diff --git a/datasets/pyproject.toml b/datasets/pyproject.toml
index 46ecb56233d..3b2e5b19f53 100644
--- a/datasets/pyproject.toml
+++ b/datasets/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ exclude = [
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.8"
 numpy = "^1.21.0"
-datasets = ">=2.14.6 <2.20.0"
+datasets = "==2.21.0"
 pillow = { version = ">=6.2.1", optional = true }
 soundfile = { version = ">=0.12.1", optional = true }
 librosa = { version = ">=0.10.0.post2", optional = true }