diff --git a/package/features/steps/lower_requirements.txt b/package/features/steps/lower_requirements.txt
index 0d0021efec..1fcded74bd 100644
--- a/package/features/steps/lower_requirements.txt
+++ b/package/features/steps/lower_requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ipython==7.0.0
-fastapi==0.100.0
+fastapi==0.73.0
 fsspec==2021.4
 aiofiles==22.1.0
 uvicorn[standard]==0.22.0
diff --git a/package/requirements.txt b/package/requirements.txt
index 138bad343e..eae1065c81 100644
--- a/package/requirements.txt
+++ b/package/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 packaging~=23.0
 kedro>=0.17.5
 ipython>=7.0.0, <9.0
-fastapi>=0.100.0,<0.104.0
+fastapi>=0.73.0,<0.200.0; python_version >= '3.8'
+fastapi>=0.73.0,<0.104.0; python_version < '3.8'
 pydantic<2
 fsspec[s3]>=2021.4, <2024.1 
 aiofiles>=22.1.0