diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index d1cdaf1e..f6b798af 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ pyliftover = "*"
 pandas = "*"
 hgvs = "*"
 "biocommons.seqrepo" = "*"
-pydantic = "==2.1.1"
+pydantic = "*"
 fastapi = "*"
 uvicorn = "*"
-gene-normalizer = {editable = true, path = "cancervariants/gene-normalization"}
-"ga4gh.vrs" = {editable = true, path = "ga4gh/vrs-python"}
+gene-normalizer = ">=0.1.40.dev1, != 0.2.0, != 0.2.1, != 0.2.2, != 0.2.3, != 0.2.4, != 0.2.5, != 0.2.6, != 0.2.7, != 0.2.8, != 0.2.9, != 0.2.10"
+"ga4gh.vrs" = "*"
 
 [dev-packages]
 cool_seq_tool = {editable = true, path = "."}
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3a30ea96..e36a3e4c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ install_requires =
     pandas
     hgvs
     biocommons.seqrepo
-    pydantic == 2.1.1
+    pydantic
     uvicorn
     fastapi
+    gene-normalizer >=0.1.40.dev1, != 0.2.0, != 0.2.1, != 0.2.2, != 0.2.3, != 0.2.4, != 0.2.5, != 0.2.6, != 0.2.7, != 0.2.8, != 0.2.9, != 0.2.10
+    ga4gh.vrs
 
 [options.package_data]
 cool_seq_tool =