diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index dce3ad49e..d20d250ea 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ Main ToDo list can be found at [GitHub projects](https://github.com/users/vladma
 - Video Core: API  
 - Video LTX: TeaCache and others, API, Conditioning preprocess Video: LTX API  
 
-### Blocked items
-
-- Upgrade: `albumentations`  
-  - blocked by `insightface`  
-
 ### Under Consideration
 
 - [X-Omni](https://github.com/X-Omni-Team/X-Omni/blob/main/README.md)
diff --git a/installer.py b/installer.py
index c0d8c7bad..ef1d2da95 100644
--- a/installer.py
+++ b/installer.py
@@ -1256,12 +1256,16 @@ def install_gradio():
 
 
 def install_pydantic():
-    if args.new:
-        install('pydantic==2.11.7', ignore=True, quiet=True)
-        reload('pydantic', '2.11.7')
-    else:
-        install('pydantic==1.10.21', ignore=True, quiet=True)
-        reload('pydantic', '1.10.21')
+    install('pydantic==2.11.7', ignore=True, quiet=True)
+    reload('pydantic', '2.11.7')
+
+
+def install_insightface():
+    install('git+https://github.com/deepinsight/insightface@29b6cd65aa0e9ae3b6602de3c52e9d8949c8ee86#subdirectory=python-package', 'insightface') # insightface==0.7.3 with patches
+    # install('albumentations==1.4.3', ignore=True, quiet=True)
+    uninstall('albumentations')
+    install('albumentationsx')
+    install_pydantic()
 
 
 def install_optional():
@@ -1277,8 +1281,6 @@ def install_optional():
     install('nvidia-ml-py', ignore=True, quiet=True)
     install('ultralytics==8.3.40', ignore=True, quiet=True)
     install('Cython', ignore=True, quiet=True)
-    install('git+https://github.com/deepinsight/insightface@554a05561cb71cfebb4e012dfea48807f845a0c2#subdirectory=python-package', 'insightface') # insightface==0.7.3 with patches
-    install('albumentations==1.4.3', ignore=True, quiet=True)
     install('av', ignore=True, quiet=True)
     install('gguf', ignore=True)
     try:
diff --git a/modules/face/insightface.py b/modules/face/insightface.py
index b69648904..99be2d32e 100644
--- a/modules/face/insightface.py
+++ b/modules/face/insightface.py
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ instightface_mp = None
 def get_app(mp_name, threshold=0.5, resolution=640):
     global insightface_app, instightface_mp # pylint: disable=global-statement
 
-    from installer import install, installed, install_pydantic
+    from installer import install, installed, install_insightface
     if not installed('insightface', reload=False, quiet=True):
-        install('git+https://github.com/deepinsight/insightface@554a05561cb71cfebb4e012dfea48807f845a0c2#subdirectory=python-package', 'insightface') # insightface==0.7.3 with patches
-        install('albumentations==1.4.3', ignore=False, reinstall=True)
-        install_pydantic()
+        install_insightface()
     if not installed('ip_adapter', reload=False, quiet=True):
         install('git+https://github.com/tencent-ailab/IP-Adapter.git', 'ip_adapter', ignore=False)
 
diff --git a/scripts/infiniteyou_ext.py b/scripts/infiniteyou_ext.py
index e38185aa4..677d56cca 100644
--- a/scripts/infiniteyou_ext.py
+++ b/scripts/infiniteyou_ext.py
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ orig_pipeline, orig_prompt_attention = None, None
 
 
 def verify_insightface():
-    from installer import installed, install, install_pydantic
+    from installer import installed, install_insightface
     if not installed('insightface', reload=False, quiet=True):
-        install('git+https://github.com/deepinsight/insightface@554a05561cb71cfebb4e012dfea48807f845a0c2#subdirectory=python-package', 'insightface') # insightface==0.7.3 with patches
-        install('albumentations==1.4.3', ignore=False, reinstall=True)
-        install_pydantic()
+        install_insightface()
 
 
 def load_infiniteyou(model: str):
diff --git a/scripts/pulid_ext.py b/scripts/pulid_ext.py
index a92480824..df9a099e6 100644
--- a/scripts/pulid_ext.py
+++ b/scripts/pulid_ext.py
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@ class Script(scripts_manager.Script):
         return True
 
     def dependencies(self):
-        from installer import install, installed, install_pydantic
-        if not installed('insightface==0.7.3', reload=False, quiet=True):
-            install('git+https://github.com/deepinsight/insightface@554a05561cb71cfebb4e012dfea48807f845a0c2#subdirectory=python-package', 'insightface') # insightface==0.7.3 with patches
-            install('albumentations==1.4.3', ignore=False, reinstall=True)
-            install_pydantic()
+        from installer import installed, install_insightface
+        if not installed('insightface', reload=False, quiet=True):
+            install_insightface()
 
     def register(self): # register xyz grid elements
         global registered # pylint: disable=global-statement