diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7abdb619..08b33afd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "azure-functions",
     "azure-mgmt-apimanagement",
     # MCP labs (root environment)
-    "mcp==1.21.2",
+    "mcp==1.23.0",
     "autogen-core",
     "autogen-ext[openai,azure,mcp]",
     "autogen-agentchat",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c5fd4a51..67ddf152 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "azure-search-documents" },
     { name = "jsonref" },
     { name = "matplotlib" },
-    { name = "mcp", specifier = "==1.21.2" },
+    { name = "mcp", specifier = "==1.23.0" },
     { name = "msal" },
     { name = "openai", extras = ["realtime"] },
     { name = "opentelemetry-api" },
@@ -3125,7 +3125,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mcp"
-version = "1.21.2"
+version = "1.23.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "anyio" },
@@ -3143,9 +3143,9 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "typing-inspection" },
     { name = "uvicorn", marker = "sys_platform != 'emscripten'" },
 ]
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+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/25/1a/9c8a5362e3448d585081d6c7aa95898a64e0ac59d3e26169ae6c3ca5feaf/mcp-1.23.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:84e0c29316d0a8cf0affd196fd000487ac512aa3f771b63b2ea864e22961772b", size = 596506, upload-time = "2025-12-02T13:40:02.558Z" }
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/7b/b2/28739ce409f98159c0121eab56e69ad71546c4f34ac8b42e58c03f57dccc/mcp-1.23.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:5a645cf111ed329f4619f2629a3f15d9aabd7adc2ea09d600d31467b51ecb64f", size = 231427, upload-time = "2025-12-02T13:40:00.738Z" },
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 [[package]]