diff --git a/changelog/3761.changed.md b/changelog/3761.changed.md
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+- Change the version specifier from `>=0.2.8` to `~=0.2.8` for the `speechmatics-voice` package to ensure compatibility with future patch versions.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 71baec1f1..28c1a7e8c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ silero = [ "onnxruntime~=1.23.2" ]
 simli = [ "simli-ai~=1.0.3"]
 soniox = [ "pipecat-ai[websockets-base]" ]
 soundfile = [ "soundfile~=0.13.1" ]
-speechmatics = [ "speechmatics-voice[smart]>=0.2.8" ]
+speechmatics = [ "speechmatics-voice[smart]~=0.2.8" ]
 strands = [ "strands-agents>=1.9.1,<2" ]
 tavus=[]
 together = []