diff --git a/services/mcp/requirements.txt b/services/mcp/requirements.txt
index f4c6483..8babcfa 100644
--- a/services/mcp/requirements.txt
+++ b/services/mcp/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # JobOps MCP server (Phase 3 · Workstream L). Standalone — isolated from the agent's
 # FastAPI/Starlette pins, so the MCP SDK's Starlette requirement doesn't conflict.
-mcp>=1.28.1,<2
+mcp>=2.0.0,<3
 httpx>=0.28.1,<1