diff --git a/analysis/pyproject.toml b/analysis/pyproject.toml
index 3bf35bd..9358d4a 100644
--- a/analysis/pyproject.toml
+++ b/analysis/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ai = [
   # Optional agent execution adapter; canonical tests use the in-tree fake
   # model. PIN NOTE: pydantic-ai 0.8.x requires opentelemetry._events,
   # which newer OTel (>=1.43) removed — keep OTel pinned at 1.36.0.
-  "pydantic-ai>=0.0.20,<1",
+  "pydantic-ai>=0.0.20,<3",
 ]
 s3 = [
   # S3-compatible evidence store adapter (boto3 speaks S3 API to MinIO,