diff --git a/tools/requirements.txt b/tools/requirements.txt
index 1cfcf31b4d9..c185a3a2ad4 100644
--- a/tools/requirements.txt
+++ b/tools/requirements.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-pygit2==1.13.1
-bidict==0.22.1
-Pillow==10.3.0
-json5==0.9.14
+pygit2>=1.13.1
+bidict>=0.22.1
+Pillow>=10.3.0
+json5>=0.9.14
 
 # changelogs
-PyYaml==6.0.1 # maplint also
-beautifulsoup4==4.12.2
+PyYaml>=6.0.1 # maplint also
+beautifulsoup4>=4.12.2
 
 # various CI checks
 avulto==0.1.13