diff --git a/requirements-training.txt b/requirements-training.txt
index 8222469..225471a 100644
--- a/requirements-training.txt
+++ b/requirements-training.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Training dependencies
-transformers==4.53.0
+transformers==5.0.0rc3
 torch==2.8.0
 datasets==2.14.6
 scikit-learn==1.5.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cf2efc5..2ad31a5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pydantic==2.10.5
 pydantic-settings==2.7.1
 
 # ML dependencies (required for both API and HuggingFace Spaces)
-transformers==4.53.0
+transformers==5.0.0rc3
 torch==2.8.0
 sentencepiece==0.1.99