diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 58e09bb..b1f8048 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-kokoro==0.9.4
 certifi==2025.4.26
 fastapi>=0.115.12
 flask>=3.1.0
@@ -46,3 +45,6 @@ openai
 sniffio
 ordered_set
 pypinyin
+
+# Optional: TTS support (requires Python <3.12)
+# pip install kokoro==0.9.4 soundfile ipython
diff --git a/sources/text_to_speech.py b/sources/text_to_speech.py
index f29dfde..42b010c 100644
--- a/sources/text_to_speech.py
+++ b/sources/text_to_speech.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ try:
     from IPython.display import display, Audio
     import soundfile as sf
 except ImportError:
-    print("Speech synthesis disabled. Please install the kokoro package.")
+    print("Speech synthesis disabled. To enable TTS, install: pip install kokoro==0.9.4 soundfile ipython")
+    print("Note: kokoro requires Python <3.12 due to num2words dependency.")
     IMPORT_FOUND = False
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":