diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dd8e7f5dbf9..5bf4e07963f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
     "joblib>=1",
     "matplotlib>=3.8",
-    "monty==2024.10.21",  # DEBUG
+    "monty>=2024.10.21",
     "networkx>=3",  # PR #4116
     "palettable>=3.3.3",
     "pandas>=2",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
     # https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/21052
     "scipy>=1.14.1; platform_system == 'Windows'",
     "spglib>=2.5.0",
-    "sympy>=1.2",
+    "sympy>=1.3",  # PR #4116
     "tabulate>=0.9",
     "tqdm>=4.60",
     "uncertainties>=3.1.4",