diff --git a/envs/conda/dev.yaml b/envs/conda/dev.yaml
index 0cb50f0b1..2bd406a51 100644
--- a/envs/conda/dev.yaml
+++ b/envs/conda/dev.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencies:
     - django-crispy-forms >=1.13.0, <=1.14.0
     - django-pandas >=0.6.6, <=0.6.6
     - django-filter >=21.1, <=22.1
-    - django_unicorn >=0.50.0, <=0.50.0
+    - django_unicorn >=0.50.0, <=0.55.0
     - django-simple-history >=3.3.0, <=3.3.0
     - djangorestframework >=3.13.1, <3.14.1
     - isort >=5.10.1, <=5.12.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fb5c02115..6af52691a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies=[
     "django-contrib-comments >=2.2.0, <=2.2.0",  # for tracking user comments in web
     "django-crispy-forms >=1.13.0, <=1.14.0",  # for formatting of online forms
     "django-pandas >=0.6.6, <=0.6.6",  # for converting QuerySets to PandasDataFrames
-    "django-unicorn >=0.50.0, <=0.50.0",  # for responsive web UI (AJAX calls)
+    "django-unicorn >=0.50.0, <=0.55.0",  # for responsive web UI (AJAX calls)
     "dj-database-url >=0.5.0, <1.4.0",  # for DigitalOcean URL conversion
     "django-simple-history >=3.3.0, <=3.3.0",  # for tracking changes to data
     "djangorestframework >=3.13.1, <3.14.1",  # for our REST API