diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 44fbd4e0..3bfa4a97 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     ],
     extras_require={
         "snakemake": ["snakemake>=7.18.0, <7.30.2"],
-        "pandas": ["pandas==2.0.3"],
+        "pandas": ["pandas>=2.0.0"],
     },
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",