Description

CrewAI 1.7.0 cannot be installed alongside litellm[proxy]>=1.74.9 due to conflicting openai package version requirements. This prevents users from upgrading to CrewAI 1.7.0 when using LiteLLM proxy for model management.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new Python 3.13 project
2. Try to install CrewAI 1.7.0 with litellm proxy:

uv add 'litellm[proxy]>=1.74.9'
uv add 'crewai[tools]==1.7.0' 

Expected behavior

❯ uv add 'crewai[tools]==1.7.0'
× No solution found when resolving dependencies for split (markers: python_full_version >= '3.14'):
╰─▶ Because crewai==1.7.0 depends on openai>=1.83.0,<1.84.dev0 and litellm==1.80.9 depends on openai>=2.8.0, we can conclude that litellm==1.80.9 and crewai[tools]==1.7.0 are
incompatible.
And because only litellm[proxy]<=1.80.9 is available, we can conclude that crewai[tools]==1.7.0 and litellm[proxy]>=1.80.9 are incompatible.
And because your project depends on crewai[tools]==1.7.0 and litellm[proxy]>=1.80.9, we can conclude that your project's requirements are unsatisfiable.

  hint: While the active Python version is 3.12, the resolution failed for other Python versions supported by your project. Consider limiting your project's supported Python
  versions using `requires-python`.

help: If you want to add the package regardless of the failed resolution, provide the --frozen flag to skip locking and syncing.

Screenshots/Code snippets

NA

Operating System

Other (specify in additional context)

Python Version

3.12

crewAI Version

crewai==1.7.0

crewAI Tools Version

crewai==1.7.0

Virtual Environment

Venv

Evidence

agent_crewai on  master [✘+?] is 📦 v0.1.0 via 🐍 v3.9.6 took 2s
❯ uv add "litellm[proxy]"
Using CPython 3.12.12
Creating virtual environment at: .venv
Resolved 177 packages in 26ms
Installed 101 packages in 169ms
[...]

agent_crewai on  master [✘+?] is 📦 v0.1.0 via 🐍 v3.9.6
❯ uv add 'crewai[tools]==1.7.0'
  × No solution found when resolving dependencies for split (markers: python_full_version >= '3.14'):
  ╰─▶ Because crewai==1.7.0 depends on openai>=1.83.0,<1.84.dev0 and litellm==1.80.9 depends on openai>=2.8.0, we can conclude that litellm==1.80.9 and crewai[tools]==1.7.0 are
      incompatible.
      And because only litellm[proxy]<=1.80.9 is available, we can conclude that crewai[tools]==1.7.0 and litellm[proxy]>=1.80.9 are incompatible.
      And because your project depends on crewai[tools]==1.7.0 and litellm[proxy]>=1.80.9, we can conclude that your project's requirements are unsatisfiable.

      hint: While the active Python version is 3.12, the resolution failed for other Python versions supported by your project. Consider limiting your project's supported Python
      versions using `requires-python`.
  help: If you want to add the package regardless of the failed resolution, provide the `--frozen` flag to skip locking and syncing.

Possible Solution

None

Additional context

This issue affects users who:

• Use LiteLLM proxy for multi-model management
• Want to access new features in CrewAI 1.7.0 (e.g., akickoff() for native async)
• Need to maintain litellm[proxy] for production environments