diff --git a/templates/python/computer-use/pyproject.toml b/templates/python/computer-use/pyproject.toml
index 2228c6f..e9ece59 100644
--- a/templates/python/computer-use/pyproject.toml
+++ b/templates/python/computer-use/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "python-dateutil~=2.8.2",
     "pydantic~=2.11.5",
     "typing-extensions~=4.13.2",
-    "kernel==0.5.0",
+    "kernel>=0.8.0",
     "python-dotenv~=1.0.0",
     "httpx~=0.27.0",
 ]