diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ea89045..ad903b4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Testing",
 ]
-dependencies = ["modern-di>=2,<3", "pytest>=7"]
+dependencies = ["modern-di>=2.16.1,<3", "pytest>=7"]
 version = "0"
 
 [project.urls]