diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/conduct/__init__.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/conduct/__init__.py
index 09dbcfba76b..822c2df3225 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/conduct/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/conduct/__init__.py
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ def initialize_guardrail(litellm_params: "LitellmParams", guardrail: "Guardrail"
         api_url=getattr(litellm_params, "api_base", None),
         agent_token=getattr(litellm_params, "api_key", None),
         workspace_id=getattr(litellm_params, "workspace_id", None),
-        # Conduct's constructor argument is still ``fail_mode`` — mapped
-        # from the typed LiteLLM field above.
-        fail_mode=unreachable_fallback,
+        # Direct pass-through since conduct-litellm-guard 0.2.5 — the
+        # standalone package renamed ``fail_mode`` to ``unreachable_fallback``
+        # so the shim no longer needs to name-map (which would trigger the
+        # plugin's DeprecationWarning on every init in 0.2.5+).
+        unreachable_fallback=unreachable_fallback,
         timeout=timeout,
         guardrail_name=guardrail.get("guardrail_name", ""),
         event_hook=litellm_params.mode,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/conduct/conduct.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/conduct/conduct.py
index a0cbbf4bd67..b2911ac2dcb 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/conduct/conduct.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/conduct/conduct.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ BerriAI/litellm#38143 CI regression: registry iteration expects every
 registered class to expose the hooks classmethod). Instantiation of
 the stub raises ``ImportError`` via ``raise_if_missing_package``.
 
-Install: ``pip install "conduct-litellm-guard>=0.2.4"``
+Install: ``pip install "conduct-litellm-guard>=0.2.5"``
 Source:  https://github.com/sseshachala/conductai/tree/main/packages/conduct-litellm-guard
 Docs:    https://conductai.ai/guard
 """
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from litellm.types.guardrails import GuardrailEventHooks
 
 _import_error_message = (
     "conduct-litellm-guard is required for the Conduct guardrail. "
-    'Install it with: pip install "conduct-litellm-guard>=0.2.4"'
+    'Install it with: pip install "conduct-litellm-guard>=0.2.5"'
 )