diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a17bf6c7..b9fdb4bc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pillow (>=12.0.0,<12.1)",
     "platformdirs (>=4.5.1,<4.6)",
     "pydantic (>=2.12.5,<2.13)",
-    "pydantic-settings (>=2.11.0,<2.12)",
+    "pydantic-settings (>=2.12.0,<2.13)",
     "pywin32 (>=311,<312) ; sys_platform == 'win32'",
     "pyyaml (>=6.0.3,<6.1)",
     "sounddevice (>=0.5.3,<0.6)",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index dcc9d281..41f447d3 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ requires-dist = [
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     { name = "platformdirs", specifier = ">=4.5.1,<4.6" },
     { name = "pydantic", specifier = ">=2.12.5,<2.13" },
-    { name = "pydantic-settings", specifier = ">=2.11.0,<2.12" },
+    { name = "pydantic-settings", specifier = ">=2.12.0,<2.13" },
     { name = "pywin32", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32'", specifier = ">=311,<312" },
     { name = "pyyaml", specifier = ">=6.0.3,<6.1" },
     { name = "sounddevice", specifier = ">=0.5.3,<0.6" },
@@ -1173,16 +1173,16 @@ wheels = [
 
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+version = "2.12.0"
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     { name = "python-dotenv" },
     { name = "typing-inspection" },
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