diff --git a/crates/reclink-py/Cargo.toml b/crates/reclink-py/Cargo.toml
index 8f00143..764c17f 100644
--- a/crates/reclink-py/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/reclink-py/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ serde_json = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 
 # Optional: Polars expression plugin (version must match user's polars installation)
-polars = { version = "0.53", features = ["lazy"], optional = true }
+polars = { version = "0.54", features = ["lazy"], optional = true }
 pyo3-polars = { version = "0.21", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 
 [features]