diff --git a/docker/main/requirements-wheels.txt b/docker/main/requirements-wheels.txt
index 41a23ab288..a99e5004eb 100644
--- a/docker/main/requirements-wheels.txt
+++ b/docker/main/requirements-wheels.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ scipy == 1.16.*
 openvino == 2025.4.*
 onnxruntime == 1.22.*
 # Embeddings
-transformers == 4.45.*
+transformers == 5.17.*
 # Generative AI
 google-genai == 1.58.*
 ollama == 0.6.*