diff --git a/changedetectionio/__init__.py b/changedetectionio/__init__.py
index 8c01f10e0..0675f079d 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/__init__.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Read more https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/wiki
 # Semver means never use .01, or 00. Should be .1.
-__version__ = '0.53.6'
+__version__ = '0.53.7'
 
 from changedetectionio.strtobool import strtobool
 from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e3963e87a..5cc8b0571 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -97,12 +97,8 @@ pytest ~=9.0
 pytest-flask ~=1.3
 pytest-mock ~=3.15
 
-# Anything 4.0 and up but not 5.0
-jsonschema ~= 4.26
-
 # OpenAPI validation support
-openapi-core[flask] >= 0.19.0
-
+openapi-core[flask] ~= 0.22
 
 loguru
 
@@ -124,7 +120,7 @@ greenlet >= 3.0.3
 # Default SOCKETIO_MODE=threading is recommended for better compatibility
 gevent
 
-referencing==0.37.0
+referencing  # Don't pin — jsonschema-path (required by openapi-core>=0.18) caps referencing<0.37.0, so pinning 0.37.0 forces openapi-core back to 0.17.2. Revisit once jsonschema-path>=0.3.5 relaxes the cap.
 
 # For conditions
 panzi-json-logic