diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c68dc4fd7..a36af3783 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dependencies = [
 modal = ["modal>=1.0.0,<2"]
 daytona = ["daytona>=0.148.0,<1"]
 dev = ["debugpy>=1.8.0,<2", "pytest>=9.0.2,<10", "pytest-asyncio>=1.3.0,<2", "pytest-xdist>=3.0,<4", "mcp>=1.2.0,<2"]
-messaging = ["python-telegram-bot>=22.6,<23", "discord.py[voice]>=2.7.1,<3", "aiohttp>=3.13.3,<4", "slack-bolt>=1.18.0,<2", "slack-sdk>=3.27.0,<4"]
+messaging = ["python-telegram-bot[webhooks]>=22.6,<23", "discord.py[voice]>=2.7.1,<3", "aiohttp>=3.13.3,<4", "slack-bolt>=1.18.0,<2", "slack-sdk>=3.27.0,<4"]
 cron = ["croniter>=6.0.0,<7"]
 slack = ["slack-bolt>=1.18.0,<2", "slack-sdk>=3.27.0,<4"]
 matrix = ["matrix-nio[e2e]>=0.24.0,<1", "Markdown>=3.6,<4"]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3709b1a63..96f48e77f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ edge-tts
 croniter
 
 # Optional: For messaging platform integrations (gateway)
-python-telegram-bot>=20.0
+python-telegram-bot[webhooks]>=22.6
 discord.py>=2.0
 aiohttp>=3.9.0
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 925c0d5e6..d0bf6e923 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@ all = [
     { name = "pytest" },
     { name = "pytest-asyncio" },
     { name = "pytest-xdist" },
-    { name = "python-telegram-bot" },
+    { name = "python-telegram-bot", extra = ["webhooks"] },
     { name = "pywinpty", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32'" },
     { name = "simple-term-menu" },
     { name = "slack-bolt" },
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ mcp = [
 messaging = [
     { name = "aiohttp" },
     { name = "discord-py", extra = ["voice"] },
-    { name = "python-telegram-bot" },
+    { name = "python-telegram-bot", extra = ["webhooks"] },
     { name = "slack-bolt" },
     { name = "slack-sdk" },
 ]
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "pytest-asyncio", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = ">=1.3.0,<2" },
     { name = "pytest-xdist", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = ">=3.0,<4" },
     { name = "python-dotenv", specifier = ">=1.2.1,<2" },
-    { name = "python-telegram-bot", marker = "extra == 'messaging'", specifier = ">=22.6,<23" },
+    { name = "python-telegram-bot", extras = ["webhooks"], marker = "extra == 'messaging'", specifier = ">=22.6,<23" },
     { name = "pywinpty", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32' and extra == 'pty'", specifier = ">=2.0.0,<3" },
     { name = "pyyaml", specifier = ">=6.0.2,<7" },
     { name = "requests", specifier = ">=2.33.0,<3" },
@@ -3964,6 +3964,11 @@ wheels = [
     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/13/97/7298f0e1afe3a1ae52ff4c5af5087ed4de319ea73eb3b5c8c4dd4e76e708/python_telegram_bot-22.6-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:e598fe171c3dde2dfd0f001619ee9110eece66761a677b34719fb18934935ce0", size = 737267, upload-time = "2026-01-24T13:56:58.06Z" },
 ]
 
+[package.optional-dependencies]
+webhooks = [
+    { name = "tornado" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pytz"
 version = "2025.2"