diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fffc2b8c..dfdb78dc 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ install_requires =
     dnspython
     mysqlclient>=2.1.0
     openfire-restapi
-    packaging>=21.0,<22
+    packaging>=21.0
     passlib
     pydiscourse
     python-slugify>=1.2