diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cea455ab5..20825b70d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ license = { file = "LICENSE.md" }
 requires-python = ">= 3.7"
 dynamic = ['version', 'description']
 dependencies = [
-    "pandas >=1.0, ==1.*",
+    "pandas >=1.0",
     "numpy >= 1.17",
     "scipy >= 1.2",
     "numba >= 0.51, < 0.57",