diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/crew_pydantic_output_parser.py b/src/crewai/utilities/crew_pydantic_output_parser.py
index e49c29222..fe480659d 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/crew_pydantic_output_parser.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/crew_pydantic_output_parser.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import json
-from typing import Any, List, Type, Union
+from typing import Any, List, Type
 
 import regex
 from langchain.output_parsers import PydanticOutputParser
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ from langchain_core.exceptions import OutputParserException
 from langchain_core.outputs import Generation
 from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import ValidationError
 from pydantic import BaseModel
-from pydantic.v1 import BaseModel as V1BaseModel
 
 
 class CrewPydanticOutputParser(PydanticOutputParser):
     """Parses the text into pydantic models"""
 
-    pydantic_object: Union[Type[BaseModel], Type[V1BaseModel]]
+    pydantic_object: Type[BaseModel]
 
     def parse_result(self, result: List[Generation], *, partial: bool = False) -> Any:
         result[0].text = self._transform_in_valid_json(result[0].text)
@@ -24,9 +23,8 @@ class CrewPydanticOutputParser(PydanticOutputParser):
             json_object["tool_name"] = json_object.get("name", "")
         result[0].text = json.dumps(json_object)
 
-        json_object = super().parse_result(result)
         try:
-            return self.pydantic_object.parse_obj(json_object)
+            return self.pydantic_object.model_validate(json_object)
         except ValidationError as e:
             name = self.pydantic_object.__name__
             msg = f"Failed to parse {name} from completion {json_object}. Got: {e}"
diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/evaluators/task_evaluator.py b/src/crewai/utilities/evaluators/task_evaluator.py
index 9c449765c..fdb42e125 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/evaluators/task_evaluator.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/evaluators/task_evaluator.py
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ class TaskEvaluator:
             "- Entities extracted from the task output, if any, their type, description, and relationships"
         )
 
-        instructions = "Convert this raw text into valid JSON."
+        instructions = "Convert all responses into valid JSON output."
 
         if not self._is_gpt(self.llm):
             model_schema = PydanticSchemaParser(model=TaskEvaluation).get_schema()
-            instructions = f"{instructions}\n\nYou must return json with the following schema:\n{model_schema}"
+            instructions = f"{instructions}\n\nReturn only valid JSON with the following schema:\n```json\n{model_schema}\n```"
 
         converter = Converter(
             llm=self.llm,
diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/pydantic_schema_parser.py b/src/crewai/utilities/pydantic_schema_parser.py
index aa6b18b0e..62689f54c 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/pydantic_schema_parser.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/pydantic_schema_parser.py
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ class PydanticSchemaParser(BaseModel):
         return self._get_model_schema(self.model)
 
     def _get_model_schema(self, model, depth=0) -> str:
-        lines = []
+        lines = ["{"]
         for field_name, field in model.model_fields.items():
             field_type_str = self._get_field_type(field, depth + 1)
-            lines.append(f"{' ' * 4 * depth}- {field_name}: {field_type_str}")
-
+            lines.append(f"{' ' * 4 * (depth + 1)}{field_name}: {field_type_str}")
+        lines.append(f"{' ' * 4 * depth}")
         return "\n".join(lines)
 
     def _get_field_type(self, field, depth) -> str:
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ class PydanticSchemaParser(BaseModel):
             else:
                 return f"List[{list_item_type.__name__}]"
         elif issubclass(field_type, BaseModel):
-            return f"\n{self._get_model_schema(field_type, depth)}"
+            return self._get_model_schema(field_type, depth)
         else:
             return field_type.__name__