diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 29cb3c0..e720e78 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ requires-python = '>=3.10'
 # https://peps.python.org/pep-0508
 # https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/#version-specifiers
 dependencies = [
-    'dearpygui>=1.8,<1.11',
+    'dearpygui>=1.8,<2.1',
     'dearpygui-ext~=0.9.5',
     'midi_const~=0.1.0',
     'mido~=1.3.0', # FIXME: currently using custom 1.2.11a1 with EOX, running status and delta time support