diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fcb31c3b3..847ec4f2e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def run(self):
     author='ONNX',
     author_email='onnx-technical-discuss@lists.lfaidata.foundation',
     url='https://github.com/onnx/tensorflow-onnx',
-    install_requires=['numpy>=1.14.1', 'onnx>=1.4.1', 'requests', 'six', 'flatbuffers<3.0,>=1.12', 'protobuf~=3.20.2'],
+    install_requires=['numpy>=1.14.1', 'onnx>=1.4.1', 'requests', 'six', 'flatbuffers>=1.12', 'protobuf~=3.20.2'],
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',