diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eda065a6..a6fb24a7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ service-mlx = [
     "fastapi>=0.110",
     "uvicorn[standard]>=0.29",
     "mlx-vlm>=0.6.4,<0.7",
-    "transformers>=5.5,<5.15",
+    "transformers>=5.5,<5.17",
 ]
 # Cross-platform desktop recording on-ramp: convert an openadapt-capture
 # session into a flow recording (openadapt_flow.adapters.capture). Optional and
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 971e8461..e1a5b651 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "ruff", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = "==0.16.5" },
     { name = "scikit-image", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = ">=0.22" },
     { name = "tomli", marker = "python_full_version < '3.11'", specifier = ">=2.0" },
-    { name = "transformers", marker = "extra == 'service-mlx'", specifier = ">=5.5,<5.15" },
+    { name = "transformers", marker = "extra == 'service-mlx'", specifier = ">=5.5,<5.17" },
     { name = "uvicorn", marker = "extra == 'console'", specifier = ">=0.29" },
     { name = "uvicorn", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = ">=0.29" },
     { name = "uvicorn", marker = "extra == 'execute'", specifier = ">=0.29" },