diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 868f9648..68914d3e 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def check_and_install_package(package: str, version: str):
 
 packages: List[Tuple[str, str]] = [
     ("lollmsvectordb", "0.8.3"),
-    ("freedom_search", "0.1.7"),
+    ("freedom_search", "0.1.9"),
     ("scrapemaster", "0.1.6"),
     ("lollms_client", "0.6.2")
 ]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5bce70b8..5ff598a6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tiktoken
 pipmaster>=0.1.7
 
 lollmsvectordb>=0.3.0
-freedom-search
+freedom-search>=0.1.9
 scrapemaster
 
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