diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3b44f456..678ce3e2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "bec_ipython_client>=3.42.4, <=4.0", # needed for jupyter console
-    "bec_lib>=3.42.4, <=4.0",
+    "bec_lib>=3.44, <=4.0",
     "bec_qthemes~=0.7, >=0.7",
     "black~=25.0",                       # needed for bw-generate-cli
     "isort~=5.13, >=5.13.2",             # needed for bw-generate-cli