diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8416dacf8..1fa53dc55 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ keywords = ["cli"]
 dependencies = [
     "autoconf",
     "array_api_compat",
-    "anesthetic==2.8.14; python_version < '3.13'",
-    "anesthetic>=2.9.0; python_version >= '3.13'",
+    "anesthetic>=2.9.0",
     "corner==2.2.2",
     "decorator>=4.2.1",
     "dill>=0.3.1.1",
@@ -94,10 +93,11 @@ optional = [
 #
 # blackjax SHA `ef45acd2` is the May 2026 "Merge PR #60 — double_compile"
 # revision, locally validated against the Phase 1-3 work. blackjax HEAD
-# (5dbf89a9 at pin time) introduced `numpy>=1.25`, which conflicts with
-# autofit's `anesthetic==2.8.14` (numpy<2.0) — bump only after both pins
-# move together. See PyAutoPrompt/issued/nss_install_simplification.md
-# notes #3-4 for context.
+# (5dbf89a9 at pin time) introduced `numpy>=1.25`. autofit's anesthetic
+# pin has since been bumped to `>=2.9.0` (numpy>=2 compatible) so the
+# previous "bump only after both pins move together" constraint is now
+# resolved. See PyAutoPrompt/issued/nss_install_simplification.md notes
+# #3-4 for the historic context.
 #
 # `fastprogress<1.1` stays here as a regular PyPI dep — it keeps fastprogress
 # from pulling `python-fasthtml` (1.1.5 transitively requires it).