diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 27c427f..9a0d08f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pretty_midi>=0.2.11
 # v1.8 Perception Layer (offline analysis)
 pyloudnorm>=0.2.0
 soundfile>=0.14.0
-scipy>=1.17.1
+scipy>=1.18.0
 mutagen>=1.47.0
 # v1.10.5 Splice online catalog integration — required, not optional.
 # Without these, SpliceGRPCClient silently disables itself and search_samples