diff --git a/.github/workflows/qdrant.yml b/.github/workflows/qdrant.yml
index 03bdb2752c..b2a7fdc2f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qdrant.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qdrant.yml
@@ -60,9 +60,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: hatch run cov-retry
 
+      - name: Run unit tests with lowest direct dependencies
+        run: |
+          hatch run uv pip compile pyproject.toml --resolution lowest-direct --output-file requirements_lowest_direct.txt
+          hatch run uv pip install -r requirements_lowest_direct.txt
+          hatch run test -m "not integration"
+
       - name: Nightly - run unit tests with Haystack main branch
         if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
         run: |
+          hatch env prune
           hatch run uv pip install git+https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack.git@main
           hatch run cov-retry -m "not integration"
 
diff --git a/integrations/qdrant/pyproject.toml b/integrations/qdrant/pyproject.toml
index 8f7cb8c1a2..381ff1de13 100644
--- a/integrations/qdrant/pyproject.toml
+++ b/integrations/qdrant/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
 ]
-dependencies = ["haystack-ai>=2.11.0", "qdrant-client>=1.10.0"]
+dependencies = ["haystack-ai>=2.11.0", "qdrant-client>=1.12.0"]
 
 [project.urls]
 Source = "https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack-core-integrations"