diff --git a/charms/worker/k8s/requirements.txt b/charms/worker/k8s/requirements.txt
index e3007851..a7512e3a 100644
--- a/charms/worker/k8s/requirements.txt
+++ b/charms/worker/k8s/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ops >= 2.2.0
-pydantic == 1.*
+pydantic ==2.*
 charm-lib-reconciler @ git+https://github.com/charmed-kubernetes/charm-lib-reconciler
 charm-lib-contextual-status @ git+https://github.com/charmed-kubernetes/charm-lib-contextual-status