diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2de1c5a..e65d6f2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dependencies = [
 # Model Context Protocol server, for using dope-plot from Claude / other AIs.
 # Floored to 1.28.1: fixes CVE-2026-59950 and pulls patched starlette,
 # python-multipart, pydantic-settings and cryptography transitively.
-mcp = ["mcp>=1.28.1"]
+mcp = ["mcp>=2.0.0"]
 
 [project.scripts]
 dope-plot = "dope_plot.cli:main"