diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index da3105ff..a0491598 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ dev = [
   # `tractor.devx` tooling
   "greenback>=1.2.1,<2",
   "stackscope>=0.2.2,<0.3",
+  # ^ requires this?
+  "typing-extensions>=4.14.1",
+
   "pyperclip>=1.9.0",
   "prompt-toolkit>=3.0.50",
   "xonsh>=0.19.2",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 168979bc..3c05dc2f 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pyperclip", specifier = ">=1.9.0" },
     { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.3.5" },
     { name = "stackscope", specifier = ">=0.2.2,<0.3" },
-    { name = "typing-extensions", specifier = ">=4.13.2" },
+    { name = "typing-extensions", specifier = ">=4.14.1" },
     { name = "xonsh", specifier = ">=0.19.2" },
 ]
 
@@ -452,11 +452,11 @@ wheels = [
 
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+version = "4.14.1"
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b5/00/d631e67a838026495268c2f6884f3711a15a9a2a96cd244fdaea53b823fb/typing_extensions-4.14.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:d1e1e3b58374dc93031d6eda2420a48ea44a36c2b4766a4fdeb3710755731d76", size = 43906, upload-time = "2025-07-04T13:28:32.743Z" },
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