diff --git a/packages/py-pdb2pqr/package.py b/packages/py-pdb2pqr/package.py
index 9e3a72e873488ce5746576739d3169893ffe1089..1e87023a3d2a26d29df51a38b217a425bc77b579 100644
--- a/packages/py-pdb2pqr/package.py
+++ b/packages/py-pdb2pqr/package.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class PyPdb2pqr(PythonPackage):
 
     depends_on('python@3.8:', type=('build','run'))
     depends_on('py-setuptools', type=('build'))
-    depends_on('py-docutils@:0.18', type=('build','run'))
+    depends_on('py-docutils', type=('build','run'))
     depends_on('py-mmcif-pdbx@1.1.2:', type=('build','run'))
     depends_on('py-numpy', type=('build','run'))
     depends_on('py-propka@3.2:', type=('build','run'))