diff --git a/emmet-api/setup.py b/emmet-api/setup.py
index b0d1af5e4e..ad400504c8 100644
--- a/emmet-api/setup.py
+++ b/emmet-api/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     url="https://github.com/materialsproject/emmet",
     packages=find_namespace_packages(include=["emmet.*"]),
     install_requires=[
-        "emmet-core>=0.21.9",
+        "emmet-core",
         "fastapi",
         "uvicorn",
         "gunicorn",
diff --git a/emmet-builders/setup.py b/emmet-builders/setup.py
index f6183c4282..60fe3af7bd 100644
--- a/emmet-builders/setup.py
+++ b/emmet-builders/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     author_email="feedback@materialsproject.org",
     url="https://github.com/materialsproject/emmet",
     packages=find_namespace_packages(include=["emmet.*"]),
-    install_requires=["emmet-core>=0.21.9", "maggma>=0.38.1"],
+    install_requires=["emmet-core", "maggma>=0.38.1"],
     python_requires=">=3.8",
     license="modified BSD",
     zip_safe=False,