diff --git a/examples/foundational/requirements.txt b/examples/foundational/requirements.txt
index 6e8301c01..2f0c97b37 100644
--- a/examples/foundational/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/foundational/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-uvicorn
-python-dotenv
-pipecat-ai[webrtc,websocket,daily,deepgram,cartesia,silero]
-pipecat-ai-small-webrtc-prebuilt
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+pipecat-ai[webrtc,websocket,daily,deepgram,cartesia,silero,runner]>=0.0.77
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