diff --git a/dune-project b/dune-project
index bc7dddb8a6..9f572aaa65 100644
--- a/dune-project
+++ b/dune-project
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
  (depends
   (ocaml
    (>= 4.08))
-  (ppx_expect :with-test)
+  (ppx_expect (and :with-test (>= v0.17.0)))
   (alcotest :with-test)
   (base_quickcheck :with-test)
   (ppx_assert :with-test)
diff --git a/http.opam b/http.opam
index 0e9a5e8995..1b72755c33 100644
--- a/http.opam
+++ b/http.opam
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ bug-reports: "https://github.com/mirage/ocaml-cohttp/issues"
 depends: [
   "dune" {>= "3.0"}
   "ocaml" {>= "4.08"}
-  "ppx_expect" {with-test}
+  "ppx_expect" {with-test & >= "v0.17.0"}
   "alcotest" {with-test}
   "base_quickcheck" {with-test}
   "ppx_assert" {with-test}
diff --git a/http/test/bytebuffer/dune b/http/test/bytebuffer/dune
index e4d141c6cf..5898a7cff0 100644
--- a/http/test/bytebuffer/dune
+++ b/http/test/bytebuffer/dune
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   ;; in dune-project
   ppx_expect.config
   ppx_expect.config_types
-  ppx_expect.common
+  ppx_expect
   base
   ppx_inline_test.config)
  (inline_tests)