diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 39a7d80..4e898e7 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
-# Install chai_lab and transformers in a single layer
+# Install chai_lab and compatible transformers in a single layer
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir \
     chai_lab==0.5.2 \
-    "transformers>=4.30.0"
+    "transformers>=4.30.0,<5.0.0"
 
 # Verify installations
 RUN python -c "import torch; print(f'PyTorch: {torch.__version__}')" && \