diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3cb8d3c..280a148 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "mcp[cli]>=1.10.1",
+    "fastmcp>=2.0.0,<3.0.0",
     "openpyxl>=3.1.5",
     "typer>=0.16.0"
 ]
diff --git a/src/excel_mcp/server.py b/src/excel_mcp/server.py
index 902e802..8806f7e 100644
--- a/src/excel_mcp/server.py
+++ b/src/excel_mcp/server.py
@@ -66,16 +66,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("excel-mcp")
 # Initialize FastMCP server
 mcp = FastMCP(
     "excel-mcp",
-    version="0.1.5",
-    description="Excel MCP Server for manipulating Excel files",
-    dependencies=["openpyxl>=3.1.5"],
-    env_vars={
-        "EXCEL_FILES_PATH": {
-            "description": "Path to Excel files directory",
-            "required": False,
-            "default": EXCEL_FILES_PATH
-        }
-    }
+    instructions="Excel MCP Server for manipulating Excel files"
 )
 
 def get_excel_path(filename: str) -> str: