diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 131f05d..14b097e 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -566,18 +566,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "packaging-26.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:ff452ff5a3e828ce110190feff1178bb1f2ea2281fa2075aadb987c2fb221661"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pastel"
-version = "0.2.1"
-description = "Bring colors to your terminal."
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*"
-groups = ["dev"]
-files = [
-    {file = "pastel-0.2.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:4349225fcdf6c2bb34d483e523475de5bb04a5c10ef711263452cb37d7dd4364"},
-    {file = "pastel-0.2.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e6581ac04e973cac858828c6202c1e1e81fee1dc7de7683f3e1ffe0bfd8a573d"},
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pip"
 version = "26.1.2"
@@ -647,18 +635,17 @@ testing = ["coverage", "pytest", "pytest-benchmark"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "poethepoet"
-version = "0.48.0"
+version = "0.49.0"
 description = "A task runner that works well with poetry and uv."
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.10"
 groups = ["dev"]
 files = [
-    {file = "poethepoet-0.48.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:98da6096d060f49b8d84034770265863fb7dc92a40233b7694b9d216ac68737d"},
-    {file = "poethepoet-0.48.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:a06f49d244fadfc2e2e7faa78b54e64a9694727e4ce1d50e08f23cea3ded74f1"},
+    {file = "poethepoet-0.49.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:97b456f3c52c9af75d4bc504e0f5cfee44545a84f446ba645a0a8f6a0131422f"},
+    {file = "poethepoet-0.49.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:256b72c057b5f60341bbe09498212939e558341fac4ab59d0ce478aca04f0d2a"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
-pastel = ">=0.2.1,<0.3.0"
 pyyaml = ">=6.0.3,<7.0"
 
 [package.extras]
@@ -1897,4 +1884,4 @@ ifaddr = ">=0.1.7"
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.1"
 python-versions = ">=3.12"
-content-hash = "ac7f2926aca1957da916f74615a4d9f4e216cf39f237d57ed73d30f19df8af0b"
+content-hash = "bee064a4d07118fc84d8439a07ed6c94aef38243321c403b762a17bbc6bb8f4f"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8b71413..e5368ed 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/MajorDom-Systems/integration-template"
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
-    "poethepoet (>=0.36.0,<1.0.0)",
+    "poethepoet (>=0.49.0,<1.0.0)",
     "ty",             # type checker; swap for mypy/pyright by editing the `check` task below
     "ruff",
     "pip-audit",      # dependency vuln scan — gates release (not everyday CI); run locally with `poetry run pip-audit`