diff --git a/requirements/optional.txt b/requirements/optional.txt
index 48c9a630d..5512c09b9 100644
--- a/requirements/optional.txt
+++ b/requirements/optional.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ boto3<=2
 # InstallationStore/OAuthStateStore
 # Since v3.20, we no longer support SQLAlchemy 1.3 or older.
 # If you need to use a legacy version, please add our v3.19.5 code to your project.
-SQLAlchemy>=1.4,<3
+SQLAlchemy>=2.0.49,<3
 # Socket Mode
 # websockets 9 is not compatible with Python 3.10
 websockets>=9.1,<16