/src/openqaoa-qiskit/requirements.txt b/src/openqaoa-qiskit/requirements.txt
index a2d0962c..bd4e4abc 100644
--- a/src/openqaoa-qiskit/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/openqaoa-qiskit/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 qiskit~=1.0.0
 qiskit-ibm-provider
 qiskit-aer
-qiskit-ibm-runtime
\ No newline at end of file
+qiskit-ibm-runtime
+pydantic~=2.7.2
\ No newline at end of file