diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1de3de5c..14180cda 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             "sphinx>=7.2.2,<7.3",
             "sphinx-rtd-theme>=2,<2.1",
             "myst-parser>=2.0.0,<2.1",
-            "watchdog>=3.0.0,<3.1",
+            "watchdog>=4,<4.1",
         ],
         "test": [
             "coverage>=7.4,<7.5",