diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3d50be57..0d92654b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Topic :: Software Development",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "awkward >=2.4.5",
+  "awkward >=2.5.0",
   "dask >=2023.04.0",
   "typing_extensions >=4.8.0",
 ]