diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6223a19..b18d4f2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version = "0.5.1"
 description = "Public-safe Alice core package for local memory and continuity workflows."
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
-  "alembic>=1.14,<2.0",
+  "alembic>=1.18.4,<2.0",
   "fastapi>=0.115,<1.0",
   "psycopg[binary]>=3.2,<4.0",
   "redis>=5.0,<6.0",