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index 2573395fb..d62a339ce 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/langgraph/pyproject.toml
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+version = "1.1.7"
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 authors = []
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 ]
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index 60c7e84dd..a601895f1 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/uv.lock
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+version = "1.1.7"
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+    { name = "langchain-core", specifier = ">=1.3.0,<2" },
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index 2170597f4..cc47bbca3 100644
--- a/libs/prebuilt/uv.lock
+++ b/libs/prebuilt/uv.lock
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+version = "1.1.7"
 source = { editable = "../langgraph" }
 dependencies = [
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@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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+    { name = "langchain-core", specifier = ">=1.3.0,<2" },
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+version = "1.1.7"
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+    { name = "langchain-core", specifier = ">=1.3.0,<2" },
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