diff --git a/lib/crewai/pyproject.toml b/lib/crewai/pyproject.toml
index a5f96fb277..ea1c1e772e 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/pyproject.toml
+++ b/lib/crewai/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "click>=8.1.7,<9",
     "appdirs~=1.4.4",
     "jsonref~=1.1.0",
-    "json-repair~=0.25.2",
+    "json-repair>=0.60.1,<1.0",
     "cel-python>=0.5.0,<0.6",
     "tomli-w~=1.1.0",
     "tomli~=2.0.2",
diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/parser.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/parser.py
index c59719226c..e680d779ee 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/parser.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/parser.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 """
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+import json
 
 from json_repair import repair_json  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 from pydantic import BaseModel
@@ -176,4 +177,15 @@ def _safe_repair_json(tool_input: str) -> str:
     if result in UNABLE_TO_REPAIR_JSON_RESULTS:
         return tool_input
 
+    # json-repair >=0.60 fabricates output (e.g. wraps non-JSON text in a
+    # list) instead of returning an empty sentinel, so a non-empty result no
+    # longer means the input was valid JSON. Only trust a result that parses
+    # back to a JSON object; otherwise keep the original string.
+    try:
+        parsed = json.loads(result)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return tool_input
+    if not isinstance(parsed, dict):
+        return tool_input
+
     return str(result)