diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 245027bb..f2584d27 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',  # ubuntu2204
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',  # MacOS
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',  # MacOS
-    ] + ['packaging<=23'] if sys.version_info <(3, 7) else [],
+    ],
 
     # What does your project relate to?
     keywords='HEP ALICE',
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         # The 7.* series removed support for Python 3.6.
         'setuptools_scm<7.0.0' if sys.version_info < (3, 7) else
         'setuptools_scm'
-    ],
+    ] + ['packaging<=23'] if sys.version_info <(3, 7) else [],
 
     # List run-time dependencies here.  These will be installed by pip when
     # your project is installed. For an analysis of "install_requires" vs pip's