diff --git a/packages/auto_apply/pyproject.toml b/packages/auto_apply/pyproject.toml
index 232ef7d..74d2e1d 100644
--- a/packages/auto_apply/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/auto_apply/pyproject.toml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pyyaml>=6.0.1,<7.0.0",
 
     # ── Security: Profile Encryption ─────────────────────────────────────────
-    "cryptography>=42.0.0,<44.0.0",
+    "cryptography>=42.0.0,<51.0.0",
 
     # ── System Resource Awareness ─────────────────────────────────────────────
     "psutil>=5.9.0,<7.0.0",