diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fbd816d..9685110 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "click>=8.1,<9",
+    "click>=8.3.3,<9",
     "typer>=0.15,<1",
     "rich>=14,<16",
     # Lane D W8 ? .forge sidecar parser (a1.sidecar_parser) and the