diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bfb46ba..f2fe74b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def run(self):
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     install_requires=[
         'pydantic',
-        'python-dotenv>=1.0.0',
+        'python-dotenv',
         'SQLAlchemy>=2.0.29'
     ],
     project_urls = {