diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 62e6efd3..00000000
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# Configuration: https://dependabot.com/docs/config-file/
-# Docs: https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/keeping-your-dependencies-updated-automatically
-
-version: 2
-
-updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
-    allow:
-      - dependency-type: "all"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: ":arrow_up:"
-  # Uncomment this section to enable Dependabot for GitHub Actions
-  # with auto-merge enabled this can cause error with untested github actions
-  # being automatically merged into the main branch
-
-  # - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-  #   directory: "/"
-  #   schedule:
-  #     interval: "monthly"
-  #   allow:
-  #     - dependency-type: "all"
-  #   commit-message:
-  #     prefix: ":arrow_up:"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_automerge.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ec12c61c..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_automerge.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# GitHub action to automerge dependabot PRs. Only merges if tests pass due to branch protections in the repo.
-
-name: automerge-dependabot-prs
-
-on: pull_request_target
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
-jobs:
-  dependabot-automerge:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # if actor is dependabot or pre-commit-ci[bot] then run
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.actor == 'pre-commit-ci[bot]' }}
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Auto approve dependabot PRs
-        if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.actor == 'pre-commit-ci[bot]' }}
-        uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v3.1.0
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN }}
-
-      # Checkout action is required for token to persist
-      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL" # Use Github CLI to merge automatically the PR
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN }}
-
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a37da55b..e5dd5e32 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "spacy[lookups]>=3.6.0",
     "numpy>=1.20.0",
     "pandas>=1.0.0",
-    "pyphen>=0.11.0,<0.15.0",
-    "ftfy>=6.0.3,<7",
+    "pyphen>=0.11.0",
+    "ftfy>=6.0.3",
     "pydantic>=2.0",
 ]