diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c498a7f9..f3bce075 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies = [
     # "closure ~= 20191111",            # XXX Unmaintained!
     "cssmin ~= 0.2.0",                # XXX Unmaintained!
     "libsass ~= 0.23.0",
-    "pelican ~= 4",
+    "pelican >= 4.8.0",
     "pelican-myst-reader ~= 1.3.0b1",
     # "pelican-myst-reader @ git+https://github.com/ashwinvis/myst-reader.git@main",
     # "pelican-myst-reader @ ../myst-reader/",  # XXX Dev!