diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d1395fcea8..3d47940686 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pydid = "^0.5.1"
 pyjwt = "~2.9.0"
 pyld = "^2.0.4"
 pynacl = "~1.5.0"
-python-dateutil = "~2.8.1"
+python-dateutil = "^2.9.0"
 python-json-logger = "~2.0.7"
 pyyaml = "~6.0.2"
 qrcode = { version = ">=6.1,<7.0", extras = ["pil"] }