diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index b4164c36..278c9e10 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ requirements:
   run:
     - numpy
     - pandas
-    - bw2io >=0.8.7, != 0.8.8
+    - bw2io >=0.8.10
     - bw2data
     - wurst
     - xarray
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b97502bf..ef1d76a1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 numpy
 pandas
-bw2io >=0.8.7, != 0.8.8
+bw2io >=0.8.10
 bw2data
 wurst
 xarray
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f5f19d68..d0caa3a4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def package_files(directory):
         "numpy",
         "wurst",
         # bw2io 0.8.7 or 0.8.10
-        "bw2io >=0.8.7, != 0.8.8",
+        "bw2io >=0.8.10",
         "pandas",
         "bw2data",
         "xarray",