diff --git a/sdks/python/container/ml/py310/base_image_requirements.txt b/sdks/python/container/ml/py310/base_image_requirements.txt
index bd851ba73543..38657ad8ef06 100644
--- a/sdks/python/container/ml/py310/base_image_requirements.txt
+++ b/sdks/python/container/ml/py310/base_image_requirements.txt
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ tokenizers==0.21.4
 tomli==2.4.1
 torch==2.8.0+cpu
 tqdm==4.68.3
-transformers==4.55.4
+transformers==5.3.0
 typing-inspection==0.4.2
 typing_extensions==4.15.0
 tzdata==2026.2
diff --git a/sdks/python/container/ml/py310/gpu_image_requirements.txt b/sdks/python/container/ml/py310/gpu_image_requirements.txt
index a9846379404d..7de550db7f13 100644
--- a/sdks/python/container/ml/py310/gpu_image_requirements.txt
+++ b/sdks/python/container/ml/py310/gpu_image_requirements.txt
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ torch==2.7.1
 torchaudio==2.7.1
 torchvision==0.22.1
 tqdm==4.68.3
-transformers==4.55.4
+transformers==5.3.0
 triton==3.3.1
 typer==0.26.8
 typing-inspection==0.4.2