diff --git a/sota-implementations/expert-iteration/requirements_gsm8k.txt b/sota-implementations/expert-iteration/requirements_gsm8k.txt
index 20c7d5deaff..6ba45b48aef 100644
--- a/sota-implementations/expert-iteration/requirements_gsm8k.txt
+++ b/sota-implementations/expert-iteration/requirements_gsm8k.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 torch==2.7.0
-transformers==4.52.4
+transformers==5.0.0rc3
 peft==0.15.2
 bitsandbytes==0.46.0
 datasets==3.6.0
diff --git a/sota-implementations/expert-iteration/requirements_ifeval.txt b/sota-implementations/expert-iteration/requirements_ifeval.txt
index b4c18dd7435..f15cdcfc697 100644
--- a/sota-implementations/expert-iteration/requirements_ifeval.txt
+++ b/sota-implementations/expert-iteration/requirements_ifeval.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 torch==2.7.0
-transformers==4.52.4
+transformers==5.0.0rc3
 peft==0.15.2
 bitsandbytes==0.46.0
 datasets==3.6.0