diff --git a/ai-requirements.txt b/ai-requirements.txt
index 3b178c407..e4b18d3f5 100644
--- a/ai-requirements.txt
+++ b/ai-requirements.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ paramiko>=5.0.0  # install version >= 5.0.0 to address CVE-2026-44405
 netmiko>=4.8.0
 nornir>=3.5.0
 nornir-netmiko>=1.0.1
-nornir-utils>=0.2.0
+nornir-utils>=0.3.0
 nornir-salt>=0.23.4
 
 # Environment & Configuration