diff --git a/src/llama_stack/providers/registry/agents.py b/src/llama_stack/providers/registry/agents.py
index 22bb45faf..01dacdd4e 100644
--- a/src/llama_stack/providers/registry/agents.py
+++ b/src/llama_stack/providers/registry/agents.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def available_providers() -> list[ProviderSpec]:
                 "pillow",
                 "pandas",
                 "scikit-learn",
-                "mcp>=1.8.1",
+                "mcp>=1.23.0",
             ]
             + kvstore_dependencies(),  # TODO make this dynamic based on the kvstore config
             module="llama_stack.providers.inline.agents.meta_reference",
diff --git a/src/llama_stack/providers/registry/tool_runtime.py b/src/llama_stack/providers/registry/tool_runtime.py
index d34312353..a4215fc01 100644
--- a/src/llama_stack/providers/registry/tool_runtime.py
+++ b/src/llama_stack/providers/registry/tool_runtime.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def available_providers() -> list[ProviderSpec]:
             provider_type="remote::model-context-protocol",
             module="llama_stack.providers.remote.tool_runtime.model_context_protocol",
             config_class="llama_stack.providers.remote.tool_runtime.model_context_protocol.config.MCPProviderConfig",
-            pip_packages=["mcp>=1.8.1"],
+            pip_packages=["mcp>=1.23.0"],
             provider_data_validator="llama_stack.providers.remote.tool_runtime.model_context_protocol.config.MCPProviderDataValidator",
             description="Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool for standardized tool calling and context management.",
         ),