diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6adf05bf0a..c41c429ced 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "tqdm",
   "tenacity!=8.4.0",
   "lazy-imports",
-  "openai>=1.1.0",
+  "openai>=1.56.1",
   "Jinja2",
   "posthog",                # telemetry
   "pyyaml",
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/pin-openai-1-56-1-43d50ebfbb8b5a8d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/pin-openai-1-56-1-43d50ebfbb8b5a8d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73f8d3458f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/pin-openai-1-56-1-43d50ebfbb8b5a8d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Pin OpenAI client to >=1.56.1 to avoid issues related to changes in the httpx library.