diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d67d25c38..92d95916e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 dependencies = [
     "numpy",
     "pandas",
-    "starfile>0.5.6",
+    "starfile>=0.5.6",
     "mrcfile",
     "mdocfile",
     "typer",