diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a0b0aeb353fe..ca50bf26706e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     "pytest-xdist",
     "python>=3.10.0",
     "ruff==0.9.10",
-    "safetensors>=0.3.1",
+    "safetensors>=0.8.0-rc.0",
     "sentencepiece>=0.1.91,!=0.1.92",
     "GitPython<3.1.19",
     "scipy",
diff --git a/src/diffusers/dependency_versions_table.py b/src/diffusers/dependency_versions_table.py
index d00fc1434692..a411d5da5cf5 100644
--- a/src/diffusers/dependency_versions_table.py
+++ b/src/diffusers/dependency_versions_table.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "pytest-xdist": "pytest-xdist",
     "python": "python>=3.10.0",
     "ruff": "ruff==0.9.10",
-    "safetensors": "safetensors>=0.3.1",
+    "safetensors": "safetensors>=0.8.0-rc.0",
     "sentencepiece": "sentencepiece>=0.1.91,!=0.1.92",
     "GitPython": "GitPython<3.1.19",
     "scipy": "scipy",