diff --git a/python/nwm_client/setup.cfg b/python/nwm_client/setup.cfg
index b7d00a0f..1c7739f8 100644
--- a/python/nwm_client/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/nwm_client/setup.cfg
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ install_requires =
     numpy>=1.20.0
     pandas
     xarray
-    h5netcdf<=0.13.0
+    h5netcdf>=0.14.0
     hydrotools.caches>=0.1.2
     beautifulsoup4
     requests