diff --git a/sdk/python/packages/flet/pyproject.toml b/sdk/python/packages/flet/pyproject.toml
index 9fb0df02f5..2d0cf39474 100644
--- a/sdk/python/packages/flet/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/python/packages/flet/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ dependencies = [
     "flet-cli; extra == 'cli'",
     "flet-web; extra == 'web'",
     "oauthlib >=3.2.2; platform_system != 'Emscripten'",
-    "httpx >=0.28.1; platform_system != 'Emscripten'",
+    "httpx2 >=2.12.0; platform_system != 'Emscripten'",
+    # Required by the packaged-app bootstrap (templates/build/*/lib/python.dart),
+    # which imports certifi unconditionally to configure the CA bundle. It used
+    # to arrive transitively via httpx; httpx2 no longer depends on it.
+    "certifi >=2024.2.2; platform_system != 'Emscripten'",
     "repath >=0.9.0",
     "msgpack >=1.1.0",
     "typing-extensions; python_version < '3.11'"
diff --git a/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/auth/authorization_service.py b/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/auth/authorization_service.py
index 8dbfca5048..ed83d03e01 100644
--- a/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/auth/authorization_service.py
+++ b/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/auth/authorization_service.py
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ async def request_token(self, code: str):
             code: Provider-issued authorization code returned to redirect URL.
 
         Raises:
-            httpx.HTTPStatusError: If token endpoint returns a non-success status.
+            httpx2.HTTPStatusError: If token endpoint returns a non-success status.
         """
-        import httpx
+        import httpx2
         from oauthlib.oauth2 import WebApplicationClient
 
         client = WebApplicationClient(self.provider.client_id)
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ async def request_token(self, code: str):
         )
         headers = self.__get_default_headers()
         headers["content-type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
-        req = httpx.Request(
+        req = httpx2.Request(
             "POST", self.provider.token_endpoint, content=data, headers=headers
         )
-        async with httpx.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
+        async with httpx2.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
             resp = await client.send(req)
             resp.raise_for_status()
             client = WebApplicationClient(self.provider.client_id)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ async def __refresh_token(self):
         or does not include a refresh token.
 
         Raises:
-            httpx.HTTPStatusError: If the refresh request fails.
+            httpx2.HTTPStatusError: If the refresh request fails.
         """
 
         if (
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ async def __refresh_token(self):
         ):
             return None
 
-        import httpx
+        import httpx2
         from oauthlib.oauth2 import WebApplicationClient
 
         assert self.__token is not None
@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ async def __refresh_token(self):
         )
         headers = self.__get_default_headers()
         headers["content-type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
-        refresh_req = httpx.Request(
+        refresh_req = httpx2.Request(
             "POST", url=self.provider.token_endpoint, content=data, headers=headers
         )
         if refresh_req:
-            async with httpx.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
+            async with httpx2.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
                 refresh_resp = await client.send(refresh_req)
                 refresh_resp.raise_for_status()
                 assert self.__token is not None
@@ -240,16 +240,16 @@ async def __get_user(self) -> User:
                 `provider.user_id_fn`.
 
         Raises:
-            httpx.HTTPStatusError: If user endpoint request fails.
+            httpx2.HTTPStatusError: If user endpoint request fails.
         """
-        import httpx
+        import httpx2
 
         assert self.__token is not None
         assert self.provider.user_endpoint is not None
         headers = self.__get_default_headers()
         headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {self.__token.access_token}"
-        user_req = httpx.Request("GET", self.provider.user_endpoint, headers=headers)
-        async with httpx.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
+        user_req = httpx2.Request("GET", self.provider.user_endpoint, headers=headers)
+        async with httpx2.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
             user_resp = await client.send(user_req)
             user_resp.raise_for_status()
             assert self.provider.user_id_fn is not None
diff --git a/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/auth/providers/github_oauth_provider.py b/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/auth/providers/github_oauth_provider.py
index 9c261676f7..6f55b5b64e 100644
--- a/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/auth/providers/github_oauth_provider.py
+++ b/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/auth/providers/github_oauth_provider.py
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ async def _fetch_groups(self, access_token: str) -> list[Group]:
         Returns:
             A list of :class:`~flet.auth.Group` mapped from `/user/teams`.
         """
-        import httpx
+        import httpx2
 
-        async with httpx.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
+        async with httpx2.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
             teams_resp = await client.send(
-                httpx.Request(
+                httpx2.Request(
                     "GET",
                     "https://api.github.com/user/teams",
                     headers=self.__get_client_headers(access_token),
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ async def _fetch_user(self, access_token: str) -> Optional[User]:
             A :class:`~flet.auth.User` built from `/user`; its `email` is populated
                 from the primary address in `/user/emails` when available.
         """
-        import httpx
+        import httpx2
 
-        async with httpx.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
+        async with httpx2.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True) as client:
             user_resp = await client.send(
-                httpx.Request(
+                httpx2.Request(
                     "GET",
                     "https://api.github.com/user",
                     headers=self.__get_client_headers(access_token),
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ async def _fetch_user(self, access_token: str) -> Optional[User]:
             uj = json.loads(user_resp.text)
 
             emails_resp = await client.send(
-                httpx.Request(
+                httpx2.Request(
                     "GET",
                     "https://api.github.com/user/emails",
                     headers=self.__get_client_headers(access_token),