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