diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cc9fe941..5df94e9d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ python = ">=3.8,<4.0"
 pyodbc = "^4.0.34"
 packaging = ">=21.3"
 pyexasol = "^0.25.1"
-sqlalchemy = ">=1.4,<1.4.45"
+sqlalchemy = ">=1.4,<2"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies.turbodbc]
 version = "==4.5.4"